PCB handed over Match fixing evidence by ICC
on February 26th, 2010 at 1:47 pmThe PCB has received evidence from the ICC regarding the involvement of Pakistan players in match-fixing. Ijaz Butt, the chairman of PCB, said the evidence concerned old cases.
More to follow
I have been saying it since last two years that some key players and top PCB brass is involved in match fixing, my views were often snubbed or rejected by other pundits, I always knew that only ICC can expose this corruption as PCB’s top management is itself involved in it, they have been continously trying to coverup the under performance of key players by groupism in the team and continue to select the same underperforming players. So far ICC and PCB have their lips sealed about the names of the two players. But their have been whispers about Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Yousaf and Misbah Ul Haq being under investigation.
Recently allegations were made against Younis Khan and his team after the SriLankan series and during the champions trophy, Pakistan consistently surrendered it’s winning position either due to spectecular batting collapses, poor fielding or wayward bowling but after every series the underperformance was attributed to rifts in the team. The same group of players underperformed in NewZealand and Australia under Mohammad Yousaf and once again PCB tried to cover it up by attributing it to the rifts in the team.
Ejaz Butt initially remarked that the two players under investigation are from the current squad but now he has back tracked from his initial statement and has said the case under investigation is 10 years old.
The truth will come out in a few days.
PCB will try to cover up this case and will do every thing in it’s power to derail proper investigation of the two players, the real facts will only come out if such investigation is done by an independent party. i.e ICC’s anti corruption unit. At least five senior players are involved in this corruption and this evil cannot be erradicated from Pakistan cricket unless an independent investigation is held.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Butt is now saying that the evidence relates to 15 years old case and is not regarding the current players. What is the purpose of digging up a 15 year old case when the player under scrutiny must have retired? I suspect it might be involving the new coaches of the team.
ICC has denied handing over any such report to PCB which means it is a domestic agenda of PCB top brass in relation to the on going political turmoil in the organization.
i think this is very shame full for pcb that they dosent support our player insteed they just trying to trap them in any casses what they did for shoib akhtar they are not good at all look at the icb they support thier player very well even they fight for them but look there we are fighting with our player this is reducl
us
Wasim,
What a dithering fool this guy is. Did anyone check if he had his shoes on the right feet? How can he make such ambiguous statements on such an important issue?
I still think cricinfo could have waited a bit more as this is a serious issue, more importantly at a serious time because of Afridi’s biting. We’re already looked on as cheaters and that article can’t have helped.
Either Osman Samiuddin knows something we don’t, or they jumped the gun a bit. This is not ood publicity and surely he has a responsibility to consider how Pakistan cricket will be looked upon? I accept, if it was fact, by all means, report it.
Stani
Butt fooled everybody, I won’t blame Osman Sami for sensationalism because Butt at first gave the impression that the players under investigation were current, later on he said it was an old case and at first saying it was a 10 year old case and now saying it is 15 year old case.
Meanwhile ICC has denied of handing over any report to PCB.
Apparently either he is trying divert media’s attention before announcing the investigation committee’s findings about the Australian tour or he is trying to twist the arm of a veteran player just to make him shut up. Otherwise all the players involved in Match fixing 15 years ago were punished by Justice Qayyum they can’t be punished once again. He is just playing with the media.
And yes you are right we have a license to Kill.
Wasim,
I do hope this is not true but I have a bad feeling it is. And just when we thought things wouldn’t get worse. The reason I have a bad feeling is because of what you highlighted to me the last time around in regards to Intikhab and his association with match fixing. And Intikhab was given leave for Dubai. Something is going on.
I wasn’t too impressed with the cricinfo article though. Seemed very sensational. They have a duty to only report fact and I think they…he, went a bit too far. We can, however, go as far as we want