NZ "allowed" England to win to exclude Pakistan from World Cup Semi-Finals, claims Rashid Latif

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NZ "allowed" England to win to exclude Pakistan from World Cup Semi-Finals, claims Rashid Latif

If there is one thing other than the moody English weather and stubborn washouts that has come to dominate the World Cup this time, it is conspiracy theories.

Team Time Machine Pakistan instantly comes to mind. We have all been hearing the ways that their campaign this time was similar to Pakistan’s run to the trophy in 1992 – up till Wednesday – when the ghost of World Cup Past abandoned its efforts midway after England triumphed over New Zealand.

And what a crazy, fateful route it had been for them. So, when all that came to an unexpected end, Pak fans burst into a paroxysm of inexplicable sadness.

One such aggrieved Pakistani is former cricketer Rashid Latif, who opened fire against England and New Zealand, accusing both sides of match-fixing so as to prevent Pakistan from entering the semi-finals of the tournament.

Latif slammed the Kiwis for an extremely unimpressive batting display that saw them get bundled out for 186 against England, after the hosts set a target of 306 runs.

England thus won the game by 119 runs and ensured their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup, while New Zealand slumped down to the fourth spot, two points ahead of Pakistan who has one game remaining.

Speaking at a Pakistani talk show, Game on Hai, Latif admitted that he felt New Zealand “allowed” England to win. “England bowled Joe Root and Adil Rashid for 4 or 5 overs after New Zealand lost 4 wickets, in order to reduce the margin of victory. England intentionally batted slow and avoided scoring 370-odd, so that the margin of victory wouldn’t be big enough,” he said.

According to Latif, the teams conspired to construe a scenario which eliminates any realistic chances for Pakistan to make it to the semis, even as they prepare to face Bangladesh in their final group stage game on Friday.

The former cricketer and the hosts later also discussed the LBW dismissal of Kiwi batsman Henry Nicholls, stating that it was “further evidence” to their theory.


However, Latif is not the first to make such outlandish declarations.

Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali also came out on live TV and declared that India is conspiring to make Pakistan lose. The plot to his prophecy was such: Indian is losing matches on purpose, just like New Zealand did in 1992.

Ali had said that he believed that India will intentionally lose to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka because they ‘never want Pakistan to reach the semifinals’.

“India have played five matches and they will never want Pakistan to reach the semifinals. They are yet to play Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Everyone saw the manner in which they beat Afghanistan…” Ali said on ARY News.

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/cr...land-new-zealand-of-match-fixing-2216765.html

 

[AAli98]

Basit & Rashis whistle-blew on there own dodgy team mates, so if they're saying it must be some truth in it.

 

[Boi]

Our ex players continue to prove that they are the worst. Like there is no point of making these kind of comments, just embarrassing themselves.

 

[saeed5646]

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] would you defend that too from rashid

 

[Hitman]

So this time time the Kiwis and English too are involved in a conspiracy to knock Pakistan out of the tournament.

Next someone will claim that the ICC itself was in cahoots with India, England and New Zealand in conspiring against Pakistan.

 

[Arsal_AK]

This is why these so called experts need to be as far away from our cricket circuit as possible, especially the national team.

We need to get rid of this rotten mentality as fast as possible.

 

[Mp812]

So this time time the Kiwis and English too are involved in a conspiracy to knock Pakistan out of the tournament.

Next someone will claim that the ICC itself was in cahoots with India, England and New Zealand in conspiring against Pakistan.

It is rumored that Donald trump monitored both England matches ball by ball in the situation command room to ensure Pakistan did not reach semis

 

[geraltofrivia]

Pakistan is the greatest team in the world according to most Pakistanis.

 

[BreadPakoda]

The way they shut shop and didn’t show any intent to win would raise eyebrows.

 

[Boxer]

No doubt Pak cricket is in such a bad shape. Not really going to improve in the near future with such a mentality.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

This Rashid Latif talks way too much.

Was a mediocre cricketer.

And a cheat to boot.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Pakistan is the greatest team in the world according to most Pakistanis.

If not greatest, the most feared team. Especially when the tails are up, aka playing as cornered tigers.

 

[MRSN]

Latif. The same guy who defended Kaneria blindly and got himself embarrassed when Kaneria admitted to fixing. Also he is the same guy who was banned for cheating a catch against Bangladesh.

 

[Bewal Express]

Everything is a conspiracy for Rashid. If NZ had won, he would have claimed that the England were match fixing as they were they pre tournament favourites.

 

[BreadPakoda]

He is just upset as he feels NZ have backstabbed Pakistan despite the tremendous support they get from Pakistan.

