'Pakistan-England Tests were fixed'

'Pakistan-England Tests were fixed'

Karachi law enforcement agencies are searching for an unidentified bookmaker, who claimed that all the Tests between Pakistan and England last month were fixed.

"The police and FIA are making inquiries about the man who has gone into hiding now. He is a bookmaker from Karachi," a source told PTI.

"It is a wrong impression that fixing deals are done on mobiles. Majority of the business is done on landline numbers and rates for spot fixing and match fixing are initiated from England," he claimed.

"India is the biggest market for bookmakers and spot fixing is done the most in India," he added.

He claimed that when fixing was done, selected bookmakers made a killing by knowing in advance which player will perform in what way.

"It is called player fixing and players are brought for heavy sums."

"If he is telling the truth then it is for the law enforcement agencies to locate him and arrest him and get information out of him.

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Daniel Vettori says player who cheated banned for the cricket

Daniel Vettori says player who cheated banned for the cricket

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said on Thursday any player caught cheating should be banned from cricket for life to protect the game's integrity.

Vettori's comment follow the suspension of three Pakistan players — captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif — for allegedly bowling deliberate no-balls in a Test against England at Lord's last month.

"If they are proved, those allegations, then it has to be the harshest possible (punishment) and that's a life ban," Vettori told Radio New Zealand.

"Whenever incidents like (these) recently have come under the spotlight then people are going to question every single game that Pakistan played in," Vettori said.

"The key for cricket is to clean it up as quickly as possible, so that people don't turn up at the game and think there's something going on. Cricket needs to be squeaky clean." Pakistan are scheduled to tour New Zealand in December.

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