Pakistan Trio Suspended by ICC in Spot Fixing Scandal

[riya]

Pakistanis are gone mad absolutely mad.I wonder who they are getting mad at.Mostly Indians and the rest,except their own players. And Indian batsmen are scared of Amir,are they living in some dream land,didn't they see what was his bowling figure in his last encounter with Indian batsmen.Such delusional bunch living far from realities. They accuse us for having superiority complex, a bit rich coming from the lot who 24x7 gloat about ''beef eating ''superiority.

[asterix]

Jo Kar Rahein Hain Woh Bhugat Rahein Hain.. lol H50eX2ZLa2Y

[hatja_tau]

I feel for YH, probably was set-up and now gets this shock! I hope he and his family are safe.

[Karan114]

He probably said it off the record to the NoTW guys without realizing he was being taped

[Karan114]

However, ICC sources close to the investigation have told Cricinfo that they are unaware of any such approach made to Hameed, and as a consequence, the player himself is in breach of the Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct for failing to follow the proper procedures. Article 2.4.2 states it is an offence if a player fails "to disclose to the ACSU (without undue delay) full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Player or Player Support Personnel to engage in conduct that would amount to a breach of the Anti-Corruption Code."

[kabira]

YH is in Pakistan right?? Can he be brought back to UK for investigation?

[Karan114]

Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed later told reporters at the team hotel in Cardiff that Hameed had denied such statements, although there is believed to be video footage of the interview.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iYtCUPb99d-n9FOsHwLRRb7vjvRA

[Sachinism]

BBC suspects 4th players interviewed by ICC is Kamran Akmal

[talksport]

I'm having some doubts..The rate at which Pak players drop catches' date=' many of them could be multi millionaires..Atleast Akmal must be..[/quote'] they are cheap

[zen]

PCB had fined Akmal bros 2 million rupees after the OZ tour. Any guesses on how they would have recouped the money :giggle:

[Gunner_Mania]

The News of the World also claimed that batsmen Yasir Hameed spoke to the newspaper about other Pakistani cricketers' involvement in match-fixing. However, Hameed denies speaking to the tabloid, though the News of the World paper has promised to published a video interview with the Pakistan batsman on Sunday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8969656.stm

[donkey]

Cash found in Pakistani cricket captain Salman's Butt THE smoking gun has been found. A breakthrough in the fight against cricket corruption was made with the discovery of cash used in the Pakistani betting sting in the belongings of team captain Salman Butt. London's Daily Mail said Scotland Yard officers would quiz Butt over how marked notes were discovered in searches of his hotel room in London and his locker at Lord's cricket ground. Butt and pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer have been charged with match-fixing by the International Cricket Council after a London newspaper sting. The trio, who voluntarily stood down from the rest of the England tour, insist they are innocent but the discovery of the marked money allegedly passed on from a reporter to Butt via his agent Mazhar Majeed is seen as a major victory for police. Never before in a cricket match-fixing case have police or corruption investigators been able to locate the cash used in the transaction. The recovered money is being tested to confirm police suspicions it came from the newspaper sting. One theory is that it may have been sprayed with a purple dye, mixed with a unique DNA marker. Investigators are examining a huge volume of telephone calls to and from Majeed at the time of Pakistan's games around the world over a two-year period and are reviewing more than 80 matches played by the team. Pakistan's high commissioner to the UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, suggested the trio were victims of a "set-up". "They have mentioned that they are entirely innocent of the whole episode," Hasan said. "They further maintain that on account of the mental torture that has deeply affected them, they are not in the right frame of mind to play the remaining matches." Meanwhile, a split has developed in cricket over whether 18-year-old Aamer should be thrown out of the game if found guilty of match-fixing. While former Australian coach John Buchanan and ex-England captain Mike Atherton have pleaded for leniency for the youngster, Shane Warne said any player found guilty of match-fixing should be banned for life. Buchanan said Butt, as captain, should be banned for life if found guilty, as should Asif, who has been caught taking anabolic steroids, but that Aamer should be shown compassion. "With young Aamer I would be leaning more towards a suspended sentence," Buchanan said. Atherton wrote in The Times that "Aamer's rehabilitation should be at the heart of the cleansing of Pakistan cricket. The brilliant young bowler is not the cause of the problem but the most tragic consequence of it."

:hmmm::hmmm::hmmm: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/cash-found-in-pakistani-cricket-captain-salman-butts-room/story-e6frfg8o-1225914034464

[vvvslaxman]

^ Salman's butt :haha:

[Fontaine]

Mohammad ASif ......Kamran ACkmal .......Salman BUtt Mohammad AMir

[Karan114]