 

[AAli98]

Eng were not part of this when nz & ind stopped showing INTENT after 35 overs eng were like ye freebie game now thanks.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

What a foolish ,idiotic ,brainless sour grape suggestion..same like Basit Ali,

 

[Green Patriot]

Pakistan is the greatest team in the world according to most Pakistanis.

No Pakistani has said that so dont use the comments of a couple of tools to bash Pakistanis.
And its rich coming from an Indian who have their own fair share of conspiracy theorists who are perhaps worst than anything Pakistan has ever been able to produce.

 

[big_gamer007]

So basically all 9 teams conspired to make sure Pakistan didn't win. It was Pakistan Vs the rest of the world.

Pakistani gladiators are unbeatable however everyone in the world got together to make sure Pakistan loses .

Rashid lives in a parallel universe. I hope he smoke weed and is high when he talks like this and these are not his actual thoughts.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

One thing which was strange was Root bowling. Anyway let them enjoy making us suffer this time. Our time will come too.

 

[aukhan]

Rashid Latif spewing rubbish just to save Sarfraz. He is making it seem like a conspiracy against Pakistan to save him. Rashid is a liar who for years talked about having solid proofs of fixing but refused to submit them to ICC or PCB. This guy is a fraud and should not be taken seriously.

Expect Sikander Bakht, Basit Ali, and guys like Tanvir Ahmed to repeat this same conspiracy or blame Mickey/Inzi just to divert attention from Sarfraz. People are not fools anymore they will not buy this Mafia's propaganda.

 

[Gullycricket]

Atleast wait till we win against Bangladesh before saying such ridiculous things.Will be even more embarassing if we lose tomorrow

 

[Hawkeye]

We must protect our cricket from this regional lobby, which Rashid is a part of.

Spewing rubbish.

Worst in the country.

Only Shakeel lobby comes close, but this lobby has all the media channels behind it as well. And will save Sarfraz at any cost.

 

[WengerOut]

Pakistan better win against Bangladesh or else India will purposely lose against SL just to push Pakistan down to 7th. You know, teams are not here to play WC but just to undermine Pakistan.

 

[QalandarFan]

How tf do these guys get air time, if you can't say anything but nonsense keep your mouth shut.

 

[Savak]

Even I felt the decision to bowl Root and Rashid at that stage was strange. But then it's natural for a team to take their foot off the peddle once the game is in their bag

 

[surg]

He is not entirely wrong. Cricketers know " what goes inside"
All the players have casual chats and what's there to stop casual favours

 

[Kianig89]

and who allowed WI to crush Pak care to explain any theories or theorem

 

[Sir Alex]

India have already beat Bangladesh right ? What is this guy smoking ?

 

[Revolution]

How shamelessly blame other countries for their country poor performance.

 

[IAJ]

Let's for sec assume all the teams did this deliberately to kick Out Pakistan, so what? Good on them. Apart from the washed tut match Pakistan messed it up themselves.

We need to stop all this stupid stuff now and move on. Half of the threads on first page seems to be related to how other teams made sure to boot out Pak.

 

[Stark]

The pakistan team got to be some diff level thing. Everybody is conspiring against them.

 

[ak619]

One thing which was strange was Root bowling. Anyway let them enjoy making us suffer this time. Our time will come too.

Wasn't strange.

Match was already in England's bag when he came on to bowl. England have left out Moeen and are going in with just 1 spinner (Rashid) who has had a very poor WC himself.

So it's hardly strange that Root was getting some spin bowling practice before the KOs.

 

[shah_1]

Poor statement

NZ can never win against England

 

[princeuk]

Thats just rubbish from Latif now, bas karo ab.

 

[Chokli]

Latif is one of the few that speaks sense.

If he feels this way then yes something was definitely up.

 

[Rudi hater]

This Rashid Latif talks way too much.

Was a mediocre cricketer.

And a cheat to boot.

He was one of the best wicket keepers that world has produced. Sadly, I can't say much about his intellect.

 

[rhony]

Lack of basic knowledge and it's worrying that they were ex cricketers. It is not easy to score 370. Can't assume that based on the score in first 25 overs. The pitches have slowed down considerably. Basit is a basket case but Latif was ok earlier.

 

[rhony]

Pakistan better win against Bangladesh or else India will purposely lose against SL just to push Pakistan down to 7th. You know, teams are not here to play WC but just to undermine Pakistan.

As long as India shows intent, Basit Bhai is Ok

 

[Shoaibbtt]

They have the potential to be great but the people in control i.e. Inzamam and the likes don't allow certain individuals within the team. India had the issue with Anil Kumble as him and Virat weren't "jelling" together and so i think the CT17 final was an excuse for them to kick him out.

