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Pakistan Trio Suspended by ICC in Spot Fixing Scandal

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Laugh of the day Mazhar Majeed RAW front man, claims Daily Mail

Federal Interior Minister for Pakistan, Rehman Malik has said on Tuesday that there might be a conspiracy behind the match-fixing scandal that has rocked the international media and brought a bad name to Pakistan and the cricket team. “We will believe only when we have concrete evidence with us,” Malik told reporters. He has also said that a Pakistani investigative team from the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) will visit the United Kingdom to probe the matter when the Scotland Yard gives their final report. This probe team would look into whether the players were involved in match-fixing and spot fixing. He also said that if the Scotland Yard and Interpol fail to provide them with the initial report, then the team would proceed to UK with or without permission. In another development, the investigations conducted by the Daily Mail have revealed that the ICC President Sharad Pawar, an Indian national is making an effort to involve Pakistani players in spot-fixing with the intent of seeing it banned for the next two to three years. The investigation also reveals that the ICC Chief and its members, The News of the World and the notorious Indian intelligence agency RAW have masterminded this mud-slinging against the Pakistan cricket team at a very crucial time, where the international world sought the return of international cricket in Pakistan, with Zimbabwe promising to tour the country later this year. The investigations have revealed that the picture of Salman Butt along with Mazhar Majeed, the high profile bookie, has been fabricated and created in Photoshop. The daily mail in its report has indicated that Mazhar Majeed is supposedly a RAW front man, holding a key position with the agency’s fund for the generation of illicit money, which includes the Mafia wings, running brothel houses, prostitution syndicates and gambling dens which were betting on cricket and soccer. According to the report, Majeed worked in a movie theatre at a lowly position when he was handpicked by RAW and trained under the command of RAW’s Special Operation Division SOD, headed by Chhota Rajan where he was trained for sports betting. The Daily Mail in their investigation also noted that Majeed was introduced to different bookies in Mumbai, Delhi, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Dubai by RAW officials. These findings divulge that in 2007, RAW arranged a meeting between Mazhar Majeed and Indian cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Rahul Dravid so that they can further introduce Majeed to different players of international cricket teams, especially cricketers from Pakistan. Furthermore, the findings disclosed that in 2009, an Indian businessman Vijay Aloowalia based in CapeTown, South Africa hosted a dinner for Pakistani and Indian cricketers where Majeed was introduced to some Pakistani players. In their investigations, the Daily Mail has further indicated that RAW’s undercover officials working at the Indian High Commission at London held meetings with British journalists after which they finally succeeded in convincing a certain journalist to organize an operation which would go on to implicate the Pakistani players ahead of their ODI series. The investigations further go on to point out that the quick bail of Mazhar Majeed was also sponsored by the Indian High Commission and RAW since the Indian diplomats at London were seen to be highly active following the arrest of Majeed. The Daily Mails investigations conclude that the basic aim of RAW was to play havoc with the careers of Pakistani players and when Sharad Pawar was taken on board the ICC President supported the plan to get the Pakistan Cricket team suspended for a period of three to five years from international cricket. Following the accusations, Malcolm Speed was quick to put forward the suggestion of banning the Pakistan team based on what could be termed “yellow journalism.” It is also imperative to mention that India and Pakistan have had a strained relationship, due to the Kashmir dispute, with Indian’s blaming Pakistan for the insurgency in the valley. Pakistan has blamed India for multiple insurgencies through Afghanistan in the regions of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and Balochistan. The Pakistani foreign office claiming that they had proofs of Indian involvement in the insurgency. This report might be termed as speculation and a conspiracy theory, however only the final report by the Scotland Yard can shed more light on the truth of the betting scam that has considerably damaged Pakistan cricket.
http://blogs.bettor.com/Mazhar-Majeed-RAW-front-man,-claims-Daily-Mail-a25022 :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
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India - Nike Australia - Adidas England - Adidas SA and SL - Reebok Pakistan - Bhoom Bhoom :hysterical: they are crap at everything arent they
Anything non-islamic is Israeli (in other words Haram) for them !
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nball here's your answer Butt :hehe: Cricket fixer's cash trail leads to captain Cash used in the cricket betting scandal is understood to have been found in the belongings of the Pakistani team captain, the Daily Mail has learned. Scotland Yard officers are to question Salman Butt today over how marked notes were discovered in police searches of his hotel room and his locker at Lord’s cricket ground. The revelation came on the day Pakistan’s most senior diplomat in Britain said the three cricketers engulfed in the betting scandal were set up. Wajid Hasan, the Pakistani high commissioner in London, said he believed the trio played no part in an alleged plot to bowl no-balls to order during their side’s fourth Test defeat at Lord’s last week. But the Daily Mail can disclose that a substantial and suspicious amount of cash was found by detectives. The money is believed to have been part of £150,000 handed over in cash by an undercover News of the World reporter to Mazhar Majeed, the alleged mastermind of the Pakistan betting racket. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308507/Cricket-fixers-cash-trail-leads-captain-Pakistans-senior-diplomat-claims-players-set-up.html#ixzz0yPnEbbha

