Former Pakistan opener Imran Nazir has made a sensational declare that he was poisoned on the peak of his profession.
Nazir, who represented Pakistan between 1999 and 2012, additionally revealed that he was combating to not be bedridden at one stage resulting from sickness brought on by mercury, which was a type of ‘sluggish poisoning’.
“When I underwent remedy not too long ago together with MRI and all, an announcement was issued that I used to be poisoned – mercury. It is a sluggish poison; it reaches your joints and damages them. 8-10 years Till then all my joints had been handled. All my joints had been broken and resulting from this I suffered ache for about 6-7 years. But nonetheless, I prayed to God, ‘Please do not make me bedridden’. And thank goodness That by no means occurred,” Nazir mentioned on the Nadir Ali Podcast.
“I used to walk around and when people would ask ‘you look fine’. I suspected many people but when and what I ate, I do not know. Because poison doesn’t react immediately. It kills you for years. I still have never wished ill for whoever did this. The person who saves is better than the one who kills,” he mentioned.
Nazir additionally mentioned that it was former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, who stood by him and gave him monetary help in tough instances.
“I have spent my entire life’s savings on my treatment. Finally, there was a final treatment, in which Shahid Afridi helped me a lot. He helped me in my time of need. When I met Shahid bhai, I was left with nothing. Within a day, the money was credited to my doctor’s account. He said that ‘how much money is needed, my brother will be fine’. He spent around 40-50 lakhs. I was glad he told his manager, ‘Don’t ask about that. Keep sending him as much money as he wants. The credit also goes to my doctor that he never tried to cheat me. He stayed on the amount that was required,” mentioned the previous Pakistan opener.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
