He has no place in decision-making roles, Mohammad Hafeez told Wahab Riaz not to make Pakistan batsman a selector

Mohammad Hafeez told Wahab Riaz that Pakistan batsman Salman Butt has no place in decision-making roles

Mohammad Hafeez: “I told Wahab that Salman Butt’s past is tainted. He defamed the country and has no place in decision-making roles”

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Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez opposed ex-captain Salman Butt becoming a selector, despite left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz asking him twice to approve Salman’s inclusion in the selection committee.

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Zero tolerance, Ramiz Raja wants no mercy for tainted Pakistan players

Former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja said there should be zero tolerance and no mercy shown to tainted Pakistan cricketers who engage in spot or match-fixing

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.

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‘When those three players came out involved in spot-fixing, I and everyone associated with the team certainly felt betrayed’, reveals Shane Watson

"As a franchise, we feel that a couple of bad apples are gone now, so we are wholly and solely focusing on the people we've got around us"

“As a franchise, we feel that a couple of bad apples are gone now, so we are wholly and solely focusing on the people we’ve got around us”

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Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Watson has revealed that he and “everyone associated with the team certainly felt betrayed” when Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were indicted in a match-fixing scandal during last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).

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