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Place of Birth: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
About Danish Kaneria
- Dinesh Prabha Shanker Kaneria (Urdu: ???? ???? ???? ???????), (born 16 December 1980) is a Pakistani cricketer who has been banned for life for his involvement in spot-fixing. Previously, he represented the Pakistani national side at Test and One Day International (ODI) between 2000 and 2010.
- A right-arm leg spinner known for his well-disguised googly.
- He is fourth on the list of bowlers with most Test wickets for Pakistan, behind only fast bowlers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Imran Khan.
- Kaneria was the second Hindu after Anil Dalpat, and seventh non-Muslim overall to represent Pakistan in international cricket.Kaneria played 61 Test matches for Pakistan and took 261 wickets at an average of 34.79.
- He represented the team only in 18 ODIs taking 15 wickets with an average over 45.
- In Test cricket, Kaneria's best bowling performance in an innings was seven wickets for 77 runs whereas his best performance in a match was 12 wickets for 94 runs, both against Bangladesh.
- He also took 15 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, and achieved seven and six wickets in an innings on four and three different occasions respectively.
- He took ten wickets or more in a match on two different occasions, once against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka each.Kaneria never played Twenty20 International matches (T20I) for Pakistan.
- He played 206 first-class matches, 167 List A (LA) and 65 Twenty20 matches during his career.
- Kaneria also played in English county cricket during 2004 and 2010 representing Essex County Cricket Club. After allegations of being involved in spot fixing, Kaneria was given a lifetime ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), preventing him from playing in matches under their jurisdiction.
- He subsequently filed an appeal against the ban, but this was rejected in July 2013.In October 2018, Kaneria admitted to his involvement in 2009 spot-fixing scandal.
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