Nov 9 (APP): Former Pakistan cricket teammate Zulqarnain Haider on Tuesday informed that he can identify the face of the person who threatened him of severe consequences on Pakistan’s win in the fourth one day international match over South Africa.In his first ever interview to a private television channel after his disappearance the young cricketer said that a person approached him out side the hotel where he was staying and asked him to play a role for Pakistan’s defeat in the fourth ODI against South Africa.
Haider said while offering fortunes in case of cooperation they posed life threat to him and his family members if he fails to comply with.
After brief conversation the person slipped away and joined 2-3 fellows at some distance, the cricketer said.
He said the man was speaking in urdu but his pronunciation was not like that of Pakistani urdu speakers.
He however avoided to link the person with a specific country saying it would be dishonesty as he do not know his nationality.
To a question Zulqarnain said that there was no pressure whatsoever from the Pakistan Cricket Board Management on him and they were rather supportive to him after joining the team in recent past.
He also levelled no charge against his team fellows and showed ignorance when asked that whether the rest of players were also approached by same persons to whom he met.
Answering a question that why he failed to bring the incident into the notice of team management or his team fellows, Haider said, he was afraid that on making the incident public he would endanger the lives of his family members, team fellows and his own as well.
“I deem it fit to slip away from that particular conditions silently”, he said and hoped that he will have better security cover in the UK.
Responding to a question, the Lahore based cricketer said, there existed unique harmony among the players and there was no confrontation between them and the team management.
Answering a question that can he rethink over his retirement from international cricket if he is assured by the authorities that there would be no threat to him and his family members, Zulqarnain said he will decide about it when the time comes.
Zulqarnain said that alongwith other threats the man also threatened him that on refusing the offer he would be expelled from the team.
After brief conversation the person slipped away and joined 2-3 fellows at some distance, the cricketer said.
He said the man was speaking in urdu but his pronunciation was not like that of Pakistani urdu speakers.
He however avoided to link the person with a specific country saying it would be dishonesty as he do not know his nationality.
To a question Zulqarnain said that there was no pressure whatsoever from the Pakistan Cricket Board Management on him and they were rather supportive to him after joining the team in recent past.
He also levelled no charge against his team fellows and showed ignorance when asked that whether the rest of players were also approached by same persons to whom he met.
Answering a question that why he failed to bring the incident into the notice of team management or his team fellows, Haider said, he was afraid that on making the incident public he would endanger the lives of his family members, team fellows and his own as well.
“I deem it fit to slip away from that particular conditions silently”, he said and hoped that he will have better security cover in the UK.
Responding to a question, the Lahore based cricketer said, there existed unique harmony among the players and there was no confrontation between them and the team management.
Answering a question that can he rethink over his retirement from international cricket if he is assured by the authorities that there would be no threat to him and his family members, Zulqarnain said he will decide about it when the time comes.
Zulqarnain said that alongwith other threats the man also threatened him that on refusing the offer he would be expelled from the team.
