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

[achilles]

Yeh kya tamasha laga rakha hai.

[thevortex]

I only hope a promising cricketing talent such as left handed Amir is not waylaid by all these examples of idiocy. He actually deserved lot more success than he got against Australia. He had the Australian top order in a tizzy throughout the ODI series. The likes of Watson and Ponting knew very little about his bowling and he looked comfortably nippier than anybody else in operation in those early matches. A real pity he did not have the team to back him up. Most importantly the batting.

[Akshat]

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

http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=99569 Think these two players are Mo Yusuf and Younis Khan. Because only these two have been effectively given life bans. Has the report come out in media?

[Sachinism]

I have a feeling it was them too, can't understand why else they've been given life bans

[virufan]

PCB bans Yousuf and Younis for life Younus Khan and Mohammed Yousuf banned for life from all forms of international cricket. They can however play domestic and county matches. Rana Naved and Shoaib Malik banned for 1 year Afridi and Akmal brothers let off with fines and they are on probation for 6 months.

[virufan]

COURTESY: BBC The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued indefinite bans to former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan. Its inquiry into events during the tour of Australia found the pair had been involved in "infighting which resulted in bringing down the whole team". Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Shoaib Malik each face one-year bans and big fines. Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal also face heavy fines while their conduct will be strictly monitored during a six-month probationary period. On Wednesday, the PCB implemented the recommendations of an inquiry committee formed to evaluate Pakistan's dismal performance against Australia during the winter. Pakistan must now try to defend their ICC World Twenty20 crown in the Caribbean next month with severely depleted resources, before facing what could be a chastening tour of England. But the PCB was unrepentant, saying: "This will go a long way to arrest the continuing decline of Pakistan cricket and improve the state of cricket in Pakistan."

[King Tendulkar]

Why ban players for life. Pakistan are hiding something. You dont ban players for poor performance or dressing room bust ups. I mean paks have always played crap and foughtg each other! Pakistan are hiding somehting and it must be match fixing. Shame on pakistan for hiding this and not letting ICC in to investigate and take action. Pakistan have to come clean now on what the reasons are. Pakistan cricket seems to be a reflection of pakistan the country and its people. It seems its match fixing to me

[Mamu]

Ahh the Circus has added new Shows --to induce some variety. Keep it up!

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Inquiry report confidential : PCB PCB chairman Ejaz Butt said the board will not release the details of the inquiry committee report. More... Friday 12th March 2010 Butt: Inquiry report confidential PCB chairman Ejaz Butt said the board will not release the details of the inquiry committee report. "It is a confidential document and it will remain confidential. The action we have taken against these players is not only under the code of conduct but also under the inherent powers of the board. Where absolutely necessary we will share it but strictly confidentially," PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt said. Seven senior players were punished by the board yesterday following an inquiry committee report into a disastrous tour of Australia. Younus Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan were handed bans, while the Akmal brothers and Shahid Afridi were handed fines. Concerns have been raised about the legal process followed in handing out the punishments and the lack of information on the charges. Butt said the players had the fundamental right to appeal against their bans and fines but the board will stand firm. Ijaz Butt, speaking to the BBC On coach Waqar Younis' limited options We have no dearth of players, young ones, up and coming and under consideration. We will, as normal, be announcing 15 players, as required by the ICC and keep five players on standby. He won't be handicapped. On Rana Naved-ul-Hasan's ban He should have asked the committee, he had long sessions with the committee. It told him what was wrong. This is not something we want to [do] to create alarm among other players. It was something that was confidentially taken up with him. Without any charges, we are not taking any [player] out of the side. There are definitely positive charges. On Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan When one was captain he threw the other out, when the other was the captain he threw the other man out in spite of the fact that they would have been selected. Things of that sort. This is only one instance I am quoting to you. The committee also reported in detail that this is the effect [on the team]. But we haven't fined these two gentlemen on anything. For the [World] Twenty20, they will not be considered "There is lot of talent in Pakistan and players must realise that until they don't give 100 per cent commitment to the team cause they will be disciplined." He also added that he was not apologetic over his decision to penalise the players as he felt this was necessary to discourage a culture of indiscipline and groupings within the team. "For too long these problems have been going on and on and you can't have a situation where players are putting themselves above the team and country. We felt this was the best time now to take action," Butt said. Although the board has not laid down the charges against the players punished by it but reliable sources close to the development told PTI that there were different charges against the erring players. "Muhammad Yousuf and Younus Khan have been put out of international action for an indefinite period because of their attitude problems," a source said. "The inquiry committee during the course of its hearings came to the conclusion that Yousuf and Younus had attitude and ego problems and at times had sacrificed team interest to settle scores," the source added. He said that Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved were banned and fined because they were found to have deliberately under-performed in some matches to undermine the captain. "The inquiry committee concluded that both Malik and Rana were guilty of under-performing to undermine Younus Khan and even Muhammad Yousuf on different occasions when they were captaining the team." The source added that there were other charges against Malik of spreading intrigue within the team and also demoralising other players. The charge against Shahid Afridi was purely based on his ball tampering incident while the Akmal brothers were fined because they repeatedly violated the code of conduct in New Zealand and Australia, another source added.

