Aamer Blamed Salman for spot - fixing scandal

[Shakthi]

KARACHI: Just a couple of days after ‘spot-fixing’ allegations were levelled at him and two other Pakistan players, a teary-eyed Mohammad Aamer went to the team management and spilled the beans on Salman Butt — Pakistan’s Test captain. Sources said on Saturday that the 18-year-old fast bowler told team manager Yawar Saeed and Shahid Afridi, Pakistan’s one-day captain, that he was innocent and just got involved in the scandal because of Salman Butt. According to the sources, some of Pakistan’s senior players saw Aamer meeting with Afridi. The allrounder later took the youngster to Yawar Saeed and three discussed the issue for some time at the team hotel. “Aamer told the team management that he wasn’t aware of the gravity of the situation and also claimed that he just followed Butt’s instructions,†said a well-placed source. Butt, Aamer and another Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) early this month after a British newspaper accused them of accepting bribes from match-fixers. News Of The World alleged that Asif and Aamer bowled deliberate no-balls during the fourth Test against England at Lord’s on the orders of match-fixers. British Police briefly arrested player agent Mazhar Majeed, the man at the centre of the scandal. The trio were questioned by Scotland Yard detectives, who also interview rookie pacer Wahab Riaz later. The players insist they are innocent. Sources said that Aamer told Afridi and Yawar that he didn’t even know Mazhar Majeed and was introduced to him by Salman Butt. “Amir told Afridi as well as the team manager that he was completely unaware of what was going on. He asked them to help him get out of the mess,†said the source. Amir, regarded among world’s best fast bowlers, has received a lot of sympathy from various quarters since the scandal broke almost a month ago. Several former Test cricketers from around the world have urged the ICC to show leniency to the teenager, who is young and uneducated. Former greats like England’s Michael Atherton, West Indies’ fast bowler Michael Holding, Australia’s Geoff Lawson, Pakistan’s Ramiz Raja and many others have urged the authorities to somehow save Amir’s international career. “Whilst I accept, if guilty, there can be no way back for Salman Butt, the captain, or Mohammad Asif, a cricketer who has enjoyed more lives than a cat, I hope the authorities can find a way to give Aamer a second chance. He is a victim in this episode,†wrote Atherton, in one of his articles earlier this month. Source - Geo Super

[Indiafan_Hyd]

Paki attempt at whitewashing.

[EnterTheVoid]

:yawn2: Who cares. Ban them all.

[achilles]

Whistleblowling is a brave thing to do. My respect for Mohammad Aamer just went up.

[Gunner_Mania]

Whistle blowing is when you talk to the authorities when you find something wrong is happening and you are not involved.. What Amir is doing is called Ratting out on his partners in crime.

[saneindian]

Hopfully the three of them will sink each other and take many others down with them thinking telling the truth could ctually help them walk away with a lighter punishment.

[putrevus]

So this rules out conspiracy theory which Pakistan has floated, They are indeed fricking cheats and match fixers, they would have fixed odis as per schedule , if they did not get exposed. Whole Pakistan is calling this issue as spot fixing but this was not spot fixing this was just Proof of concept from that Majeed , that he could also fix matches, why are they settling for Spot fixing then. Those involved should be banned along with that fricikng Idiot Ejaj Butt.

[zen]

Ijaz Butt: "Aamir has no proof that Salman Butt asked him to bowl the no balls" Pak HC: "There is no proof that Aamir said that" Pak fans: "Geo super is trying to scheme against Pak's pace attack. Geo super is indirectly controlled by BCCI, RAW, CIA and Mosad" :P

[ensd2]

Ii think amir can have a good career in bollywood

[achilles]

Ii think amir can have a good career in bollywood

He can take Asif's role in that funny Southie film. Or even Sadagopan Ramesh's role in some Southie film. Still remember bb's reply in that thread :cantstop:

[Anakin]

All the kid needs is a scapegoat.

[Show_stopper]

My respect for Mohammad Aamer just went up.

by tenfolds is it?

[Dravid]

he prob aint 18, so stop looking at it that way ban the fook, i say :proud:

[Guest Gunner]

So not only is he a cheat he is a snitch as well. Time to pop the greaseball. Who wants to ride?

[Sachinism]

So not only is he a cheat he is a snitch as well. Time to pop the greaseball. Who wants to ride?

Nope its an act of a national hero to take his cut and then turn on those who helped him get it