Finally, bookmaker http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Test opener Imran Farhat for alleging him for being involved in spot-fixing. The notice was sent by the opener through his UK based lawyer John Tinker.
"The notice will be delivered to Mazhar Majeed in person and we have asked him to either tender an unconditional apology or face a suit for damages," Farhat said.
Imran Farhat is one of the four players who were named by Majeed in his latest video broadcasted by a Pakistan news channel last week- the other three being Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal and the pace bowler Wahab Riaz. With Majeed’s latest revelations,
the total number of Pakistan players allegedly involved in spot-fixing has reached seven.
Initially three Pakistani players - Test captain Salman Butt and the pacers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif - were named by Mazhar in a video clip released by a British tabloid,
‘News of the World’ for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing in the fourth Test against England at Lord’s during Pakistan’s tour of England this summer.
NOTW claimed that the trio was paid by Majeed for delivering deliberate no balls. Investigations were carried out by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Scotland-c756 Yard and ICC’s anti-corruption unit. In the light of those investigations, the three players were provisionally
suspended by the ICC on 2 September earlier this year.
Farhat also said that the allegations have made him quite upset and disturbed by and he wanted to expose the crook. "I can't tolerate anyone making such allegations against me and trying to defame me," he said.
In the video broadcasted by a Pakistani news channel last week, the illegal bookie has claimed that besides the suspended trio, Farhat, Riaz and the two Akmal brothers also work for him. All of the four players have been beating their trumpet
of suing the bookie but Farhat has become the first one to actually send Majeed a legal notice. No one even from the suspended trio bothered to challenge bookie’s claims. But Farhat has taken the step saying that he cannot let others spoil his name.
"I don't know what the others are planning to do but I have sent him the notice and this is only because I don't want my name to be spoiled by someone I barely know," said Farhat.
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