“You should give the death penalty to such people”
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Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has a deep hatred for anyone that has been involved in match-fixing, so much so that he has suggested that they be given the death penalty.
“We have got a very good handle of who these corrupt individuals might be who are travelling the world who may try to influence matches”
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has used former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent’s emotional video to deter players from getting involved in match-fixing.
“It’s the greatest crisis of cricket at the moment”
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Legendary New Zealand pace bowler Sir Richard Hadlee has announced that drastic action must be taken against individuals who are indicted in spot-fixing and corruption scandals.
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“He [Morshed] will take responsibility of the anti-corruption department similar to what other boards have”
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Abu Mohammad Humayun Morshed, who is a retired Army major, as the head of their anti-corruption unit.
“He is deeply ashamed of his actions and, consequently, bringing the game of cricket into disrepute”
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have banned Sussex left-arm pace bowler and former Pakistan A player Naved Arif for life after he admitted to being involved in match-fixing.
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“I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game”
Australia captain Michael Clarke and pace bowler Ryan Harris have both announced that corruption and match-fixing is something they “take personally” since it “damages the credibility of the sport”.
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“I’m actually feeling in pretty good nick, so I’ll just be getting out there and doing my best”
England off-spinner James Tredwell is determined to become the national team’s new frontline spinner following the retirement of Graeme Swann.
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Rahim never once suspected Ashraful of being involved in spot-fixing
Spot-fixing seems to be the talk of the cricketing community nowadays and Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has finally broken his silence after veteran batsman Mohammad Ashraful admitted to taking part in corrupt activities.
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Taylor has challenged the Australian batsmen to showcase everything they’ve got
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has attributed the national team’s lacklustre batting displays over the past few series to Twenty20 cricket, stating that the large contracts and action-packed format has corrupted the gentlemanly and classic version of the sport.
Pietersen is currently one of the highest paid players in the IPL
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) will gradually start to attract more England players in the future.
