The Sundays have had a field day today as the story of Pakistani cricketing corruption rolls on. As I write the 20/20 test at Cardiff has been delayed by rain but I believe that it should have been cancelled. On the word of the 'match fixer' at least seven of the team were involved in the corruption and only three have been suspended.
He mentioned that two all rounders and the wickekeeper were also part of the plot and photographs identify two or three of the cricketers being shown the 'bribe' money hidden in a jacket when the fixer returned to their hotel. At the same time their opening batsman, Yasir Hameed, has been taped by another reporter complaining that he lost his place because he refused to take bribes. His confirmation that match fixing and spot betting was rife in the Pakistani team widens the circle even further.
Surely the manager must also have known that there was a dodgy element in his squad and if a batsman is being bounced in and out of the team because he cannot be corrupted then that involves the selection team as well.
The International Cricket Board cannot allow this affair to rumble along. They must act swiftly and ruthlessly. For too long there have been rumours about the honesty of Pakistani cricket. It is time that they were banned until they can prove that their cricket is clean and that may take some time.
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Sunday, 5 September 2010
Sunday, 29 August 2010
Pakistan
They are trying to deny it! This disgraceful nation should be thrown out of international cricket. It is only by cutting them off from the rest of the world that we will bring them into line. Pakistan cannot, they simply cannot, play a game honestly. It is not in their psyche!
Heh don't get me wrong I don't actually have any connection with Pakistan. I don't have any axe to grind. I just cannot believe how the western world continually to pander to a race who contine to endorse what most people believe of them.
They cannot even cheat sensibly. Their go between confirmed that the whole Pakistani set up is so corrupt that being honest precludes their selection. If they are allowed to continue in world cricket then we may as well forget the game completely. Pakistan has effectively killed cricket as an honest sport but then ever since the days of Mike Gatting did we believe anything else?
Heh don't get me wrong I don't actually have any connection with Pakistan. I don't have any axe to grind. I just cannot believe how the western world continually to pander to a race who contine to endorse what most people believe of them.
They cannot even cheat sensibly. Their go between confirmed that the whole Pakistani set up is so corrupt that being honest precludes their selection. If they are allowed to continue in world cricket then we may as well forget the game completely. Pakistan has effectively killed cricket as an honest sport but then ever since the days of Mike Gatting did we believe anything else?
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