Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has backed Afridi saying that all teams contribute in ball tampering.

Imran also said that only Sub-continent players are been punished for such acts.

"It is nothing new, when we were playing and developed reverse swing we were accused of being cheats and tampering with the ball, but when the English and other bowlers did it became an art"—he said.

"There have been several recorded incidents of teams trying to change condition of the ball through various methods"—he added.

He also said that he never tried to tamper the ball during his playing days.

Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja also insisted that many teams are involved ball tampering. He also said that the act by Afridi is unacceptable.

"It is nothing new but what Afridi did is totally unacceptable. He was not playing in a club match it was an international match in front of many cameras and he should have avoided this moment of madness"—he added.

"Having the will and desire to win is one thing but doing something like what he did is another thing it embarrassed all of us"-- he added.