Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
I am hearing this as well..but Pakistanis come up with funny excuses...they won fair and square ...our batting was **** to say the least...and as far as dropped catches go...look at it this way..what if the catch was held and Raina or Yuvi had clicked with so many overs to go..the score was easily going to be near 300 runs...Tendulkar is a master class but i don't think anyone would disagree that it was not his best innings by far...he took his time and didn't up the strike rate as much either..so those dropped catches may have been the reason for India folding out on 260..Ok.This just in.I don't know how much of this is a rumor,but :
Wahab Riaz lives in the same locality as a friend of mine.So on Friday when he went to the mosque,Wahab was also there for the prayers.When the prayers ended,and Wahab came out of the mosque,everyone surrounded him,congratulating him on his great bowling performance.Wahab said it would have been nicer if the team was allowed to win the match too.When inquired,he mentioned that the team was directed to lose the match from the government.No bookies involved.No money involved.Just simple political pressure,with a promise from the government of this remaining completley confidential with the players not being accountable.