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Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar says he was offered money to under-perform in matches in South Africa and India but rejected them for the sake of his country.
Shoaib, who was banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday for disciplinary reasons, said he was angry at the suspension because he had always remained committed to his country.
"Not even those players who were investigated on match-fixing allegations got this sort of ban," he said.
"Players who betrayed their country escaped without such punishment. Why am I being victimised?"
Shoaib, who said he would appeal the ban, said he had always performed his best for Pakistan.
