Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja launched a stinging attack on Michael Vaughan after the ex-England skipper hinted at foul play during the 3rd Pakistan-England ODI in Sharjah.
In a series of tweets during the match on Tuesday, Vaughan wrote: “3 run outs and a few iffy shots for Pakistan… Never seen that before…!!#PAKvENG.” He followed that tweet with “They must all think we are stupid.”
Although, the England captain deleted his comments soon after, there was a storm on Twitter with many accusing Vaughan of bias towards Pakistan.
Ramiz Raja, who is a television commentator for the series, offered a particularly strong-worded response in an interview to Geo News in which he said Vaughan was seeking 'cheap publicity to stay relevant on social media.'
“Vaughan's comments are highly irresponsible and I think he is just looking for cheap publicity to stay relevant on social media,” Raja said.
“Pakistan's running has always been bad and we all know Mohammad Hafeez particularly isn't great between the wickets. The team tends to panic whenever its under pressure and it is nothing new.”
Pakistan, who won the toss in the third ODI, slumped from 132 for two to 208 all out off 49.5 overs, including three comical run-outs. England easily overcame the target, winning by six wickets.
With 2-1 down in the series, Pakistan have one last chance to avoid their ninth series loss out of 11 in the UAE (since 2009) when they play the final ODI in Dubai on Friday.
Pakistan won the first match by six wickets while England won the second by 95 runs -- both in Abu Dhabi.
