Aamir Sohail: “To me Umar Akmal needs to be concentrating on getting his career back on track and stay away from controversies”
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Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail has advised batsman Umar Akmal to focus on regaining his spot in the national team.
Both the PCB and ICC want to speak to Umar Akmal about the spot-fixing claims he made
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a notice to batsman Umar Akmal after he claimed that he had been approached to spot-fix during the 2015 World Cup.
Fawad Alam: “The dressing room window broke accidentally during the league match”
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Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam has insisted that he did not break a window out of frustration after getting timed out in a Lancashire League match.
Adam Gilchrist: “No body, no nation, no team is immune to [spot-fixing] and there’s every chance it’s still going on around the cricketing world”
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Legendary Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has admitted that spot-fixing could be going on in the sport at any time, and added that “no body, no nation, no team is immune” to it.
Jeevantha Kulatunga (pictured) has been suspended, along with Tharindu Mendis
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Two former Sri Lanka players have been suspended after they were allegedly seen in Al Jazeera’s documentary on corruption in the sport.
Umar Akmal: “I remember his [Younis] words, ‘I will see who will allow you to play cricket in the future’”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Umar Akmal has claimed that former head coach and legendary pace bowler Waqar Younis threatened to expel him from the national team if he refused to keep in Test matches.
Fawad Alam: “My entire cricket career has been clean, committing fixing is one thing I cannot even think about”
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Pakistan all-rounder Fawad Alam has rubbished speculation that he was overlooked for the tours of Ireland and England due to his involvement in illegal fixing activities.
Munaf Patel: “I have never been questioned relating to the league earlier”
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Former India pace bowler Munaf Patel has played down speculation that he was involved with a match-fixing syndicate that engaged in corrupt activities during the Rajputana Premier League in Jaipur last July.
Mohammed Shami will earn INR 3 crores through his Category B contract
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India pace bowler Mohammed Shami has been granted his Category B central contract after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) found no evidence that he engaged in corrupt activities.
Mohammed Shami: “I made every effort to save the future of my family”
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India pace bowler Mohammed Shami has admitted that his hopes of “reuniting” with his wife, Hasin Jahan, are all but over following all the allegations she has made against him.