Brother you need to realise that petty people exist in all of these cricket boards i.e. "the suits". If you don't get well in with them then sorry you ain't making the cut. Pakistan has the potential to be a dominant team but it's the management i don't like.

 

[barah_admi]

The two run outs were downright stupid and possibly suspicious but these types of theories can only be bandied about with evidence.

 

[talha 10]

There was no way NZ were going to chase that score with that batting lineup. Enough of these conspiracy theories from our ex cricketers, if srilanka would not have beaten england we would have been out of the world cup way earlier. Its time we accept that we played poorly in the first part of our WC campaign which cost us rather than the world conspiring against us.

 

[AdamM97]

Guys don’t take him seriously. Desis are known for being jazbati and Rashid Latif is probably still sad about Pakistan’s exit from the WC. You can’t mix Pakistani jazbaat with reason. He’ll be back to normal in a few days.

 

[silentkiller187]

New zealand were 1 metre from going out themselves, the last thing they would try and do is conspire against Pakistan. india and New Zealand were pretty much through before playing England anyway, so it is understandable they took their foot off the gas, england however needed 2 wins and played to the best of their ability, Eng are one of the favorites so this is no surprise, calm down people and stop making yourselves look silly.

 

[Ucdkee]

And these guys are our so called cricket experts

 

[aukhan]

And these guys are our so called cricket experts

They are everything but cricket experts.

 

[someone21]

What about Pak "allowed" WI/India/Aus to win to exclude themselves from semis?

That was the gameplan as they were all homesick....

 

[Babbar]

What’s it with Pakistan’s ex-players and ex-PMs? LOL

Why will NZ forego it’s sure semi 3rd position in semis and a chance to play with second ranked team (India), rather than allow England to come 3rd and have to wait for BD-Pak match. Even then, they have to play Australia who’s their bigger nemesis.

PCB has to give its ex-cricketers some jobs else it’s “Khali Dimag Shaitan Da”

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

He was one of the best wicket keepers that world has produced. Sadly, I can't say much about his intellect.

Yeah heard he was a good WK.

 

[PaceOverEverything]

This possibility arose in the minds of many I'm sure after yesterday however a culture of self-reliance needs to be developed within Pakistan.

 

[leatherface58]

Nah we are crap. I don't see us putting up much of a fight against India/Australia. Cannot win with just four good players in the side (Williamson, Taylor, Boult, and Neesham).

 

[USaqaf]

Did Latif have any questions about Gulbuddin Naibs 18 run over basically handing over the match to Pakistan ?

No.

Thought so.

 

[Mamoon]

It is the virus.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Most of our ex players are embarrassing

 

[Hasan123]

Embarrassing comments. NZ aren't good enough to beat England.

 

[WengerOut]

The only team that is left to be blamed is WI for trying to conspire against Pak reaching SF by beating them badly.

 

[WengerOut]

"Afghanistan allowed WI to win to exclude Pakistan from SF" would be headline tomorrow

 

[Acricfan]

These ex-cricketers are straight up clowns. Embarrassing to say the least.

 

[Rifaqat]

Basit & Rashis whistle-blew on there own dodgy team mates, so if they're saying it must be some truth in it.

Except they had access to and were part of the Pakistan team so it was different

What access could Latif possibly have to the England and NZ camps to come up with such wild claims.

And the less said about the other guy the better

Basit Ali good Lord )

 

[Markhor]

Yet some wanted Latif to be coach or chief selector.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

This is a sickness

 

[Rifaqat]

Latif is one of the few that speaks sense.

If he feels this way then yes something was definitely up.

Talks sense? And Rashid?

His talk starts with Karachi and ends with Karachi sadly

 

[miandadrules]

Our lack of talent, discipline, intelligence, moral fortitude and courage allowed West Indies, India and Australia to win to exclude Pakistan from the semifinals.

 

[MRSN]

Our lack of talent, discipline, intelligence, moral fortitude and courage allowed West Indies, India and Australia to win to exclude Pakistan from the semifinals.

You forgot to add leadership.

 

[latecut]

West Indies, a low ranked team that had to play qualifying tournament to qualify for world cup, defeated Pakistan black and blue. The fact that West Indies failed to defeat any other team (apart from Afghanistan) shows that West Indies were the first of many conspirators who worked overtime to ensure Pakistani exclusion from semi finals.

 

[Aman]

It's cute that he thinks we stood a chance.

 

[PakLFC]

Rashid speaking rubbish again. NZ must have deliberately lost to Pak as well. Chasing more then 300 NZ were never gonna get them. Now we will be told Ross and Kane ran themselves out to please the English. Can't believe how stupid some people are.

