The spot fixing revelation is opening a can of worms for Pakistan cricket. Now, a former Pakistan Cricket Board official has alleged that the current Pakistan playing XI has at least one Indian Cricket League (ICL) match-fixer
The spot fixing revelation is opening a can of worms for Pakistan cricket. Now, a former Pakistan Cricket Board official has alleged that the current Pakistan playing XI has at least one Indian Cricket League (ICL) match-fixer.
Nadeem Akram, the former PCB Director (HRD) said: "There is at least one player in the Pakistan XI who was allegedly involved in match-fixing during the last season of the ICL finals."
Without revealing the name, Akram also indicated that the team official with questionable credentials is in deep financial trouble and there are good reasons to be involved in the spot fixing controversy.
He added: "It would not be possible for youngsters to pull this (match-fixing or spot-fixing) on their own. There has to be someone among the team officials who must have facilitated this.
Not just no balls"It is not about bowling a few no balls, there is something more. Allowing England to amass a total of over 400 when they were literally on the mat, is in itself dubious. We need to wait till the final report of Scotland Yard and ICC is made public."
Akram however, felt that the root cause is the inability of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to effectively handle issues like match-fixing allegations after the Australia tour of 2009-10.u00a0 "Chairman Ijaz Butt, contrary to what was mandated according to the PCB constitution, never referred the matter to PCB HR and disciplinary committee, which did not exist because Butt had disbanded all such committees out of disdain for the previous regime.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
"Ironically, Butt was the chairman of one panel -- the audit committee. Instead, he chose to nominate people who reported what was asked of them.
The writer is a freelancer
