Danish Kaneria Birthday: Pakistani player had taken 1000 wickets, then had to leave the country due to this fear

Danish Kaneria was once the most successful bowler of the Pakistan cricket team. He had once made a name and identity for Pakistan in Test cricket. Danish Kaneria, who has taken more than 1000 wickets in first class, is celebrating his birthday today. Danish, who turned 44 on December 16, was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Let us tell you some special things related to him on the occasion of Danish's birthday today.

So I had to leave the country.

It is worth mentioning that there have been only two Hindu cricketers in the cricket history of Pakistan. First was Danish's maternal uncle Anil Dalpat who played for the Pakistan cricket team. After this, Danish Kaneria has also played for the Pakistan national team. However, after the Danish, no Hindu cricketer entered the Pakistan cricket team. Let us tell you that Danish has deep faith and belief in his religion.

Kaneria also posts on social media about Hindu festivals and wishes his fans. Danish is a true and staunch devotee of Lord Shri Ram. He had expressed happiness even before the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya in January 2024 and wrote, 'The grand temple of our king Shri Ram is ready, now just 8 days are left. Say Jai Jai Shri Ram!' Apart from this, he has expressed his faith and devotion towards Lord Ram on many other occasions. However, being a Hindu in Pakistan became fatal for him. He was pressured to convert. After this he left his country. He himself has made this disclosure in his interview.

Took 261 wickets in Tests

Danish did not play any T-20 international match for Pakistan. While he played only 18 ODI matches in which he got 18 wickets. However, Danish was very successful in Tests. He played 61 Test matches for Pakistan. During this time, he took 261 wickets at an average of 34.79 and economy of 3.07. His best performance in Tests is 7/77.

Took 1024 wickets in first class cricket

Danish Kaneria has achieved the feat of taking more than 1000 wickets in first class matches. He participated in 206 matches in first class cricket. During this period, Kaneria took a total of 1024 wickets. His best performance is 8/59. His economy was 2.98 and average was 26.16.