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Neeraj R Krish

31 August, 2010

While the alleged match fixer, Mazhar Majeed spent some gruelling hours with the Scotland Yard on Sunday, the British police found huge sums of cash from the rooms of the players involved in what is being touted as the biggest scam hitting cricket.

THE DARKEST phase in international cricket has arrived with more light being thrown into the Pakistan cricket betting scandal. While the alleged match fixer, Mazhar Majeed spent some gruelling hours with the Scotland Yard on Sunday, the British police found huge sums of cash from the rooms of the players involved in what is being touted as the biggest scam in cricketing history.

But, the troubles for Majeed and some tainted Pakistani players do not end here. If charged, the players can face a possible arrest while the tour is still in progress. The move was approved by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council after a teleconference with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials. As per British law, if the players are found guilty, they can be jailed for up to 10 years and can be charged with “conspiracy to defraud bookmakers”. Apart from facing arrest, they can also face a life ban.

As the Scotland Yard grilled Majeed (35) regarding his contributions (read involvement) with the just concluded Pakistan vs England test match at Lord's and his claims of having several well known Pakistani cricketers on call since the last three years, the Anti-Corruption Unit of the ICC will probe into all the 82 international matches that Pakistan has played so far.

The ICC on the other hand, has asked the PCB officials to drop Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif from the team for the ODI and T20 series against England. It is reported that ICC President, Sharad Pawar called PCB President Ijaz Butt and asked him to drop the players so that the credibility of the ongoing series is restored.

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