“After six years of hard work such things happening again is a matter of great concern and disappointment”
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In 2010, Pakistan were left embarrassed and humiliated after three of their players – Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir – were involved in a spot-fixing scandal in a Test match against England at Lord’s.
“We have got an integrity officer attached with every team this time”
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Interim Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sunil Gavaskar has revealed that two Indian Premier League (IPL) players were approached by illegal bookies and have subsequently reported it to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).
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Amir does not want to see any other youngster fall into the same trap he did
Disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir has voiced his agreement with India batting great Rahul Dravid’s stance on making match-fixing a criminal offence in order to oust it from the sport once and for all.
Modi is certain that match-fixing will become more prominent in the future
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi believes that match-fixing has become cricket’s cancer, stating that there is no cure for it and added that it would go on spreading like wildfire as players and officials will continue to be approached by bookies in the future.
Johnson had no idea that some of the Sussex players were approached by a bookie
England county side Kent have announced that they had no idea some of the Sussex players were approached by a bookie in the lead up to their highly anticipated CB40 match in 2011.
Morgan stated that he and Pietersen never had any personal problems
England batsman Eoin Morgan believes that the ongoing Kevin Pietersen saga should stopped being talked about everywhere in order to ensure that none of the England team members get distracted by it.
