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Butt/Amir/Asif - Spot Fixing Trial

intcricket

U19 12th Man
Some news channels are stating that Kamran and Wahab will be investigated as well. This will be great news for their fans :P. Can't seem to find that thread with "Khatmal" in the name.
 

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
Dheeraj Dixit who was Mohamad Asif's friend and whom Veena Malik(Mohammad Asif's girlfriend who was allegedly a ex - girlfriend of Mazhar Majeed) accused of being involved in this, accusing Imran Farhat and his relatives of being the link between London based bookies and the Pakistani team on Star News right now.

His father in law is the current Chairman of Selectors in Pakistan -

Cricket: Illyas becomes chief selector – The Express Tribune
 
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Agent Nationaux

International Coach
Which body is investigating Kamran and Wahab?

Kamran was named by Mazhar Majeed and Wahab was caught with a Jacket. How is this an indication/proof of criminal behaviour and how will this investigative body prove the offence?
 

Cevno

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Which body is investigating Kamran and Wahab?

Kamran was named by Mazhar Majeed and Wahab was caught with a Jacket. How is this an indication/proof of criminal behaviour and how will this investigative body prove the offence?
Didn't Mazhar Majeed name 7 other players including Farhat too?

According to Mazhar, the other six cricketers allegedly working for him are: Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamir (already suspended provisionally by the International Cricket Council), Wahab Riaz and brothers Kamran and Umar Akmal.
Imran Farhat to sue Mazhar Majeed | Sport | DAWN.COM

And then he apparently accused some Australian players, and some others in court too.

Spot-fixing trial: 'Aus players biggest culprits': Cricketnext

Perhaps they have some sort of slight evidence against these 2 on which basis they feel it is worth investigating further compared to others.
 
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Burgey

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There is unfortunately a selective black-and-white approach to crime. My point is, don't spare anyone. When you pick up the broom-stick clean all the dirt or kachra, as we in India call it.

Now the incidents of the past will constantly come up for comparisons. It is upto the sports administrators to ensure that justice is delivered for all future verdicts the way it admirably has been here.
Get your government to clean up its act with regards stamping out illegal gambling.

That would do immeasurable harm to the match fixing caper.
 

Himannv

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Dheeraj Dixit who was Mohamad Asif's friend and whom Veena Malik(Mohammad Asif's girlfriend who was allegedly a ex - girlfriend of Mazhar Majeed) accused of being involved in this, accusing Imran Farhat and his relatives of being the link between London based bookies and the Pakistani team on Star News right now.

His father in law is the current Chairman of Selectors in Pakistan -

Cricket: Illyas becomes chief selector – The Express Tribune
Aha, the plot thickens. Send all these other people to jail too!!
 

Spikey

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Richard DJ Edwards
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#spotfixing
Reporting restrictions lifted: we can now tell you MAZHAR MAJEED PLEADED GUILTY two weeks before the trial

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I suppose this was fairly obvious and we all knew but nevertheless posting
 

Agent Nationaux

International Coach
Didn't Mazhar Majeed name 7 other players including Farhat too?



Imran Farhat to sue Mazhar Majeed | Sport | DAWN.COM

And then he apparently accused some Australian players, and some others in court too.

Spot-fixing trial: 'Aus players biggest culprits': Cricketnext

Perhaps they have some sort of slight evidence against these 2 on which basis they feel it is worth investigating further compared to others.
:dry: You haven't answered my question. Which body?

Who is going to take Mazhar Majeed's words as the truth. Anyway the police let Kamran and Wahab go.
 

andyc

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
And also interesting that the ICC's ACSU was able to do nothing while NOTW's fake sheikh was.
Not really. Investigative units are always going to have fairly strict policies to follow when they're looking into something to make sure it's done the right way. Journalists have a lot less of these.
 

Cevno

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Initially yes, doesn't mean they can't rearrest them (and I'd be stunned if they didn't)
I doubt they will come to England and Co-operate after this though like Boje and Gibbs didn't come to India for a while, to avoid the Police investigations until things calmed down.
 

Spikey

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Tip off which triggered scandal came from Pakistan camp | The Cricketer

Wonder who it was? Good job nevertheless.

And also interesting that the ICC's ACSU was able to do nothing while NOTW's fake sheikh was.
Not really. You can't nail them for fixing unless you have a smoking gun, you know actual evidence. In Hansie Cronje's the police stumbled upon a phone-call, here they set up a deal. The ICC can't phone tap non set up sting operations. And they've tried to do the second but the players association won't allow that. So the ICC are in a pretty ****ty situation. Pressing the governments to allow legalize gambling on cricket is probably their best move, but even then....

Anyway

@Cricketer_RDJ Richard DJ Edwards
#spotfixing Majeed claims it was the PLAYERS who approached him to get involved in fixing, not the other way round

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Cevno

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So the ICC are in a pretty ****ty situation. Pressing the governments to allow legalize gambling on cricket is probably their best move, but even then....
Already had this debate before in this thread IIRC and to think that will solve everything is too simplistic a way of thinking and naive.

In any case ICC does not wield political clout to do that.

Also agree about the limitations of ACSU, but was pointing out that the aggressive means used by the Media sometimes have their benefits too.:p
 

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