Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:42
Posted by Parvez Jabri
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan players perceive the recent spot-fixing scandal as a cause to faint the image of the game of cricket and has stone the ongoing Indian Premier League.Talking to private news channel, Former Test captain Zaheer Abbas said that he was shocked by the scandal involving Indian Test player, S. Sreesanth and two others Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan."There have always been fears that the IPL was a soft target for bookmakers but no one took this seriously," he said.He pointed out that the involvement of players in spot fixing or any sort of corruption had badly tainted the image of the sport."It doesn't matter which country you belong to but if you are corrupt you are causing irreparable damage to cricket."Former great said that the spot fixing scandal had only confirmed the fact that Asia had become a complex for cricket bookmakers and gamblers who were always out ...
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ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan players perceive the recent spot-fixing scandal as a cause to faint the image of the game of cricket and has stone the ongoing Indian Premier League.Talking to private news channel, Former Test captain Zaheer Abbas said that he was shocked by the scandal involving Indian Test player, S. Sreesanth and two others Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan."There have always been fears that the IPL was a soft target for bookmakers but no one took this seriously," he said.He pointed out that the involvement of players in spot fixing or any sort of corruption had badly tainted the image of the sport."It doesn't matter which country you belong to but if you are corrupt you are causing irreparable damage to cricket."Former great said that the spot fixing scandal had only confirmed the fact that Asia had become a complex for cricket bookmakers and gamblers who were always out ...
SYDNEY: Skipper Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying Wednesday he could still captain Australia despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant.Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later Wednesday over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers.He faces sanctions ranging from a fine to suspension or counselling.Clarke said Warner, who launched his rant ...
DUBLIN: Pakistan are keener than ever to get back on the field for the first of two one-day internationals against Ireland on Thursday after their second ODI against Scotland on the weekend was a wash-out.As Ireland are the strongest team outside the Full Members - they are five places below sixth ranked Pakistan - it promises to be a more searching examination for the team as the countdown to the Champions Trophy starts in earnest. ...
NEW DELHI: Three Indian cricket players were refused bail on Tuesday after they appeared in court on spotfixing charges as police announced the arrest of a Bollywood actor over the scandal.A court in New Delhi agreed a five-day custody extension for former Test paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two teammates from the Rajasthan Royals who are accused of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars during the ongoing Indian Premier League, a ...
KARACHI: Former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Lt. Gen. Tauqir Zia (Retd) has demanded ad hoc arrangements in the present set-up of the board.When the incumbent management of the PCB is celebrating the democratic transition a few former, current players and administrators casting doubts on the mechanism adopted by the PCB for the elections held in Islamabad on May 8 three-day before the General Elections in the country."The recent election for the chairman Zaka ...
KARACHI: Former skipper Aamer Sohail firmly believes that Pakistan's chances in the Champions Trophy depend on their adoptability to the conditions."Conditions would play a very important role in Pakistan's chances for this premier 8-nation contest," Aamer Sohail told APP in an interview on Tuesday."Batting will be our key area in focus and if they did well, team will have bright chances to reach the semi-final", he commented."We are second favourites in our group "B" with ...
LONDON: England squad for the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, starting on Friday:Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steven Finn, Matt Prior (wkt), Joe Root, Graeme Swann, Jonathan TrottCopyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
