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XtraTime Web Desk: After England all rounder Ben Stokes, it is now turn of former England spin bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed to raise a question about Team India’s intent during 2019 World Cup clash against West Indies. According to the former leg spinner, several West Indies cricketers like Chris Gayle, Jason Holder and Andre Russell told him that India intentionally lost the game against West Indies so as to stop Pakistan from entering the knockout stages.

“I was working with the West Indies squad at last year’s World Cup. After India’s loss to England, Jason Holder, Chris Gayle and Andre Russell said to me, Mushy, India didn’t want to see Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals,” Mushtaq Ahmed told Pakistani news channel ARY Sports.

Earlier Ben Stokes has alleged in his yet to be released book ‘Ben Stokes on Fire’ that India deliberately lost to England at the 2019 World Cup in the round-robin stage. The England all rounder however rubbished such claims.

Former Pakistan bowler Sikander Bakht recently claimed on Twitter that Stokes, in his book, has said that India lost intentionally to England to remove Pakistan from the World Cup.

Bakht tweeted, “Ben Stokes writes in his book that India lost to England deliberately to remove Pakistan from world Cup 19 and we predicted it.”
In response to Bakht’s tweet, a Twitter user asked where has Stokes made such comments. In response to the user’s question, the star England all-rounder himself responded: “You won’t find it cause I have never said it… it’s called “twisting of words” or “click bait”.”

In his book, Stokes does talk about the approach of the Indians in that chase and how it was surprising to see them looking to keep wickets in the kitty and take the game to the backend.