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New allegations deepen Pakistan fixing scandal
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September 5, 2010, Sunday
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THE crisis surrounding Pakistan cricket deepened yesterday when a teammate of the three players suspended on corruption charges reportedly claimed that players on his team have been fixing "almost every match."
The News of the World newspaper's today edition quoted opening batsman Yasir Hameed as saying Pakistan players are throwing matches.
"They were doing it in almost every match," Yasir was quoted as saying. "God knows what they were up to. Scotland Yard was after them for ages.
"It makes me angry because I'm playing my best and they are trying to lose."
Yasir played in last week's fourth test against England, in which Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are alleged to have deliberately bowled no-balls in conspiracy with bookmakers.
The News of the World also quoted Yasir as saying he been offered up to 150,000 pounds (US$232,000) to throw a match. If Yasir did not report the approach, he could be charged by the International Cricket Council under its anti-corruption code.
The ICC suspended Asif, Amir and test captain Salman Butt this week while it investigates them for various offenses under the sport's anti-corruption code.
The News of the World said the trio face a total of 23 charges from the ICC, and alleged that at least 10,000 pounds (US$15,400) of marked bank notes it handed to a middleman in exchange for the no-balls has been recovered from Butt's locker.
The tabloid also claimed that a fourth Pakistan player is being investigated by the ICC, but that he cannot be named for legal reasons.
The ICC said it had no comment on the report.
The lawyers representing the three Pakistan players are unaware of any wish by police to speak to a fourth player.
Yasir was quoted by a private television channel in Pakistan - Dawn News - denying the claims, which the News of the World says he made to an undercover reporter.
The News of the World newspaper's today edition quoted opening batsman Yasir Hameed as saying Pakistan players are throwing matches.
"They were doing it in almost every match," Yasir was quoted as saying. "God knows what they were up to. Scotland Yard was after them for ages.
"It makes me angry because I'm playing my best and they are trying to lose."
Yasir played in last week's fourth test against England, in which Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are alleged to have deliberately bowled no-balls in conspiracy with bookmakers.
The News of the World also quoted Yasir as saying he been offered up to 150,000 pounds (US$232,000) to throw a match. If Yasir did not report the approach, he could be charged by the International Cricket Council under its anti-corruption code.
The ICC suspended Asif, Amir and test captain Salman Butt this week while it investigates them for various offenses under the sport's anti-corruption code.
The News of the World said the trio face a total of 23 charges from the ICC, and alleged that at least 10,000 pounds (US$15,400) of marked bank notes it handed to a middleman in exchange for the no-balls has been recovered from Butt's locker.
The tabloid also claimed that a fourth Pakistan player is being investigated by the ICC, but that he cannot be named for legal reasons.
The ICC said it had no comment on the report.
The lawyers representing the three Pakistan players are unaware of any wish by police to speak to a fourth player.
Yasir was quoted by a private television channel in Pakistan - Dawn News - denying the claims, which the News of the World says he made to an undercover reporter.
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