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Shwetabh, see the video from 5:00 onwards rofl @ media scrum. Looks like poyzz are screwed YouTube- Pakistan Spot-Fixing Scandal - Day's Developments - 02/09/2010 - Part 1
Yawar tried extremely hard to cover who made the decision. That idiot said he made the decision or someone made the decision the players will not take further part. HC said players made the decision What a joke of nation. Not willing to take accountability for jack sh!t.
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Cricket fixer's cash trail leads to captain, but Pakistan's most senior diplomat claims players were set up

Cash used in the cricket betting scandal is understood to have been found in the belongings of the Pakistani team captain, the Daily Mail has learned. Scotland Yard officers are to question Salman Butt today over how marked notes were discovered in police searches of his hotel room and his locker at Lord’s cricket ground. The revelation came on the day Pakistan’s most senior diplomat in Britain said the three cricketers engulfed in the betting scandal were set up. Butt, the 25-year-old captain, and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif, 27, and Mohammad Aamer, 18, also insisted they were innocent. Last night, however, the three men were suspended from all matches by the International body. ICC officials went over the heads of the Pakistan Cricket Board, which had merely withdrawn the players from the tour of England. ‘We will not tolerate corruption in cricket – simple as that. We must be decisive in such matters,’ said a spokesman. Wajid Hasan, the Pakistani high commissioner in London, said he believed the trio played no part in an alleged plot to bowl no-balls to order during their side’s fourth Test defeat at Lord’s last week. But the Daily Mail can disclose that a substantial and suspicious amount of cash was found by detectives. The money is believed to have been part of £150,000 handed over in cash by an undercover News of the World reporter to Mazhar Majeed, the alleged mastermind of the Pakistan betting racket. The millionaire, who has been arrested and questioned by police, represents Test captain Butt. The cash is understood to have been secretly marked so that it could be later identified by police. Majeed, 35 and British born, was photographed in the newspaper sitting in front of piles of money, and it was unclear last night how much is alleged to have been found in facilities used by Butt. The recovered money is undergoing forensic tests to confirm police suspicions that it came from the News of the World sting. A source said: ‘Early indications suggest the money found in possession of Salman Butt originated from the sting. There are good reasons to believe this was the case.’ It is not known how police can identify notes from the original £150,000 handed to Majeed by the News of the World. One theory is that it may have been sprayed with a purple dye, mixed with a unique DNA marker. Alternatively, the serial numbers may have been logged. Wajid Hassan: The Pakistani high comissioner said he believed the trio played no part in the alleged plot Reports in Pakistan claimed that Butt had told investigators he had cash in his possession to fund his sister’s dowry. Breaking their silence over the allegations yesterday, all three men protested their innocence but bowed to pressure to play no part in the forthcoming one-day international matches series against England. The trio were interviewed in London yesterday by Mr Hasan and Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt, who is not related to the captain. They insisted they were not guilty of bowling no-balls at predetermined times during the match. ‘The three players have said that they are extremely disturbed by what has happened in the past week, especially in regard of their alleged involvement in the crime,’ Mr Hasan said. He said that because of the ‘mental torture’ they had suffered they would not be in the right frame of mind to continue the tour. He also questioned the value of the News of the World’s tapes showing Majeed apparently correctly identifying the exact time when no-balls would be bowled. ‘We are not seeing on the video what the date is or what the time is,’ added Mr Hasan, pictured below. ‘Do you have answers to these questions? The video wasn’t timed or dated. It could have been filmed before or after the match.’ Asked if he believes the three players might have been set up, he responded: ‘Yes, I would say that.’ Pakistani authorities have also accused police of being part of a preconceived conspiracy against their team. In a defiant letter to a senior aide of President Asif Ali Zardari, PCB chairman Mr Butt gives an insight into the background to the scandal and the anger he feels. He said English cricket authorities had been ‘utterly shocked and surprised’ by the raids on the hotel rooms of the three players. Mr Butt said police had warned that these allegations were just the tip of the iceberg, and that in addition to the News of the World investigation, unlicensed overseas bookmakers of Asian descent had also made a complaint. Investigators are examining a blizzard of telephone calls to and from Majeed at the time of Pakistan’s games around the world over a two-year period. They are looking at events in more than 80 internationals played by the team. Customs officers suspect more than £20million has been laundered through non-league Croydon Athletic Football Club owned by Majeed. Majeed, his wife Sheliza Manji, 35, and an unidentified man from Wembley have been arrested over the laundering allegations and released. Last night it emerged that Scotland Yard detectives are already liaising closely with the Crown Prosecution Service over the corruption investigation. The three players at the centre of the bung allegations are expected to be interviewed under caution in the near future about the allegations. But already senior legal sources believe it is unlikely that any of the trio will face criminal charges, and will instead be dealt with through cricket’s disciplinary procedures. Scotland Yard made no comment on the suspicious cash claims.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308507/Cricket-fixers-cash-trail-leads-captain-Pakistans-senior-diplomat-claims-players-set-up.html
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For once the ICC has done something useful. It was clear where Pakistan were going with this today, their usual victim/the world led by India/BCCI against us bullshit. That clown of a High Commissioner has nowhere to hide now, and nor do the three cheats.

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What is suspension? and how long is this supposed to last? someone elaborate please
I think the suspension is temporary and will last till the end of the investigations by ICC and till a final hearing. Then, if they are found guilty, a punishment will be pronounced.

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