ICC: We have evidence that 2 Pakistani players involved in match fixing. PCB admits

[DomainK]

I am stumped! I guess the most pertinent question is who would pay pak players to throw a test match against aussies in Australia???? I mean pak had lost more than 10 straight to aussies and hadn't beaten Aus in tests since 90s so which bookie would pay pak players? If I were a bookie I would have paid off aussies to throw the match and not pakis - after all you can't fix something that's gonna happen anyways :hysterical: Methinks this is PCZB's way of deflecting questions around pak's poor performance in Aus and try to muddy waters with match fixing rumors. But as I said earlier it's tough to find a bookie who goes "Hmm let's see, pak is playing Aus in a test in Aus where they haven't won a match since forever. So this must finally be pak's time and let me pay off those guys to throw the match against aussies and I will make money off the guys who wagered on a pakistan win" :haha:

Very correct. Who plays a loser to lose?

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Kamran Akmal, Rana under match-fixing scanner The International Cricket Council (ICC) has provided match fixing proves to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against alleged involvement of wicket keeper Kamran Akmal and medium pacer Rana Naveed-ul Hasan. More... Kamran Akmal, Rana under match-fixing scanner Submitted 1 day 4 hrs ago The International Cricket Council (ICC) has provided match fixing proves to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against alleged involvement of wicket keeper Kamran Akmal and medium pacer Rana Naveed-ul Hasan. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt on Friday made the startling revelation that ICC had provided PCB with the concrete proves of their alleged involvement in match fixing. Despite repeated questions, Ijaz Butt had refused to name the players. On investigation, a highly placed official in PCB exclusively told Voice of America on the condition of anonymity that “the two players were wicket keeper Kamran Akmal and medium pacer Rana Naveed-ul Hasan.” Wicket keeper Akmal had come under heavy fire for his repeated fumbles on the Australian tour. Its worth mentioning that both players were dropped from the T-20 series against England recently played in Dubai. When asked if the proves were so concrete, why PCB included Akmal and Rana in the initial list of 30 players for the T-20 world cup, the source said that “both will be missing from the final list for the T-20 WC. The source further insisted that “PCB has announced an additional wicket keeper Zulqarnain Haider along side Kamran Akmal and Sarfaraz Ahmed in 30 initial players which indicates that Akmal would not feature in the final squad for T-20 WC to be played in West Indies in April.

[Fontaine]

What a bunch of scumbags. Why the secrecy? Reveal who these cheats are so that the entire world can see that cheating scum won't be tolerated.

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Akmal fury at match-fixing claims The Pakistan wicketkeeper who dropped Mike Hussey three times in the Sydney Test has threatened legal action over reports he is under investigation for match-fixing. More... Pakistan's Kamran Akmal threatens legal action over match-fixing reports By Christian Nicolussi and Robert Craddock March 01, 2010 The Pakistan wicketkeeper who dropped Mike Hussey three times in the Sydney Test has threatened legal action over reports he is under investigation for match-fixing. Confusion reigned in Pakistan cricket circles with match-fixing claims levelled against two players after the team's dreadful summer in Australia. One media outlet claimed wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and paceman Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (who did not play in Sydney) had been omitted from the Pakistan one-day squad that faced England last month because of match-fixing concerns on the Australian tour. Both players were irate at the accusations, with Akmal fuming: "I will be consulting the board and my lawyer also to decide what action to take over these false allegations." Hussey was dropped three times by Akmal on his way to a century and a 123-run ninth-wicket stand with Peter Siddle in January, which helped Australia to a stunning victory in the second Test. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt did little to quash the matter as he muddled his answers while trying to explain his board's stance, appearing to change his mind over whether the accusations involved current players or related to a previous generation. Butt told the News of the World: "We suspect two of our players are involved in match-fixing, but until we get a report from our inquiry committee I will not say anything more." Butt later told local journalists the International Cricket Council provided them with "definitive proof" that two players had been involved with match-fixing. Butt then told Cricinfo the players involved were from 10 years ago. Pakistan lost all nine matches in Australia, including the Sydney Test after they had rolled the Aussies for 127 on the opening day. Australian bookies, including Betfair, who held $14 million in matched bets on the Sydney Test, reported nothing suspicious at the time. Pakistan great Waqar Younis was with the national squad this summer and said he had seen no such betting activity. "We got beaten fairly and squarely, we didn't bat well enough and dropped too many catches," Younis said. "In Sydney the match was there for the taking and we gave it away." Cricket Australia spokesman Peter Young said he was unaware of any match-fixing claims after the tour and cricket's anti-corruption unit would have been obliged to inform Australia if any activity was being investigated.

[Celeste]

Pakistan's Kamran Akmal threatens legal action over match-fixing reports http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26788395-23212,00.html

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Akmal faces disciplinary action from PCB Pakistan's seasoned wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal may be disciplined by the cricket board after the inquiry committee probing into the national team's poor performance in Australia submits its report on Tuesday. More...

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PCB probe panel recommends fine on Akmal, Afridi A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) inquiry committee has recommended hefty fines on senior players Kamran Akmal and Shahid Afridi for breach of conduct during the team's disastrous tour of Australia. More...

[Asim]

http://www.dunyanews.tv/play_program_video_eng.php?id=8004&pid=2093

[Pak_Forever]

PCB is run by fools and baboons. Kamran's furious response is legitimate. He knows that he sucks behind the stumps so doubting it is outrageous.

