Holysmoke Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 KARACHI: A new match-fixing controversy has surfaced here with the release of an audio tape in which two Pakistan Cricket Board officials are Untitled-18.jpg allegedly talking about games being fixed in the rebel Indian Cricket League. The audio tape was sent to several media representatives from an unknown e-mail address and was also uploaded on the a website. The tape has a member of the national selection committee Mohammad Illyas telling PCB chief operating officer Saleem Altaf about how matches were fixed in the ICL. He is apparently referring to the first edition of the ICL, a league in which his son-in-law Imran Farhat also took part. Illyas, a former Test player, tells how several Pakistani players fixed matches and also how a discarded Test batsman used to go out to bat drunk in the unauthorised league which has now dwindled out. Incidentally, the audio tape has nothing much coming from Altaf who is heard saying mostly "yes, yes, okay, okay". Illyas, when contacted, flatly denied that it was his voice on the tape. "The voice has been doctored. Someone is trying to damage Pakistan cricket and why would I say something to jeopardise the career of my son-in-law," Illyas said. But a former official of the Pakistan Cricket Board, who was in a key position during the tenure of former PCB chief Dr Nasim Ashraf, admitted that the tape was from a collection of recordings made of the telephone line of Saleem Altaf on the instructions of Ashraf. "The telephone conversations of Altaf were being taped secretly and he didn't know about it. But it is wrong if someone has released publicly what is a private and confidential tape," the official said. Ashraf had sacked Altaf from his position as COO in July, 2008 on the basis of his taped conversations in which the former Test bowler was accused of leaking out confidential information of the board. Altaf took the PCB to court and was re-appointed after Ejaz Butt took over as Board President. When contacted Altaf said he had heard about the audio tape but not listened to it. "Illyas has this habit of even talking on heresay information. Everyone knows that. But if anything it must have been a general conversation nothing more," he said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Audio-tape-claims-match-fixing-in-Indian-Cricket-League/articleshow/4873927.cms Link to comment
DomainK Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Its ICL and not IPL. And how can the chief of a cricket board authorize recording of private telephone lines? This is outrageous. But now it's enough indication that the Pakistani player did fix matches. The huge money they earned from ICL was not enough? And Yunis says that if you are making enough money, you don't need to fix matches?:dontknow: Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 please change the title .. its ICL not IPL Link to comment
EnterTheVoid Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Pakis and match fixing. What a surprise :finger: They're going down the gutter and trying to drag everyone with them. Hopefully, they perish alone Link to comment
Sachinism Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 BCCI will be happy they told ICL to pi$$ off Link to comment
iHammad Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I only watched ICL cuz I was bored. It was BS Link to comment
Dirty_South Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I only watched ICL cuz I was bored. It was BS U watched coz of Lahore Badshahs Link to comment
iHammad Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 U watched coz of Lahore Badshahs Obviously:winky: Imran Nazir mashallah!!:--D Link to comment
multani Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Obviously:winky: Imran Nazir mashallah!!:--D Was he the batsman that's referred to in the OP who used to drink and bat? He surely looked drunk in the finals where he blasted Lahore to that famous win. Post match interviews suggested he was either over the moon or drunk. But there were also allegations of IPL match fixing as well so who knows?:winky: Link to comment
Zap_Brannigan Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Was he the batsman that's referred to in the OP who used to drink and bat? He surely looked drunk in the finals where he blasted Lahore to that famous win. Post match interviews suggested he was either over the moon or drunk. But there were also allegations of IPL match fixing as well so who knows?:winky: Cos you know, when someone talks out of his ass its alleged. Just like Bender bending Rodriguez alleged to have orgy with the entire Pakistani team on their last UK tour and then went on a munchies run to the nearest White castle. Link to comment
iHammad Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Cos you know' date=' when someone talks out of his ass its alleged. Just like Bender bending Rodriguez alleged to have orgy with the entire Pakistani team on their last UK tour and then went on a munchies run to the nearest White castle.[/quote'] :hysterical::haha: Link to comment
urbestfriend Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Just going through you tube and found this video; If it is not fake, really shocking to know that bearded people like Inzi,moin are involved in fixing :omg::omg: m4cf-nX37bc Link to comment
Sachinism Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Just going through you tube and found this video; If it is not fake, really shocking to know that bearded people like Inzi,moin are involved in fixing :omg::omg: m4cf-nX37bc Just because someone sports a beard, it doesn't automatically make them righteous Link to comment
urbestfriend Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 ^^ Then whats the point in following rituals like doing namaz five times :winky: Anyway what happened to Dinesh Mongia and chris cairns who was suspended from ICL due to match fixing? Is Mongia back at Ranji matches? Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 ^ dont you see Hindus with Tika on their forehead .. the same guys abuse the labor , bribe the babus and beat their wives... But yes I do get the hypocrisy of thanking allah in every sentence while they were cheating the public Link to comment
Sachinism Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 ^ dont you see Hindus with Tika on their forehead .. the same guys abuse the labor , bribe the babus and beat their wives... But yes I do get the hypocrisy of thanking allah in every sentence while they were cheating the public Very true. Too many people put on a BS religious front and perform immoral acts all day long Link to comment
achilles Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Guys, lets please avoid slugging it out over religion. Religious Tolerance = Peace & Harmony :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment
urbestfriend Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Guys' date=' lets please avoid slugging it out over religion. Religious Tolerance = Peace & Harmony :two_thumbs_up:[/quote'] My point is people respect religiously inclined people in any religion be it Hinduism or Islam or Christianity, because of the assumption is that religiously inclined people are righteous in nature. In most cases they are, but such exceptions are bound to be shocking. Link to comment
PotterManiac Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 its ICL.....so no comments :D Link to comment
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