‘Every time Pakistan lost to India, people thought match was fixed’, says Mudassar Nazar | Cricket News – Times of India
SHARJAH: Former Pakistan opener Mudassar Nazar on Sunday revealed that his team faced immense pressure in the early 1990s as a defeat, especially against India, would inevitably spark suspicions of foul play and match-fixing among fans back home. The Pakistan team of the 90s was one of the most talented squads of the time. It reached its zenith with the 1992 World Cup victory, capping off a decade of success in both Test and one-day formats.But those days were also dominated by chatter around match-fixing and Mudassar feels the players became "increasingly fearful" of the public perception."I think if you look at Pakistan's team in the 90s, they were, talent wise, as good as Australia in the 90s. But it was a sheer fear factor of losing the game, and I'm going to be a little bit controvers...