[achilles]

Why am I not surprised :hehe:

[satyam1729]

No leg to stand on It turns out that the punishments handed out to members of Pakistan’s cricket team had become unavoidable. The International Cricket Council (ICC) presented irrefutable evidence to the Pakistani authorities concerning match fixing by Pakistan’s players, and the authorities had no choice but to hand out the reprimands that they did. What’s shocking is that even Muhammad Yusuf , the born-again Muslim, had no compunctions about indulging in this sort of criminal activity. We hear that the ICC had indicated to the Pakistani authorities that if they didn’t take drastic action against their players, the entire team might be barred from playing international cricket. And we also hear that there will be no appeals from the banned and suspended players, because they don’t have a leg to stand on.

[satyam1729]

No legs to stand on for Pak cricketers No leg to stand on It turns out that the punishments handed out to members of Pakistan’s cricket team had become unavoidable. The International Cricket Council (ICC) presented irrefutable evidence to the Pakistani authorities concerning match fixing by Pakistan’s players, and the authorities had no choice but to hand out the reprimands that they did. What’s shocking is that even Muhammad Yusuf , the born-again Muslim, had no compunctions about indulging in this sort of criminal activity. We hear that the ICC had indicated to the Pakistani authorities that if they didn’t take drastic action against their players, the entire team might be barred from playing international cricket. And we also hear that there will be no appeals from the banned and suspended players, because they don’t have a leg to stand on. And these jokers want to show us they have become strict:hysterical::giggle:

[punjabi_khota]

any ****ing source to back up what you wrote ? or is that creative writing on your part ? :hmmm:

[satyam1729]

any ****ing source to back up what you wrote ? or is that creative writing on your part ? :hmmm:

This is the reason why Pakistan will never release the enquiry report to public. Otherwise they will have egg on their face http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/news/detail/item411048/

[Sachinism]

Its blatantly a cover-up for something (most likely match-fixing)

[DomainK]

Its blatantly a cover-up for something (most likely match-fixing)

And out pops the same old question: What kind of a loser pays money to Pakistani players to lose to Australia? However, match fixing can be of various types. If at all it has happened, I think some players may have deliberately underperformed to revolt against a captain.

[Sachinism]

And out pops the same old question: What kind of a loser pays money to Pakistani players to lose to Australia? However, match fixing can be of various types. If at all it has happened, I think some players may have deliberately underperformed to revolt against a captain.

I believe a lot of match-fixing is for spot bets, such as predicting what will happen on a particular delivery. Events like that give nice, high odds and its not obvious a team or player is involved in match-fixing as the eventual result of the match may not really be affected

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Pak panel admits to match-fixing A parliamentary panel disclosed that some Pakistani cricketers were involved in match-fixing during the recent tour of Australia. More... Tuesday 16th March 2010 Pak panel admits to match-fixing A parliamentary panel disclosed that some Pakistani cricketers were involved in match-fixing during the recent tour of Australia. However, the panel declined to name the players involved. The three-member sub-committee of the Senate Committee on Sports made the revelation after a meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board officials, including its chairman Ejaz Butt, at Gaddafi Stadium here. "The sub-committee was briefed on the tour with documents, and there are verbal, video and solid proofs that one or more players were involved in match-fixing," said Haroon Akhtar, a member of the sub-committee. Recently PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt had denied about the fixing in Australia, where Pakistan lost all the matches, after admitting the same in a press conference. Changing his stand, after a furore was created, Butt had said that he referred to old players and not the current one. The sub-committee is headed by Ghaffar Qureshi and its third member is Tahir Mashadi. Akhtar, son of Lt Gen Akhtar Abdur Rehman who died in a plane crash with former military ruler Gen Zia-ul-Haq in 1988, had earlier assailed PCB for not making public the report on the basis of which action was recently taken against several cricketers. However, Akhtar indicated a change in his stance today. "The PCB has done good work in its investigation into the issue and it deserves credit. The members of the sub-committee, who declined to name the cricketers involved in match-fixing, said more time is needed for further investigation into the matter as some non-cricketers could be also be involved. "Till the completion of the entire investigation, it is not appropriate to disclose the names of any of the players involved," Mashadi said. Mashadi said the proof gathered by authorities indicated different methods were used to fix matches. "There are indications that something is wrong as when a player is quite capable of scoring 50 runs but scores only 10, or the player drops easy catches or plays unnecessary lofted shots," he said. Asked if any players involved in match-fixing were included in the recently announced Twenty 20 team, the Senators only said that they had recommended to the PCB that such players should not be selected for the team. They refused to reply when they were asked if Shoaib Malik and Rana Navid-ul-Hasan, who have been banned for a year, were involved in match-fixing. Asked why the PCB was not disclosing the names of players involved in match-fixing if it had proof against them, Akhtar said, "Let the committee and the PCB complete the entire investigation.

[punjabiplaya]

:omg:

[vvvslaxman]

Which idiot paid money fix match against Pakistan :cantstop: