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Pakistan cricket in a 'fix'
September 06, 2010 21:27
Pakistani skipper Salman Butt, and the pacers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif have become the first players ever to be barred by the ICC and have been charged under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
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ZoomAugust 29, 2010: The News of the World said it paid 150,000 pounds (230,000 dollars) to a middle man in return for details about the timing of three no-balls in Pakistan's fourth Test against England at Lord's.
The report said Pakistan bowlers, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, delivered the blatant no-balls at the exact points in the match agreed with the alleged fixer. -
ZoomAugust 30: It emerged that another game in the spotlight following the News of the World's allegations is January's second Test between Pakistan and Australia in Sydney, in which Australia overcame a 206-run first innings deficit to win when Pakistan collapsed. Majeed told the newspaper he earned more than 830,000 pounds for a betting syndicate by rigging the match.
Read: London bookie claims Sydney Test was fixed -
ZoomSeptember 3: ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat (L), and ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit chairman, Ronnie Flanagan host a press conference at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
The ICC made it clear that the action taken against the three Pakistani players was not a conspiracy against Pakistan, as accused by the Pakistani High Commissioner.
Read: No conspiracy against Pakistan: ICC -
ZoomSeptember 4: Pakistan's Salman Butt leaves a police station in London after being released without charge in the match-fixing row.
Pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were also questioned and later released without any charges. The British tabloid that broke the story though have said that will come out with more revelations on Sunday.
Read: Pakistan's tainted trio released without charge -
ZoomSeptember 5: The British tabloid News of The World, which came out with the sting operation on Pakistan cricketers last week, came out with more explosive revelations. It's ran a video of the Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed, who played in the Lord's Test, on its website where he claimed there were cheats in his team.
However, talking to a Pakistan TV channel, the 32-year-old Hameed completely denied having given the interview. "I am deeply disturbed. There is no truth in that report. I have never spoken to them. I can't even think of accusing my teammates".
(Read: Almost every Pak match fixed, says Yasir Hameed) -
ZoomSeptember 5: The British tabloid also claimed that the three players - Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif, and Mohammed Amir - face a "staggering" 23 ICC charges between them and each charge runs to six pages.
However, the ICC said that it would appoint an independent commissioner to look into the charges and any action would be taken on recommendation of the appointed commissioner.
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ZoomSeptember 6: The Pakistan Cricket Board jumped to Hameed's defence. Pakistan Cricket Board's legal adviser Tafazzul Rizvi told NDTV that the undercover reporter posed as an agent who would get Hameed a deal and the meeting with the 'agent' took place in Nottingham.
However, Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi blasted Hameed as being mentally a teenager."Mentally he is 15, 16," Afridi said. "We have known him for a long time and we can expect anything from him. He has been doing these type of things a lot of times."
(Read: PCB defends Hameed after tabloid sting) -
ZoomSeptember 6: Later in the day, the News of The World came out with pictures that showed Mazher Majeed dining with virtually the entire Pakistan team during the tour of Australia. It must be noticed that Pakistan lost all Tests, including the Sydney Test, and one-dayers against Australia.
(Read: Fresh pictures emerge of Pak players with Majeed)
