Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 to clear his name over match-fixing allegation – Cricket News Update
Australia’s all-round player, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed, claimed that he had access to the two Aussies, and accused them over match-fixing allegations.
Although Ponting, Bracken, as well as their agents, have turned down all such claims, but Watson believes that the two should clear their names as such heinous statements hinder a player’s integrity as well brings up queries over his character – no matter how well the player has performed for his national side.
“If your integrity gets questioned there’s no doubt you have to do everything you can to make sure you do clear your name because the majority of people who play sport and play cricket, you’re only there to get the best out of yourself and performing as well as you can every single game,” the Australian Associated Press quoted Watson as saying.
“When that's questioned it’s really just a huge question on your character and you've got to try and clear your name as soon as you can,” he added.
However, during the recent court hearing involving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-Butt-c2418 for their spot-fixing trials, Majeed did not only slam Ponting and Bracken but added that the Australians are the biggest match-fixers when it came to betting on brackets – where bookmakers accept bets about how many runs would be scored.
In response, Cricket Australia (CA) rubbished such allegations citing them as outlandish, and that they were made by a person unknown to many and with a dubious character to his name.
However, CA’s Chief, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) in order to heed into the investigations.
As for Watson, the 30-year-old Aussies feels that Majeed’s claims are disappointing as well as damaging since http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 is already on the verge of reviving its previously held might under the sport and that such allegations challenge the integrity of a game everyone loves so much.
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