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***Official*** Spot-Fixing Scandal

smash84

smash84

The Tiger King
Lostman said:
Asif withdraws appeal against suspension.

Don't really understand this.
Either his lawyers have a good plan, or Asif is the biggest idiot in Pakistan.
Not an easy accomplishment when you consider that Afridi still plays for Pakistan.
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I think it might be that his lawyers think he is already a goner :laugh:
 
Fusion

Fusion

Global Moderator
I hope it means that he wants to confess his guilt in exchange for a lenient sentence. Something all 3 should be looking to do. Now what would be considered "lenient", I suspect, would greatly vary from person to person.
 
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silentstriker

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
Well, I'm sure they're in discussions right now about that but if was on the other side, the only way I'd agree to less than a life ban would be if I thought my case wasn't foolproof and I thought they may get away with it if it went to a full hearing. Then I'd look for some sort of leniency in return for a guilty plea.
 
Matt79

Matt79

Hall of Fame Member
Jono said:
For any Australian viewers, ABC's 4 Corners is doing an episode on match fixing:


Next on Four Corners, "In a Fix". An investigation into the allegations of corruption and match fixing that threaten to undermine the multi-billion dollar sport of international cricket.

Ten years ago the cricket world was rocked when players admitted they had conspired to "throw" matches for cash. Authorities promised to root out the corruption and keep the game honest. Now reporter Marian Wilkinson looks at the latest allegations involving Pakistan's national team. Were officials aware that some key players had been in contact with people associated with sports betting before the team left for England? Is the International Cricket Council really serious about investigating questionable activities and what really happened in Sydney when Pakistan lost the unlosable test to Australia?

"Whenever you see someone sitting down in a hotel room, counting their cash in front of a camera, you're very shocked to see that and you get to thinking, is it possible for these things to happen in a game of cricket?" Australian cricket captain, Ricky Ponting

It was one small over-step when Pakistan cricketer Mohammed Amir bowled a no-ball in a Test match against England in August. But the no ball - coupled with grainy footage shot by a British newspaper showing two men negotiating to "fix" cricket matches - forced cricket lovers around the world to ask an unthinkable question: is the game they love and pay money to see really "fair dinkum"?

Next on Four Corners reporter Marian Wilkinson tries to answer that question as she follows the trail of controversy left by Pakistan's players as they travel the globe.

What she finds is a team torn by internal politics, unable to play other teams at home because of terror threats and shunned in other parts of the world by fellow cricketing nations. As a result, Pakistan players have become the game's poor cousins ripe, for exploitation by match fixers.

"We all knew Pakistan cricket was vulnerable, it was just a question of when we'd find out." Cricket expert

Travelling to Pakistan, Four Corners talks to cricket insiders with an intimate knowledge of events leading up to the controversial tour to England. In particular, the report focuses on warnings given to Pakistan officials before the tour about the behaviour of certain players and their relationships with other people already under suspicion.

Reporter Marian Wilkinson profiles the key figure at the centre of this latest cricket crisis, Mazher Majeed. Better known as a property developer and sports entrepreneur, it's now clear that Majeed met with The News of the World operative to negotiate match fixing payments several times. The program analyses a number of those meetings and the pattern of behaviour they describe.

Majeed's involvement with Pakistan players doesn't end with the matches in England. It's now clear cricket authorities had him in their sights some time before the Pakistan-England series. What were their concerns and did they convey the information to other cricket officials around the world?

Majeed's secretly taped conversations and other witnesses pose serious questions about the now infamous Sydney Test between Pakistan and Australia. Did some Pakistan players throw the match or was their loss the result of infighting within the team? And what is the current status of the investigation into the match and its aftermath?

"In a Fix" goes to air on Monday 25th October at 8.30 pm on ABC1. It is replayed on the same network on Tuesday 26th October at 11.35 pm. The program is also replayed on ABC24 on Saturday in the same week at 2.00pm. Four Corners is also available online on ABC iView and 4 Corners Video on Demand .
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That was on the ABC website? Horrific punctuation. Auntie has really gone to the dogs.
 
Faisal1985

Faisal1985

International Vice-Captain
Fusion said:
I hope it means that he wants to confess his guilt in exchange for a lenient sentence. Something all 3 should be looking to do. Now what would be considered "lenient", I suspect, would greatly vary from person to person.
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Personally think he is doing it because regardless...even if he gets the suspension lifted in highly unlikely scenario, he still can't travel to UAE. So, might as well build some good will with ICC by withdrawing suspension appeal, although i don't think it will work.
 
AaronK

AaronK

State Regular
I wonder when we gona get the good news of Salman Butt and Shaoib malik being ban for life.. I just can't wait.. from the looks of thing, Asif has withdrawn his appeal because he can't prove himself innocent.. so lets hope Salman Butt faces the same verdict while some new evidance prove Malik and Kamran Akmal guilty also..
 
smash84

smash84

The Tiger King
AaronK said:
I wonder when we gona get the good news of Salman Butt and Shaoib malik being ban for life.. I just can't wait.. from the looks of thing, Asif has withdrawn his appeal because he can't prove himself innocent.. so lets hope Salman Butt faces the same verdict while some new evidance prove Malik and Kamran Akmal guilty also..
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:
 
G.I.Joe

G.I.Joe

International Coach
AaronK said:
I wonder when we gona get the good news of Salman Butt and Shaoib malik being ban for life.. I just can't wait.. from the looks of thing, Asif has withdrawn his appeal because he can't prove himself innocent.. so lets hope Salman Butt faces the same verdict while some new evidance prove Malik and Kamran Akmal guilty also..
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:laugh:
 
Avada Kedavra

Avada Kedavra

Banned
Lostman said:
Asif withdraws appeal against suspension.

Don't really understand this.
Either his lawyers have a good plan, or Asif is the biggest idiot in Pakistan.
Not an easy accomplishment when you consider that Afridi still plays for Pakistan.
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Asif's lawyer apparently asked him to do so,citing the need for more time.He is not allowed to play in UAE anyway so he isn't losing anything.
 
Teja.

Teja.

Global Moderator
From the article,

CCTV cameras installed at the Indian team hotel showed that on more than one night Raina was in the company of a woman known to be an associate of a man allegedly linked to a bookmaker.

So, Raina knows a chick who knows a man who allegedly knows a bookie. The news makes it sound 1000 times worse.

For all we know, He's just shagging a chick who is from a bad crowd and he has NFI about anything related to match-fixing.

You can never be too careful after Azhar-gate though.
 
smash84

smash84

The Tiger King
Teja. said:
ICC probing BCCI inaction on Raina's bookie link - Rediff.com Sports

wtf
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"Raina... being seen in the company of a woman linked to an associate of an illegal bookmaker"

So what???? If tomorrow Laxman is seen in the company of an old man who turns out to be the father in law of the brother of a bookie so will that make him a match fixer????

The only thing that strikes me in that article is why did BCCSL contact BCCI and not the ICC??? And also why did that Srinivasan guy in BCCI ask BCCSL to just sweep the matter under the carpet??? That seems to be something strange.
 
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