Bookie Majeed out on bail, Pak players under shadow of fixing

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Daljit Singh Bhatia

30 August, 2010

An undercover sting operation carried out by a British tabloid, resulted in the arrest of bookie Mazhar Majeed. He was arrested by the Scotland Yard and officials claim that the man they had arrested as a part of the investigation was bailed out.

AN UNDERCOVER sting operation carried out by a British tabloid, resulted in the arrest of bookie Mazhar Majeed. He was arrested by the Scotland Yard and officials claim that the man they had arrested as a part of the investigation was bailed without pressing any charges.

Majeed had reportedly paid a middle-man £150,000 in lieu of providing exact details relating to the match in the fourth Test against England at Lord's. Majeed was bailed and asked to appear in front of the police at a future date.

Pakistani fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were also interrogated by the police in connection with the match fixing row. Reports claim that they were allegedly paid to deliver a certain number of no-balls on Thursday, the opening day of the fourth test. England went on to win the match by an inning and 225 runs on Sunday.

All the three accused Asif, Amir and captain Salman Butt had their phones confiscated by the investigating officials. Apart from confiscating their mobile phones, their rooms were also thoroughly searched along with a team of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit.

Touted as one of the most sensational sporting scandals, the scam has invited a lot of disbelief, surprises and mixed blend of emotions from other cricketing stalwarts.