Cricket betting scenario is getting curioser.
ICC says there is enough evidence to suspend them;Pakistan High Commisioner says it is India conspiracy;Salman Butt & Co says to Sctland Yard that they know Majeed and accepts taking money;their lawyer says the trio knew Majeed , he is their agent ,the money is for sponsorship;Shahid Afridi issues public apology on behalf of the trio.
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Read my blog on ‘Pakistan – (Salman) Butted
Story:
Pakistan’s one-day captain, Shahid Afridi, has issued a remarkable public apology on behalf of the three players at the centre of cricket’s betting scandal.
“I think it is very bad news,” he said. “On behalf of these players – I know they are not in this series – but on behalf of these boys I want to say sorry to all cricket lovers and all the cricketing nations.”
Afridi was at pains to distance himself from those implicated in the betting scandal – the Test captain, Salman Butt, and the fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif – as he arrived at nets ahead of Pakistan’s Twenty20 game against England in Cardiff tomorrow.
He made no attempt to proclaim that they were innocent until proven guilty and he also stressed that he had no anger about the investigation into the players. “No,” was his emphatic response.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/sep/04/shahid-afridi-apology-pakistan
The Pakistan players at the centre of the corruption row want a “timely and satisfactory outcome” to the affair.
Police questioned Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif on Friday over claims deliberate no-balls were bowled in the fourth Test with England.
“At no time were they placed under arrest, they were free to leave at any time,” said lawyer Elizabeth Robertson.
“They answered questions put to them and were released without charge or conditions,” she added.
The trio were quizzed separately by detectives in Kilburn in north London on Friday in the aftermath of allegations published in the News of the World newspaper last Sunday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm
‘The Dawn ‘ of pakistan in a blog takes a totally opposite view of the incident reflecting the mood of the Sports lovers there.
Which do you think the geniuses at the PCB opted for?
It comes as no surprise that Haroon Lorgat announced the suspensions of Amir, Asif and Butt, pending the completion of the investigation. They cajoled and urged all they could, but the PCB was adamant: these were mere allegations, they said. And people are innocent until proven guilty.
Which is true, technically speaking. But when the charges are this serious, and the initial evidence is so compelling, it behoves responsible adults to comprehend the stakes involved. The removal of Amir, Asif and Butt from the touring party would not have been an admission of guilt; it would’ve been the simple and sensible thing to do under the circumstances. It would’ve served the purpose of sending a signal to the rest of the cricketing world than we mean business, and we’re going to handle things properly. And it’s not as if the three players would have been in tip-top mental, emotional and psychological shape to play cricket anyway. But as it is wont to do, the PCB shunned its responsibility, and made the ICC do its work for it.
http://blog.dawn.com/2010/09/03/pcb-fumbles-again/
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