International umpires caught red handed in s sting operation

[MCcricket]

International cricket umpires now involved in corruption: Report NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of five Indian cricketers found involved in spot-fixing, a latest sting operation has revealed that six umpires were ready to be bribed during the recently concluded Twenty20 World Cup and Sri Lanka Premier League in August. India TV, which had earlier conducted a sting operation on corruption in India's domestic circuit, has come up with another footage showing six umpires from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, willing to give wrong decisions during a game. The umpires are Nadeem Ghauri and Anees Siddiqui of Pakistan, Nadir Shah of Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka's Gamini Dissanayake, Maurice Winston and Sagara Gallage. Amongst the officials interrogated on camera, only Shah and Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid represent the current umpire panel of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The channel, however, claimed that Sharfudoullah refused to give any favour in lieu of money offered by the undercover reporters. But Shah, who has officiated in 40 one-day internationals and three T20 Internationals, was ready to fix any match at international or domestic level. Shah also revealed that Pakistani batsman Nasir Jamshed "fixed" matches in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the channel said. In another video of the sting, Sri Lankan umpire Gallage agreed to leak information on the pitch, weather, toss, and the playing elevens of India and Pakistan ahead of their World Twenty20 warm-up match Sep 17 for Rs.50,000. He was the fourth umpire in the game. Dissanayake went a step ahead. Gamini claimed that by providing liquor to Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) officials, one can get any work done. During the reporter's conversation with Ghauri, a former ICC umpire from Pakistan, the latter promised to do anything for a payment. He has officiated in 43 ODIs and 14 Tests with his last international game back in November 2010. The channel said Ghauri's countryman Siddiqui was also ready to get a decision in favour of India for money. Anees promised that he would manage the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to accept a decision favourable to India

[Executioner]

no indian umpires, must be some sort of BCCI kanspiracy!

[rkt.india]

India TV broadcasting this string operation right now.

[Sachin=GOD]

why is it that almost all the controversies in cricket these days tend to happen (or are related to) during T20 tournaments - is it because the format itself is rotten or is there some other reason?

[Lord]

no indian umpires' date=' must be some sort of BCCI kanspiracy![/quote'] they dont need money to screw things up,just like Bangla players:giggle:

[rkt.india]

why is it that almost all the controversies in cricket these days tend to happen (or are related to) during T20 tournaments - is it because the format itself is rotten or is there some other reason?

No because channel was waiting for tournament to end. How fixing is related to a format. Aamir bowled no balls in test?

[Clarke]

Rs. 50k, really ?

[kubrickian]

[Executioner]

why is it that almost all the controversies in cricket these days tend to happen (or are related to) during T20 tournaments - is it because the format itself is rotten or is there some other reason?

I think its because T20 tournaments are not monitored properly by the boards and thus creating the ideal oppurtunities for them to happen

[Number]

such cheap ass umpires. :hysterical::hysterical:

[jairamesh]

Attention to all ICF World Tamasha Cup Fantasy League participants. Disclaimer: No ICF$ prize payouts will be redistributed due to above allegations so all you who missed thinking of calling foul play can :finger:. Final results stand as it is on CI website. Good day! Peace out.

[Tridibans_16]

Attention to all ICF World Tamasha Cup Fantasy League participants. Disclaimer: No ICF$ prize payouts will be redistributed due to above allegations so all you who missed thinking of calling foul play can :finger:. Final results stand as it is on CI website. Good day! Peace out.

:hysterical:

[Tridibans_16]

How stupid can a person be :facepalm: That SL umpire was fixing matches on a webcam with a stranger :haha:

[Prudent]

http://www.indiatvnews.com/live-video/india-tv-umpire-sting--9246.50.html

[Yoda-esque]

Attention to all ICF World Tamasha Cup Fantasy League participants. Disclaimer: No ICF$ prize payouts will be redistributed due to above allegations so all you who missed thinking of calling foul play can :finger:. Final results stand as it is on CI website. Good day! Peace out.

:hysterical:

[CoverDrive]

so did anyone watch this anything of interest except some umpires getting caught

[BeautifulGame]

A sting operation by an Indian TV channel claims to have "exposed" several first-class umpires from three countries who were allegedly willing to give decisions favouring players for a fee. The sting was broadcast on Monday evening by India TV, which in May had alleged corrupt practices by five Indian domestic players, all of whom were subsequently banned by the BCCI for varying lengths. Among the umpires named or allegedly interviewed in the sting, one is a current member of the ICC's international panel of umpires and two have officiated in international matches. Two were fourth officials in unofficial warm-up matches before the 2012 World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. Two of the umpires are from Bangladesh. In the sting, conducted in July and August, the reporters claimed to belong to a sports management company and promised the umpires officiating assignments in events of all kinds around the world, largely domestic Twenty20 leagues. The reporters, who worked undercover, carried out the 'sting' mainly through interviews and conversations via Skype, an internet videophone service. The one face-to-face meeting, with the International Panel umpire, is said to have taken place in Delhi in July. At that meeting, the umpire was asked whether he would do favours for cricketers who were sponsored by the "company" the reporters represented. He replied saying it would be possible to do so with reference to lbws and run-outs only. The no-ball, he said, "has the problem of going to the third umpire, so says the law. It has to be done in a way that nobody knows." One of the umpires involved in the sting was alleged to have provided pre-match information relating to a domestic Twenty20 match - the state of the pitch, the playing XIs and the result of the toss - and had allegedly been paid Rs 15,000 (US$285) for it. On the Skype video, he can be heard promising the same information for a World Twenty20 practice game, which included a pitch report 90 minutes before the start of the match, as well the result of the toss. In a statement, the ICC confirmed that none of the umpires named had been involved in any of the official games of the World Twenty20. It also asked the channel "to turn over any information that can assist the ICC's urgent investigations into this matter." None of the umpires in the sting had been a part of the ICC's Elite panel of umpires, who are directly under the control of the ICC. Umpires on the international panel are under the jurisdiction and control of their home boards. Every national board can recommend their candidates for the international panel, but elevation to the international panel is not part of inevitable progress towards the elite panel. Not all international panel umpires are elevated to elite status. The Bangladesh Cricket Board also issued a statement referring to "allegations of corruption... directed towards a Bangladeshi international panel umpire who is with the BCB on retainership basis." It pledged a "detailed inquiry" into the matter. ESPNcricinfo was contacted in August this year by two of these umpires, who said they had the impression of being offered generous umpiring deals for an "upcoming" private tournament. The umpires said they were in discussions with the "sports management company" keeping the appointments in mind, with one of them saying he suspected the bonafides of the company. Both umpires claimed they had spoken to these "sports agents" on Skype; they said they had turned on their camera but the party on the other side, claiming to be from India, didn't turn on their webcams

Seriously how dumb are these umpires :hysterical:

[saket123]

When it comes to South East Asians and corruption charges.. everybody is guilty unless proven innocent.

[Stuge]

:hysterical: I'm sure they were given more money to say all this rubbish .

[Precambrian]

What all matches did these chaps stand in