Match fixing row tarnishes the image of cricket
Further investigations into the match fixing allegations will spill more beans, The News of the World had already said that the controversial Sydney Test was also fixed, at one point of time Pakistan was poised to win the match.
THE GLOOMY shadow of match fixing resurfaced on Saturday once again on the gentlemen’s game, cricket. In a sting operation undertaken by a British tabloid, the video footage showed that a bookie Mazhar Majeed in alleged connivance with some of the Pak cricketers fixed some parts of game during the just concluded 4th test match at Lords, England in lieu of money. This event under question is technically called as spot fixing. Following the sting operation Scotland Yard Police arrested the bookie Majeed. The police carried out the raid at the hotels where the Pakistasni cricket team is staying and recovered material and evidence in connection with match fixing. The police recovered bank slips, cash and other incriminating material and confiscated cell phones of some of the players, including Salman Butt and Asif. Further investigations into the match fixing allegations will spill more beans, The tabloid has also said that the controversial Sydney Test was also fixed, at one point of time Pakistan was poised to win the match, however they lost the match giving rise to suspicion of match fixing. Now, it seems the match fixing clouds might have taken the match away. Indian connection in match fixing is also under scanner as Majeed had signaled involvement of Indian hands in the match fixing. Many present and former international players have come out in open in criticising the Pak cricketers for tarnishing the image of the game, these include former spinner Abdul Qadir, former skippers Imran Khan and Aamir Sohail. They have asked the Board to take action against the alleged players and re-establish the image of the game. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gillani described the incident as shameful and said their heads hang in shame with the controversy. Gillani also asked sports ministry to carry out a thorough probe into the issue and nail the culprit. The match fixing row has shamed the game and the forthcoming ODI and Twenty 20 series between Pakistan and England might have to bear the brunt. Speculations are rife; the series might be called-off. Now its high time, ICC must step in and take stringent action to wipe out the menace of match fixing.
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