Cricket scandal ‘worst since Cronje’
Friday, September 3rd, 2010Cricket’s betting scandal allegations surrounding three Pakistan players could be the worst corruption case since that of South Africa’s Hansie Cronje.
Cricket’s betting scandal allegations surrounding three Pakistan players could be the worst corruption case since that of South Africa’s Hansie Cronje.
Cricket’s governing body has vowed to do whatever necessary to root out cheats and preserve the integrity of the game
The head of the International Cricket Council has called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life 10 years ago.
Corruption in cricket is not widespread, it has been claimed as three Pakistan stars banned from playing over match-fixing allegations were questioned by police.
Papua New Guinea 229 for 5 (Ura 69, Reddy 2 for 38) beat Singapore 225 for 6 (Param 77, Arora 48*; Nou 2 for 25, Dai 2 for 33) by five wickets Papua New Guinea remained the only undefeated team in the four nations Air Niugini International Supa Series after beating Singapore by five wickets in Port Moresby on Thursday. Singapore elected to bat on a good track and their openers began strongly as Chetan Surayawanshi and Buddhika Mendis put on 54 from eight overs before Surawanshi was dismissed for…
Haroon Lorgat, the ICC’s chief executive, spoke to Cricinfo on the process that led to the suspension of the three Pakistan players linked to the spot-fixing allegations during the Lord’s Test
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Cricket’s governing body vowed on Friday to do whatever necessary to root out cheats and preserve the integrity of the game after suspending three Pakistan players over match-fixing claims.
Pakistan’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom has said that the ICC was “playing to the public gallery” when it provisionally suspended the three players linked to the spot-fixing scandal
India’s top players should play more domestic cricket so that the juniors can learn from them, says Makarand Waingankar in the Hindu. He recalls the era when national team stars used to regularly turn out for their state and club sides and feels the Australian approach of making domestic cricket mandatory is worth emulating. Teenager Dilip Vengsarkar learned more about batting watching Gavaskar from the other end for Dadar Union than listening to a dozen coaches. Former India opener Madhav Apte, who toured the West Indies in 1953, played ‘A’…
