Scam- tainted England tour should
continue says Pak manager

continue says Pak manager

Posted Date ::30-08-2010 05::08::33

Tags : Pakistan ,Yawar Saeed England ,Twenty20 ,Mohammad Amir ,Mohammad Asif bowlers ,Pakistan Cricket Board,investigation ,bookmakers,conspiracy

Pakistan Team manager Yawar Saeed asserts that the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day internationals versus England ought move before contempt the said match-fixing outrage.

The Pakistan team up lives in the middle of a looking scam, wherever flying bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are declared to have bowled planned no-balls in the Lord's Test, which England gained by an frames and 225 runs on Sunday.

 

"Obviously, we're not pleased. We're sad and there were very sober feelings in the dressing room," The Daily Times quoted Saeed, as saying.

 

"Allegations are only one thing. They are all serious, whether they're small or big. Let us see what happens," he added.

 

The teams are set to play two Twenty20 and five one-day internationals.

 

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has requested the British police to give them access to the investigation.

 

"The PCB has requested the British Foreign Office to allow access for the Pakistan High Commission and the PCB to the ongoing investigation after the arrest of the British businessman of Asian origin for conspiracy to defraud bookmakers," a PCB statement said.

 

A British tabloid claims that it secretly filmed its undercover reporters in discussion with London-based businessman Mazhar Majeed, who appears to accept 150,000 pounds to make sure no-balls were bowled at certain times during the match.

 

 
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