Cricket Special Edition: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashid-Latif-c84084 digs deep in match & spot-fixing scandal (Part Three)
“Let me tell you that 10 years back http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salim-c88143 Malik for the same purpose, and Malik asked for a sum of around half a million pounds even then.
In the past 10 years the rate of fixing amount has increased by 300 per cent and a team asks for around 5-6 million pounds to throw a match. Also, according to the story, the bookie (Mazhar Majeed) said he was aware of the outcome of the Sydney test in advance, which Pakistan lost from a commanding position.
Let me take you back to January 2010, when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and Australia were playing the second test of the series in Sydney. At the end of the third day’s play Australia in their second inning were leading by 10 runs with only two wickets remaining.
The reports of the day suggest that the rate was 40-1 – there is a saying in India and Pakistan that if you are sure of winning a bet then put the entire money you have on it - but Mazhar Majeed surprisingly opted for $32,500 only, when he knew that Pakistan despite being in the commanding position would eventually lose the match.
According to his figures, he could have gained around $8 million upon investing only $200,000. In the story the rate was mentioned as 40/1 but due to my investigation the rate of the day was 10/1. Following are the rates of the day, which can be verified as well.
Before the test match
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 40 cents/1 (Against $100 on Australia you will get $40)
Pakistan $7.5/1 (Pakistan’s win will increase $100 to $750)
Rate for a draw was $4/1 (If you bet $100 you will get $400)
Rates of the last inning
$10/1 if Australia wins
Cent 8/1 if Pakistan wins
$100/1 for a draw
Here I would like to question the management of the NOTW, which published the figures without a thorough re-check. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) can also raise this issue in the court of law, and I have no doubt that they win a plea in case the Sydney test is questioned by the NOTW.
This development reminds me of a story which was made by the BBC Panorama three years ago in which a renowned clothing store (Prime Mark) was sealed after it was exposed that the owner of the outlet employed underage labour in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Since the English law does not allow child labour, therefore, the clothing store was boycotted by people. Later the owner apologised and resumed his business. The reason of narrating this story is to highlight a fact that the laws of the sub-continent are way different from the West. In the sub-continent if a child does not work then a family would suffer and ultimately this “child labour” represents the national cricket team.
The point is that the circumstances in the sub-continent are not the same as in the west. If the ICC takes a step and send its management to India, Pakistan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and Bangladesh to educate the youngsters, and even then the boys of this region commit such mistakes then they deserve stern punishments.
Coming back to the Sydney test, if the match was fixed then concrete evidence must exist such as money transfer receipts or players would be given property or a video evidence etc.
If concrete evidence is presented then I would be the first person to demand a lifetime ban for the whole team. Everyone tags Pakistanis as cheats, I am also a Pakistani and I am proud of it. My question is that when I started fighting against this menace and brought light to the matter, where were the other cricket boards then? Instead some boards put a lid on the issue and even protected their key players.”
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