Azhar Ali: “If any player is involved in these things, he should never play for Pakistan again”
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Pakistan selector Azhar Ali has admitted that he never wanted left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir to play for the national team after he was involved in spot-fixing.
Ramiz Raja: “Wherever tainted cricketers exist in the world, they are usually expelled. While I sympathise with them, forgiveness isn’t in my book. If, God forbid, my son had done such a thing, I would disown him”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja said he would “disown” his own if he did what left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir did back in 2010.
Ramiz Raja: “Whoever is tainted, I’ve zero tolerance for it. I’m absolutely clear. People say they’ve had the punishment, move on. But I’ve experienced such situations”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja maintains his belief that there should be “zero tolerance” when it comes to players who have engaged in spot or match-fixing.
Salman Butt: “Constipation is an illness. Things get stuck and they don’t come out that easily. Some people have mental constipation. Their minds are in the past”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt said ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan has “mental constipation”.
Michael Vaughan: “I wished he had such a clear thought of mind back in 2010 when he was match-fixing”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan slammed ex-Pakistan skipper Salman Butt over the comments he made about him.
Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif: “I was playing at the highest level for my country and I couldn’t have wished for anything more, but then I threw it away”
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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Asif expressed remorse at the fact that he threw his career away when he was at the top of his game.
Misbah-ul-Haq: “I don’t know why Mohammad Asif or Salman Butt were not selected after completing their bans”
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Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq said he doesn’t know why former captain Salman Butt and pace bowler Mohammad Asif never made international comebacks after serving their bans.
Zaka Ashraf: “It is not right to call Sharjeel a tainted cricketer. He was treated unfairly by [Najam] Sethi as he was banned without any proof”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has claimed that big-hitting opening batsman Sharjeel Khan was banned without any proof.
Mohammad Hafeez: “I had never opposed Amir [a convict in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal] but I was against his act of being involved in spot-fixing”
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said that he was never against left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir.
Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan: “That was one of the toughest times of my life, but I don’t want to dwell on it any further”
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Pakistan batsman Sharjeel Khan admitted that it was a tough time for him when he was banned from playing cricket.
