We would both be in jail, Mushtaq Ahmed jokes about himself and big-name Pakistan player

Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed joked he and Moin Khan would both be in jail for putting pressure on umpires to give batsmen out

Mushtaq Ahmed: “Moin Khan would tell me, ‘Mushtaq, well bowled, excellent bowling,’ and if DRS and [the] third umpire existed at that time, both Moin Khan and I would have been in jail”

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Legendary Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed joked that he and wicketkeeper-batsman Moin Khan “would have been in jail” if the Decision Review System (DRS) existed during his playing days.

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Locked up for match-fixing, Ramiz Raja says it’s insane Pakistan even considered including former captain on the selection panel

Ramiz Raja said it was insane that former Pakistan captain Salman Butt was given a selection role as he was locked up for match-fixing

Ramiz Raja: “It’s insane to have a selection committee consisting of a member whose decision can be termed as a display of filial affection or non-affection and another who was locked up for match-fixing”

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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja admitted he was shocked ex-captain Salman Butt was appointed to the selection committee as a consultant member after being “locked up for match-fixing” during his international career.

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