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September 6, 2010, Monday
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THE first Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan went ahead as planned yesterday despite the latest allegations in the fixing controversy, Pakistan manager Yawar Saeed said.
The Pakistan team held an emergency meeting after The News of the World reported that a fourth player was being investigated over match-rigging allegations, leading to speculation that it could pull out of the series.
"We are going to the ground for the match and that means the series is on," Yawar told Geo Super Channel.
The newspaper quoted Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed as saying that some of his teammates were fixing matches.
Yasir again denied making these allegations, even though the newspaper released a video of the interview with him.
"I was approached by this guy about a deal for sticker sponsorship on my bat. It was a general discussion and I just repeated what had already been published in the News of the World," Yasir said.
"I was tricked into this interview I never knew they were recording it which is a serious offense and I am talking to the Pakistan team management about it," he said.
Test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir were suspended by the International Cricket Council last week over spot-fixing allegations. They were accused of conspiring with bookmakers to deliberately bowl no-balls during the fourth test against England.
Shahid Afridi, who will captain Pakistan in the one-day series against England, apologized to his countrymen for the damage caused by the scandal.
"Pakistanis passionately love their cricket team and support us. I apologize to them and the rest of the cricket world for what has happened," he told Geo News channel.
"I can only ask for forgiveness on behalf of Salman, Asif and Aamir."
Life bans
Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan told BBC Radio yesterday that the trio should receive life bans if they are found guilty. "If the News of the World evidence is correct then I would banish them from cricket," Hasan said.
The News of the World's Sunday edition quoted opening Yasir as saying Pakistan players have been 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."
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 ICC under its anti-corruption code.
It said the trio faces a total of 23 charges from the ICC, and alleged that at least 10,000 pounds of marked bank notes it handed to a middleman in exchange for the no-balls has been recovered from Butt's locker.
The Pakistan team held an emergency meeting after The News of the World reported that a fourth player was being investigated over match-rigging allegations, leading to speculation that it could pull out of the series.
"We are going to the ground for the match and that means the series is on," Yawar told Geo Super Channel.
The newspaper quoted Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed as saying that some of his teammates were fixing matches.
Yasir again denied making these allegations, even though the newspaper released a video of the interview with him.
"I was approached by this guy about a deal for sticker sponsorship on my bat. It was a general discussion and I just repeated what had already been published in the News of the World," Yasir said.
"I was tricked into this interview I never knew they were recording it which is a serious offense and I am talking to the Pakistan team management about it," he said.
Test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir were suspended by the International Cricket Council last week over spot-fixing allegations. They were accused of conspiring with bookmakers to deliberately bowl no-balls during the fourth test against England.
Shahid Afridi, who will captain Pakistan in the one-day series against England, apologized to his countrymen for the damage caused by the scandal.
"Pakistanis passionately love their cricket team and support us. I apologize to them and the rest of the cricket world for what has happened," he told Geo News channel.
"I can only ask for forgiveness on behalf of Salman, Asif and Aamir."
Life bans
Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan told BBC Radio yesterday that the trio should receive life bans if they are found guilty. "If the News of the World evidence is correct then I would banish them from cricket," Hasan said.
The News of the World's Sunday edition quoted opening Yasir as saying Pakistan players have been 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."
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 ICC under its anti-corruption code.
It said the trio faces a total of 23 charges from the ICC, and alleged that at least 10,000 pounds of marked bank notes it handed to a middleman in exchange for the no-balls has been recovered from Butt's locker.
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