Indian officials offered Rs20m to drop out of 2014 Asian squash championship: Farhan Mehboob

Published December 8, 2018
Farhan Mehboob claims he had refused the offer saying he "wouldn't sell his country even if [he's] offered a billion rupees". —Screengrab from video provided by author
Farhan Mehboob claims he had refused the offer saying he "wouldn't sell his country even if [he's] offered a billion rupees". —Screengrab from video provided by author
The winning teams of 2014 Asian Squash Team Championship. — Photo by author
The winning teams of 2014 Asian Squash Team Championship. — Photo by author

Pakistani squash player Farhan Mehboob on Saturday claimed that he had been offered Rs20 million by Indian officials to drop out of a match during the 2014's Asian Squash Team Championship, DawnNewsTV reported.

During a conversation with journalists following the CNS International Squash Championship, held recently in Karachi, Mehboob said he was approached by the Indian officials who pretended to be match-fixers during the 2014 tournament.

The squash player claimed that he had refused the offer and told the officials that he "would not sell [his] country even if [he's] offered a billion rupees".

Mehboob said he had immediately informed his coach, manager, and officials of the Pakistan Squash Federation about the incident.

Pakistan had clinched the 2014's Asian Squash Team Championship title by defeating Malaysia and Mehboob was the star player of the Pakistani side that year.

India had ended up at the third spot in the tournament.

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