Uttarakhand all-rounder Iqbal Abdullah has defended ex-Uttarakhand coach Wasim Jaffer after the latter was accused of communal bias. Iqbal claimed it wasn't Jaffer but him who called a maulvi to team's dressing room, adding he had taken permission from the manager. He further said the team had over 50 slogans and Jaffer told the team to stick with one slogan.