But there is nothing unusual about the tweet either. At least this is how Pakistani fans perceive it. The congratulatory tweet from the Afghanistan cricket board to BCCI on their victory has also fanned match-fixing rumours. In the same show, Mushtaq Ahmed blamed the defeat on Nabi’s bad leadership skills and Inzamam ul Haq said that it was usual for younger teams to falter when under pressure. Speaking on Geo News he said Afghanistan did not plan well to play the match. Pakistan’s former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has also ruled out the possibility of match-fixing. Shameful… /TC65E6jfB6- zafar kashif November 3, 2021 #fixed #INDvsAFG #WellPaidIndia you can hear clearly what kohli instructs afg captain after losing the toss. Nabi informed the Indian captain as a courtesy of his decision before announcing it on the mic, Malik says adding that it is a “usual practice.” On The Pavilion, a live show covering the match, Fakhr-e-Alam, Waqar Younis, and Shoaib Malik conclude that the “bowl first” statement heard in the video was from Nabi and not Kohli.

However, the claim is preposterous for many analysts. Pakistani fans have claimed that after losing the toss, Virat Kohli is heard telling Mohammad Nabi that Afghanistan should “bowl first” and that afterwards, Nabi announces the same decision to the presenter.

The toss videoĪt the heart of #wellpaidIndia claim is the self-styled analysis of the toss video. Afghanistan’s failure to create a semblance of a playground battle and the ease with which it took the loss raised suspicions, at least according to Pakistani fans. It was not Afghanistan’s defeat that set off the match-fixing rumour mills. Against Pakistan, it did come closer to winning and it lost only when Asif Ali displayed a herculean effort, but before India, it simply capitulated surprising cricket enthusiasts. If performance is to be taken as a benchmark, Afghanistan’s defeat from India was more humiliating. Their skipper Asghar Afghan retired saying he was hurt by the defeat. What has shocked most Pakistani fans is that after losing against Pakistan on Friday, October 29 - the 20th match of the 45 match tournament- Afghanistan were all in tears.

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