"Was Poisoned...": Pakistan Star's Startling Claim, Reveals How Shahid Afridi Helped Him

23.03.2023 - 19:17 sports.ndtv.com

Between 1999 and 2012, Imran Nazir played eight Tests, 79 ODIs and 25 T20Is for the Pakistan cricket team. He was also part of Pakistan squad for the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup.

However, he could never get a long run as other players upstaged him with good performance. He recently narrated a bone chilling incident where he claimed that he was poisoned.

The former opening batter said that he was diagnosed with mercury poisoning. He also mentioned that Shahid Afridi provided him financial support during his treatment. "When I got treated, including MRI and all, it was diagnosed that i was poisoned by somebody.

It was mercury. It is a slow poison. It reaches your joint and damages them. All my joints got affected, were damaged. I suffered for five to six years.

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