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Wasim Akram suspects conspiracy against Akmal, Naved The match-fixing slur on Kamran Akmal and Rana Naved might just be a conspiracy to discredit them by none other then some of their own fellow players feel former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. More...

[achilles]

Pakistani cricket is a bloody mess :((

[Sir john]

He is also a match fixer ten year back.

[achilles]

^ And a legendary bowler too :bow:

[Karan114]

PCB committee recommends action against 5 players http://cricket.ndtv.com/storypage/ndtv/id/spoen20100134169/story08032010_214900.html PCB committee recommends action against 5 players Press Trust of India 08 March 2010 (Karachi) The PCB inquiry committee, probing into Pakistan's poor performance in Australia, has recommended disciplinary action against five players including former captain Shoaib Malik and Shahid Afridi. According to reliable sources, PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt has discussed the report with the national selection committee. "The inquiry committee has recommended that the board should suspend former captain Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved and fine Shahid Afridi, Kamran and Umar Akmal for various violations of the code of conduct," one source said. The source said the captain, coach and the manager on the Australian tour had reported Malik and Rana for misbehavior and not cooperating with the management. "The committee has recommended fines on Afridi for his ball tampering act and on Kamran and Umar Akmal for giving press statements against the will of the management," the source disclosed. He said the inquiry committee had also advised the Board to make no compromise on discipline and not select any player who was found guilty of violating the code of conduct. The Chairman of the Board, the source said now had the final authority to accept the recommendations of the committee or dismiss them. "But by the looks of it, the report of the committee will have far reaching effect on the selection process and appointment of captain for the T20 World Cup," the source stated. Indications are that with Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Malik all recommended for disciplinary action, the Board is likely to pick either Misbah-ul-Haq or Abdul Razzaq as the captain for the coming World T20. The board has said it would announce the captain and team after releasing the report of the inquiry committee later this week.

[DomainK]

But that's only half the team.:dontknow:

[vvvslaxman]

They will soon revoke it. It is joke of an organization.

[Laaloo]

Top Pak players face fines, bans The inquiry committee looking into Pakistan's disastrous tour to Australia has recommended a string of harsh punishments against a number of Pakistan's senior-most players, ranging from heavy fines to bans. The recommendations have still to be approved by the board chairman - and they could yet be turned down - but Cricinfo has learnt that the committee has called for the Akmal brothers and Shahid Afridi to be fined for various misdemeanours and for Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to be banned for up to a year from international cricket. If implemented the measures are likely to represent some of the harshest punishments taken against Pakistan players and will further throw the composition of Pakistan's squad for the World Twenty20 into considerable disarray. None of the players, it is believed, are certain to make the 15-man squad for the tournament at this moment. The six-man committee completed its report last week and sent it to Ijaz Butt. The chairman held a meeting with the selection committee on Monday in which he debriefed them on the contents of the inquiry committee's report. He warned the selectors - now headed by Mohsin Khan - that he had "shocking news" for them and proceeded to inform them of the details of the report. Pakistan's winless tour to Australia began promisingly, but swiftly deteriorated after the second Test in Sydney, where the tourists suffered a shocking defeat. Thereafter the touring squad unraveled; first the Akmal brothers seemed to openly challenge the touring management, Kamran insisting he would play in the final Test at Hobart despite the board having released a statement saying he would be dropped. Younger brother Umar was at the centre of a brief storm, in which it was alleged that he had feigned an injury and refused to play in Hobart if his brother was dropped. The report recommends fining the brothers between Rs 2-3 million and that they be put on a probationary period for their behaviour after the Sydney Test. The tour ended with Afridi being banned by the ICC for two games after he was caught biting the ball in a bid to tamper it in the last ODI in Perth. The report calls for a similar fine and that he also be put on a probationary period during which he not be considered for the captaincy. Afridi was Pakistan's Twenty20 captain but that status now is in doubt. The situation for Rana and Malik is altogether more serious; both have been accused of significant breaches of discipline. Though the specifics are unclear, it is thought that the pair had problems with Mohammad Yousuf, who was captain for the Tests and ODIs. Yousuf and Malik have long been at odds with each other and the pair engaged in another slanging match soon after returning to Pakistan. Malik has consistently been at the centre of accusations of intrigue and factionalism within the team since he was removed as leader last year. Sources told Cricinfo that Butt is incensed with the players and is willing to go through with all the recommendations. At the meeting with the selectors he told them to prepare a squad for the World Twenty20 but to keep question marks over this group of players and to keep their options open. The squad was due to be announced on Monday but will be delayed, at the very least, to next week; the selection committee has filtered down the probables to 21 for now. Butt has urged the selectors to look for fresher faces, telling them that he intends "to give a lesson to these players and convey to them the message that nobody is indispensable." The trickiest decision may well be over the captain of the squad. Malik and Afridi seem to be out of the picture now; Younis Khan and Yousuf do not play the format and are not in the probables. Amazingly that could leave Misbah-ul-Haq, should he be picked, as a candidate and though some TV reports said his name had been put forward by the selectors, attendees at the meeting said no names had yet been discussed. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/451196.html :phehehe:

[vvvslaxman]

As i said in the other thread they will lift the ban and reduce the fine in the end. Don't take Pakistan cricket related news seriously.

[riya]

They let off drug cheats,now this is nothing.

[DomainK]

Seems Rana and Malik have been banned along with 2mil fines each and Afrdidi and Kamran have been fined 3 mil each. Now, lets wait for the appeal and the overturn.