Fourth Pak cricketer under ICC 'probe'
Pakistan cricket was rocked with more revelation on Sunday as the British tabloid that exposed the nexus between bookies and leading Pakistan cricketers promised to reveal new details of the sordid events that has brought much shame to the game.
As Pakistan take to the field in an One-Day International (ODI) at Cardiff against England, the cloud hanging over the team grew thicker as the News of the World tabloid disclosed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) was investigating a fourth Pakistan cricketer over "match-rigging claims".
Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt have faced police investigation for allegedly delivering no-balls at pre-determined stages of the recent Lord's Test at the behest of bookie Mazhar Majeed.
The report adds that it will reveal how the ICC was now probing a fourth Pakistan touring player over "match-rigging claims". The tabloid is not naming the fourth player for legal reasons.
"The three suspended Pakistan players face a staggering 23 ICC charges between them - each charge runs to six pages.
"Pakistan Captain Salman Butt was warned five times about his responsibilities to report any irregular contact with outside agencies," it said.
The tabloid also said its print edition will publish the "entire investigation starting in January this year including printing the transcripts of every meeting, conversation, email and text exchange".
The new revelations include the claim that between £10,000 and £15,000 of marked bills were recovered from captain Salman Butt's hotel room.
Other revelations include an "explosive claim" by a member of the Pakistan touring team that some of his teammates are "cheats".
"Opening batsman Yasir Hameed tells us bent teammates were fixing 'almost every match'.
He said: 'They've been caught. Only the ones that get caught are branded crooks. They were doing it (fixing) in almost every match. 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,'" it noted.
However, Hameed denied making any such allegations against his teammates.
The player told Geo News that he had discussed the issue with the team manager.
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