Mohammad Asif: “He [Waqar] used to cheat with the ball to do reverse swing. He didn’t know how to [bowl] with the new ball [for] most of his career”
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Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Asif shockingly claimed that legendary fast bowler and current bowling coach Waqar Younis “used to cheat with the ball to do reverse swing”.
Fitch-Holland denies perverting the course of justice
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Barrister Andrew Fitch-Holland, who is a co-defendant in the Chris Cairns perjury trial, denied asking former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent to provide a false statement during the Lalit Modi libel trial in 2012.
India won the match by 133 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method
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It has been revealed that a fan was ejected during the rain-affected second ODI between India and England in Cardiff for relaying information to bookmakers in the subcontinent.
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“I pride myself on being a morally good person, and that’s why this past week has been so difficult, as people have been quick to label me a cheat”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has insisted that he is not a cheater, despite pleading guilty to ball tampering during the recently concluded second Test against Pakistan in Dubai.
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Security around Broad and his team-mates will be dramatically increased
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that they will be bolstering security when the national team travel to Australia in November due to fears for the players safety after Australia coach Darren Lehmann told the public to “get stuck into” pace bowler Stuart Broad for his “blatant cheating” in the first Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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The England players have come under fire for their behaviour after retaining the Ashes
England captain Alastair Cook had demanded an apology from Australian broadcaster Channel Nine after they said that the England batsmen were trying to cheat the Hot Spot technology by putting silicon tape around the edges of their bats.
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Both Clarke and Pietersen have denied allegations that batsmen have been using silicon tape on the edges of their bats
Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that his side have not tried to cheat the Decision Review System (DRS) in the ongoing Ashes series in any way whatsoever after allegations emerged that batsmen from both Australia and England had started taping the edges of their bats to fool the cameras.
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Anderson noted that the topic of reverse swing has haunted England in the past
England pace bowler James Anderson has lashed out against former captain Bob Willis over his comments on Sky Sports, where he claimed that the national team had tampered with the ball throughout the recently concluded Champions Trophy.
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Giles denied all the claims made by Willis
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has slammed former captain Bob Willis over the ball-tampering remarks he made on Sky Sports during the national team’s Champions Trophy loss to Sri Lanka on June 13.
Asif wants to resume his international career as soon as possible
Disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif has announced that he will pursue an appeal against the seven-year ban given to him by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after being found guilty of match-fixing.