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/943688/Pakistan-cricket-star-Yasir-Hameed-talks-about-match-fixing-teammates.html Pakistani star Yasir Hameed blows lid off cricket corruption A PAKISTAN cricketer who played in the rigged Lord's Test has sensationally confirmed that there WERE cheats in his team. Respected opening batsman Yasir Hameed claims bent teammates were fixing "almost every match". And he provided a devastating insight into the shady world of betting scams, telling how he: * REFUSED bribes of up to £150,000 from a corrupt bookmaker to throw matches. * LOST his own place in the squad and saw his career damaged as a result. * WATCHED as crooked colleagues splashed out on plush properties and expensive sports cars funded by their illicit activities. * LEARNED that shameless players pocketed an astonishing £1.8million for rigging a Test match against Australia earlier this year. Hameed, once rated amongst the world's finest batsmen, said of his scandal-struck colleagues: "They've been caught. Only the ones that get caught are branded crooks. "They were doing it (fixing) in almost every match. God knows what they were up to. Scotland Yard was after them for ages. "It makes me angry because I'm playing my best and they are trying to lose." And, predicting the likely fate of the players exposed by the News of the World, Hameed added darkly: "The guys that have got done have got themselves killed. "They're gone - forget about them." Hameed's remarks will heap pressure on the ICC investigation and the preposterous defence thrown up last week by shamed Pakistan skipper Salman Butt, bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir and their Pakistan Cricket Board bosses. Sipping white wine in a Nottingham hotel just two days after our revelations sparked a worldwide sensation, Hameed, 32, described how he became a victim of betting cartels' vengeance for refusing to fix games. "It's because of all these wrong things that I was outed, because I wouldn't get involved," he told our undercover reporter. "If you sat here and said, 'I'm a bookie and I want you to fix the match tomorrow' - I've met lots of people like that in the past and I refused. They offered me handsome money. "I could have come to see you in a Ferrari. They give you so much money that you can live out your dreams, buy a flash car. "I've been offered huge amounts of money, up to £150,000." "I wouldn't get involved. That's why I was out of the team for two years - two years! Now God has punished them. I played in the (Lord's) match. Even though I flopped, these guys have been caught out. "Just look at my average. It's 38, 39 (runs scored per innings). Which player in the world has that average and is dropped? "If I was playing for any other country, what would I be now? I'd be the team captain." Hameed's record supports his case. He had a sensational start to his international career in 2003, scoring 170 runs in his first innings and another 105 in the second, against Bangladesh. In his first 30 One Day Inter- nationals, he scored more runs than any other batsman. Yet despite that he has bounced in and out of the national team. "The truth is I've never sold a match for Pakistan. I've always got by on legitimate money. I come from a middle-class hard-working family," he said. Hameed detailed how the lure of riches had led some of his comparatively poorly paid teammates to fall for the lure of match-fixers. By contrast with the limited fees of around £2,000 a match, Hameed said the potential rewards for rigging games were huge. Detailing the crooked price list of the match-fixers, he said: "The £150,000 (paid to Majeed) was just (a deposit) to show what would happen on this ball, what would happen on the other ball. "In the future, imagine how much money they would have made. Imagine how many pounds they would have made! "He (Majeed) pays the players whatever the rate is. I think they get £20,000 or £25,000 for no balls. God knows what was the deal, I didn't ask." Hameed asked why Asif - one of three players at the centre of the scandal who was last week suspended by the ICC - had been able to amass a big property portfolio. "I'm having a house built and it's stopped halfway," said Hameed. "I'm building it from legitimate money and work has stopped. "Asif - how many matches has he played and how many have I played? I've played 80 matches and he's played around 50. He has four mansions. Where did they come from? "He has just built a house in Italian style in Lahore. You go there and you will think you are in Italy - that's how good his house is." Hameed also dramatically claimed that another game had been thrown. Talking about fixed matches, he said: "The ICC Champion Trophy, Rose Bowl, we lost a match against West Indies, do you remember?" That was a semi-final game in 2004 at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. The West Indies won the match by seven wickets despite posting just 132 runs. Pakistan capitulated to 131 all out. The ICC's anti-corruption team may well now add the match to another they are investigating - January's farcical Test Match between Pakistan and Australia in Sydney. Last week, we revealed how gloating Majeed bragged to our undercover team how they fixed the result. "We let them (Australia) get up to 150 in the morning, and then everyone lost their wickets. That one we made 1.3 (million)." Amazingly, Hameed claims Majeed underestimated the cash netted in the scam. He told us: "In the Sydney Test Match they made £1.8million - they gave away the match. I don't know how the money was divided up." Of some agents who swarm around players, Hameed angrily told us: "There are agents but they are bastard bookies basically." Turning to Mr Fix-it Mazhar Majeed - the lynchpin of the Lords scandal - Hameed spoke of his relief that he had given the crooked agent a wide berth. "He had seven players. He didn't make me an offer and I didn't want to take a chance. I know what was going on." But Hameed remains curiously loyal to shamed skipper Butt. "He's a nice guy basically," he said. "I don't know why he's gone like this because of money."

[Sachinism]

Hameed pwned. Geo now reporting YH did do the NOTW interview

[donkey]

no video there where did yr last post go

[EnterTheVoid]

wow @ karan's article. Poyzzz are majorly screwed :two_thumbs_up:

[EnterTheVoid]

"Just look at my average. It's 38, 39 (runs scored per innings). Which player in the world has that average and is dropped? "If I was playing for any other country, what would I be now? I'd be the team captain."

WTF :hysterical:

[Sachinism]

Hameed could walk into any team and be captain hahaha