‘I would’ve banned them forever’: Ramiz Raja on Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis on the basis of Justice Qayyum’s report on match-fixing

[sage]

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ramiz-raja-on-wasim-akram-and-waqar-younis-on-the-basis-of-justice-qayyums-match-fixing-report-8353400/

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja said that tainted cricketers should not be allowed to come back into the system.

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja in an interview with Samaa TV made a scathing remark on his former teammates Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis saying those whose name was involved in match-fixing should never have been brought back into the system.

“I think no one should have had the chance of coming back to Pakistan cricket. If Wasim Akram’s name is in there, and he was censored for not cooperating, right? It was a borderline case. If I was the decision maker at the time, I would’ve banned them forever,” Raza said.

Raja’s remark was on Justice Qayyum’s report on match-fixing, where the names of Akram and Younis has been written several times. Akram was fined and removed from the captaincy, but he continued to play cricket for Pakistan, on the other hand, Waqar had two separate stints as the side’s head coach.

 

“You brought them back to system. I wasn’t in power at the time. We were told to play with them and work with them, and that was it. No one knew how to tackle that. So many people were involved in that. I don’t know what the compulsion was,” said Raja.

Raja also said that tainted cricketers should not be allowed to come back into the system. When asked about the trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir, and Mohammad Asif – who were also banned after spot-fixing charges in 2010. He said: “Whoever is tainted, I’ve zero tolerance for it.”

Amir did return to the Pakistan team and represented the side in multiple World Cups; however, under Ramiz Raja’s tenure, the left-arm pacer was shunned from the side.

“I’m absolutely clear. People say they’ve had the punishment, move on. But I’ve experienced such situations,” said Ramiz.

 

Edited January 1, 2023 by sage

[putrevus]

So what was he doing when he was PCB president. He could have banned them then.This idiot is doing everything to be in the news.

[Vijy]

2 hours ago, sage said:

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ramiz-raja-on-wasim-akram-and-waqar-younis-on-the-basis-of-justice-qayyums-match-fixing-report-8353400/

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja said that tainted cricketers should not be allowed to come back into the system.

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja in an interview with Samaa TV made a scathing remark on his former teammates Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis saying those whose name was involved in match-fixing should never have been brought back into the system.

“I think no one should have had the chance of coming back to Pakistan cricket. If Wasim Akram’s name is in there, and he was censored for not cooperating, right? It was a borderline case. If I was the decision maker at the time, I would’ve banned them forever,” Raza said.

Raja’s remark was on Justice Qayyum’s report on match-fixing, where the names of Akram and Younis has been written several times. Akram was fined and removed from the captaincy, but he continued to play cricket for Pakistan, on the other hand, Waqar had two separate stints as the side’s head coach.

 

“You brought them back to system. I wasn’t in power at the time. We were told to play with them and work with them, and that was it. No one knew how to tackle that. So many people were involved in that. I don’t know what the compulsion was,” said Raja.

Raja also said that tainted cricketers should not be allowed to come back into the system. When asked about the trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir, and Mohammad Asif – who were also banned after spot-fixing charges in 2010. He said: “Whoever is tainted, I’ve zero tolerance for it.”

Amir did return to the Pakistan team and represented the side in multiple World Cups; however, under Ramiz Raja’s tenure, the left-arm pacer was shunned from the side.

“I’m absolutely clear. People say they’ve had the punishment, move on. But I’ve experienced such situations,” said Ramiz.

 

raja is virtue signalling all of sudden; what a hypocrite.