Colombo, Jun 8 (PTI): Former captain Hashan Tillakaratne has denied that he had named ex-skippers Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya as being involved in match-fixing, which he had claimed to have been going on in Sri Lanka since 1992. Squashing reports by a Lankan website that he had revealed the names of de Silva [...]
Colombo, June 4(ANI): Ex-Sri Lanka captain Hashan Thilekaratne has reportedly alleged that two former senior Lankan cricketers- Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya- and former Sri Lanka Cricket Board President Thilanga Sumathipala were involved in fixing international matches. Hashan met with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and disclosed to him many details about the cricketing [...]
“I have just talked to them and briefed them on what happened to me. When I meet Ijaz Butt, PCB chairman I will share with him too. I think no one will put his future on line and there were some reasons when I left the team and went to Britain.” – Haider
Kamran Akmal who was one among the two Pakistan players who was sent notice by the ICC’s Anti corruption unit after the Nottingham test against England which was played during English summer,has been cleared from charges by the ICC and now he is available for his selection in the upcoming series.
Mickey Arthur, the former South African coach alleged that the final Odi match between Pakistan and South Africa which was played in the year 2007-08 series had “a strong suspicion of match-fixing”.
The five Pakistan players who have been left out for World cup event are Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer, Mohammad Asif, Danish Kaneria and Kamran Akmal.
“The country is like a mother and anyone who sells it cannot get anything in life. I did not want to sell my mother, I did not want to sell my country and I did what I thought was better.” – Haider
Hundreds of our fans come to meet with us and get our photographs or autographs taken that does not mean we know them.
The chairman code of conduct commission heard the case in which players had challenged the suspension under the ICC Anti-Corruption code. After considering all the evidence Beloff has rejected the challenges.
Both Aamer and Butt said they are innocent and added “hopefully within the next two days things will be cleared and will be allowed to join the team.”
Indian Captain has come out in support for Left Handed wonder Raina
The hearing of Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif who were suspended from playing cricket because of their alleged involvement in spot fixing during the Lord’s test against England, is set on Oct 30 and 31 at Doha.
The lawyers of the players want the hearings to be done earlier than suggested before
“Pakistan’s name in the cricket world was not stained as much in history as in this set-up of the PCB and after this England episode our heads are bowed in shame.” – Salahuddin
The three have hired lawyers who are representing the players in their effort to get the suspensions removed and their names cleared in the spot-fixing allegations.
Mohammad Aamir confessed that he was forced by the suspended Test captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Asif to involve into the Spot-fixing scandals.
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