4th player in ’fixing scandal

Sep 06, 2010 |

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London, Sept. 5: The International Cricket Council on Sunday denied fresh claims that it is investigating an anonymous fourth Pakistani cricketer over match-fixing. The News of the World said that “is not naming this player for legal reasons”.

“We are making no comment regarding the suggestion that the ICC is probing a fourth player,” the ICC said, adding that it does not “comment on ongoing investigations”. The Metropolitan police was not available for comment, but media reports in Britain said Scotland Yard had made it clear it is not investigating a fourth player.

Hameed’s claims in his interview with the tabloid are explosive. “They’ve been caught. Only the ones that get caught are branded crooks,” Hameed is quoted by The News of The World as saying about skipper Salman Butt, and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir.

Hameed claimed he lost his place because he had refused offers from bookies while his “corrupt colleagues” reportedly splashed money on plush properties and expensive sports cars. “They were doing it (fixing) in almost every match. God knows what they were up to. Scotland Yard was after them for ages,” he said.

Although Pakistan manager Yawar Saeed said in Cardiff that Hameed had denied making the statements attributed to him, the tabloid had uploaded the video interview with the Pakistan batsman on its website.

The fresh claims made on Sunday also include the fact that the three cricketers, who were questioned by Scotland Yard on Friday, face 23 ICC charges between them and each charge runs into six pages.

The tabloid also claimed that Salman Butt had been warned “five times” about his responsibilities to report any irregular contact with outside agencies. Meanwhile, ICC on Sunday refused to give details of charges against the three.

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