 

[Jeetlodil]

I guess Rashid also came into this world by design.

 

[MP2011]

Where the hell these people get these many conspiracy theories from?

 

[Stark]

And such 'elite' thinkers played for a national team.

 

[mgtow]

It is same guy who exposed his own team for fixing. And Qayyum report doesn’t lie.

He is one of the straight forward guy who will spade a spade and never hesitate to judge the situation as accordingly.

If he says this, then he has good reasons to do so. But the timing and the circumstances don’t help. Nonetheless, what he says cannot be debunked as conspiracy theory because his previous allegations were not wrong either.

 

[WengerOut]

It is same guy who exposed his own team for fixing. And Qayyum report doesn’t lie.

He is one of the straight forward guy who will spade a spade and never hesitate to judge the situation as accordingly.

If he says this, then he has good reasons to do so. But the timing and the circumstances don’t help. Nonetheless, what he says cannot be debunked as conspiracy theory because his previous allegations were not wrong either.

There is a huge difference between whistleblowing and alleging.

 

[mgtow]

There is a huge difference between whistleblowing and alleging.

There isn’t. At first, it seems like allegation without evidence. Then you have court that confirms it judging by the tone of the judge. He is one of the clean character in Pakistan. So debunking him as conspiracy theory is just crazy because he pointed out which doesn’t suit well to naysayers. That has always been the case. Nothing new.

 

[WengerOut]

There isn’t. At first, it seems like allegation without evidence. Then you have court that confirms it judging by the tone of the judge. He is one of the clean character in Pakistan. So debunking him ascrazy conspiracy theory is crazy just because he pointed out which doesn’t suit well to naysayers. That has always been the case. Nothing new.

Ok man. I admit. We were scared.

 

[mgtow]

Ok man. I admit. We were scared.

In my opinion, it has nothing to do with the scared despite the final Champion Trophy.

India hates Pakistan to the core. They don’t mind losing to face England or Australia even though they have better chance of beating Pakistan because of historically advantage in World Cup. It is for pure hatred reasons with the crazy trend of communal rising on the top of Modi with gujarat incident of 2002.

I can understand that because Pakistan did the same to India on Champion Trophy 2009. But not the way India did since what India did is probably more than just hatred.

 

[sohailmm]

Basit and Rashid belong to MQM school of thought and they will go to any extent to support their Tribeman/Muhajir, in this case Sarfraz.

Disgusting comments and despicable personalities , always change the channel without hearing a word from the.

 

[latecut]

So world cup teams like Sri Lanka, India, New Zealand must defeat England. If they do not do so then they are conspiring against Pakistan ?

New Zealand already "co operated" with Pakistan by losing to them. And a team that is weak enough to lose to Pakistan is expected by Rashid Latif to become strong enough to defeat England ?

 

[NoBallZombie]

While I am not a conspiracy theorist and usually avoid such discussions but I think people are looking at it from the wrong angle. There has been a conspiracy I feel but there is no conspiracy AGAINST Pakistan. We seem to be the wrong team at the wrong place in this situation. I feel the conspiracy is actually FOR England.

Everyone agrees this is the BEST England ODI team ever and if they go out of the World cup before the Semis, they have the following consequences:

1. Kiss the popularity of the game goodbye in England. The ratings have already been quite low and this team provides them with some sort of respite (Maybe PPers in UK can confirm this?)

2. Ofcourse a lot of embarassment.

3. Justification of huge sums of money that has been poured into this team and now not getting any results out of it.

I do not understand how ICC decides which sort of pitches to roll out for which matches (And I can be way off in my assessment there) but I have not explanation why the last 2 pitches that england got were EXACTLY tailored to their strengths. Both India and Kiwis being champion sides also treated the matches as foregone conclusions before it started. The body language right since the toss was not what I would see from the Aussie teams of yesteryears who would keep coming at teams regardless of whether they had qualified or not and India for one not putting the nail in the coffin for England was a surprise for me. I would like to think England had luck on their side, but I find it an unworthy explanation so far.

 

[Haripotter]

I think Modi conspired to alienate Pakistan from the world cup semi finals through diplomatic channels.

 

[NoBallZombie]

As a Karachite i agree with you. This bemari can be found in majority of Karachites. They will now blame Mickey, Inzi, Malik, NZ, Eng, RAW, Mossad, India, Burger KING just to save Sarfraz.

But how is Sarfaraz the main culprit here? Didn't you guys notice that team started getting results once Inzi went back?

Disclaimer: I am karachite