“Hopefully it’s all been put to bed now and people will understand that the whole interview had absolutely nothing to do with match fixing”
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Kepler Wessels has clarified the comments he recently made about former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje being involved in match-fixing long before he was convicted. Continue reading
“I remembered those sort of conversations (with Cronje) and started to think all is not well”
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Former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels has revealed that he believes his successor Hansie Cronje was involved in match-fixing long before he was caught. Continue reading
“If you get caught you have to be given a life ban”
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir should not be allowed to play international cricket again and should have been banned for life for being involved in the spot-fixing scandal that shocked the cricketing community in 2010.
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Cronje’s father believes the Indian authorities made his son into a “scapegoat”
Deceased South African captain Hansie Cronje’s father, Ewie, has announced that “I’m considering legal action against the Indian police” after his son was implicated in the 2000 match-fixing scandal in a chargsheet filed by Delhi police.
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Cronje’s name was included in the chargesheet
Former Cricket South Africa chief Ali Bacher has announced that cricketers today are still in contact with bookmakers as they continue to make deals to fix matches.
Williams admitted to lying about the testimony he gave during the trial in 2000
When the match-fixing case against the late South African captain Hansie Cronje first emerged, it took the cricketing world by storm and rocked the sport to its core, but more than a decade later, details about the events are still being revealed, as former Proteas bowler Henry Williams recently admitted that Cronje never offered him US$ 15,000 to concede more than 50 runs during the fifth ODI against India in Nagpur in 2000.
The BCCI are still deciding whether to appeal the removal of Azharuddin’s life ban in the Supreme Court
Just a month after former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin had his life ban lifted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) stepped in and announced that they would be reviewing the court’s decision, but could not come to an agreement at the end of their first meeting and have thus chosen to “defer” the decision until a later date.
Sudhindra will never be allowed to take part in any cricket authorised or hosted by the BCCI or ICC
Taduri Prakash Sudhindra has become the third Indian cricketer to be banned from the game of cricket after being found guilty of match-fixing during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Cronje admitted to match-fixing in 2000
South African players recently paid tribute to their deceased countryman Hansie Cronje, on the 10th anniversary of his death.
Pietersen believes Tendulkar is the best cricketer to have ever played the game
England batsman, Kevin Pietersen has called Sachin Tendulkar the “greatest ever” player to have ever played the game of cricket.
