ICC’s anti-corruption unit had been keeping an eye on Pak players
August 31st, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANILondon, Aug 31 (ANI): The International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit had been keeping an eye on the Pakistani players for several months, according to a source within the ICC
The Pakistan team is in the midst of a betting scam, where fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are alleged to have bowled pre-arranged no-balls in the Lord’s Test, which England won by an innings and 225 runs on Sunday.
The “News of the World” tabloid has named four Pakistani players and three others of being involved in a spot-fixing racket.
The tabloid alleged that a Pakistani businessman Mazhar Majeed had paid bribes to the players to bowl no-balls and wides in the series and in the Lords test.
Senior officials of the unit are said to relish the opportunity to provide the police with details of their investigations, believing it could mark a vital stage in combatting the spot-fixing - betting on a specific incident in a game - that is proving so hard to eradicate, The Guardian reports.
The ICC yesterday began attempts to broker a deal between England and Pakistan, which would allow the forthcoming series of one-day matches (seven in all, beginning in Cardiff on Sunday) to go ahead.
The England and Wales Cricket Board are privately adamant that the three Pakistan players at the centre of the investigation - captain Salman Butt, and bowlers Amir and Asif - should be omitted from the series. (ANI)
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