No charges to be brought against any of the 5 named in Al Jazeera corruption investigation [#123]

[Hamad_H]

All the points you mentioned point to nothing conclusive and no evidence. Rather more conspiracy theories.

I can say a lot of stuff and make tall claims. People can talk to any agency they want. People can hang out with hundreds of different people. Without knowing their true intentions.

If there was any evidence or substance behind this, Interpol and ICC would have gone after these players or the self-proclaimed fixer.

Show me one document or evidence where he's talking to players about fixing matches, and players accepting them or giving him signals.

There's nothing.

In Sharjeel and Jamshed's case, there was clear evidence. Here, they have none, that's why they are NOT giving any evidence to ICC, ECB, CA, PCB.

The part that I have put in bold is something that needs to be addressed. The ICC are clueless, they have no idea about fixing and probably are being paid to turn a blind eye. How can ICC do anything if they have no idea, they appealed for info about Munawar to the public. Did the ICC catch Amir, Butt and Asif? No the NOTW did. Did they catch the groundsman for pitch tampering in Sri Lanka? No Al Jazeera did. Who knows, maybe the ICC knows about the D Company's business in cricket but are complicit in it so they don't do anything. Interpol only just got the evidence so there will be a forthcoming investigation. There is no point in giving evidence to the ICC because what will they do with it that Interpol won't do?

My main reason was point no. 2 because there are these reputable people who are given the evidence and shown it on camera confirming the allegations. Are you rejecting what these people are saying? There even is a phone conversation between Munawar and an English player. They can't release names because of the legal boundaries and it could make the evidence unusable in court because these are criminal accusations.

Obviously, I can't show you evidence of direct conversation between Munawar and the players because I didn't make the documentary but as a viewer, surely you can watch it and see that fixing did occur based on the evidence they have shown. Yes, I know that it is painful to not know the full contents of the fixing that happened but eventually I will be able to show you evidence once Interpol have analysed it and released it to the public.

 

[Hawkeye]

Obviously, I can't show you evidence of direct conversation between Munawar and the players because I didn't make the documentary but as a viewer, surely you can watch it and see that fixing did occur based on the evidence they have shown. .

It all ends here, basically.

It's one person making accusations against others he met in a hotel lobby. Hundreds of people meet players.

ECB, CA, PCB, ICC, ALL are begging them for any credible evidence. So far, nothing. Just a random phone call and lobby videos. And random guesses of what will happen in what match (not even sure if it's from 'before' the matches).


Unless AJZ comes out with evidence, it's all for media ratings. Nothing else.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Not sure if the allegations are true, but a few naive people here will do well to realise that ALJ has no trust in the ICC to act on this informatiom.

 

[Hawkeye]

Not sure if the allegations are true, but a few naive people here will do well to realise that ALJ has no trust in the ICC to act on this informatiom.

So, who do they have trust in? Qatari govt? Or FIFA? or BCCI?

ECB and CA will not take any serious, credible evidence against their players lightly. Life bans INSTANTLY.

Right now this is a joke, a media ratings thing. Based on the 'evidence' so far, it's a fantasy of some professional conspiracy theorist.

Fake news.

 

[CricketDon]

Hand in heart i think this is sensationalism and nothing but hot air.also Umar Akmal did not play in the three test matches. Heck their is no proof he took the bag.

Though all his floors I honestly believe I’m Umar Akmal would never ever involve him self in such actions. His love for his country is too deep. Unlike Amir who is worshipped here.

8 years on and not one bit of dirt of evidence on Umar.

None of this will stand up in court at all and would be thrown out. This will not go to court. It’s just a cheap reality to show for this pathetic news station. I mean go and look at the shareholders of this company it says it all.

 

[MenInG]

Nasser Hussain says the spot-fixing allegations levelled at players in an Al Jazeera documentary must be taken "seriously" by the ICC and cricket boards around the world.

Al Jazeera said it had "uncovered evidence of corruption at the highest levels of international cricket", including by a "small group" of England players between 2010 and 2012, while Australia and Pakistan players are also alleged to have carried out spot-fixing.

The ECB has dismissed the allegations against England players, saying: "Whilst the limited information we have been given by Al Jazeera is poorly prepared and lacks clarity and corroboration, it has been properly assessed. Analysis of this by the ECB Integrity Team has cast no doubt on the integrity or behaviour of any England player, current or former."

The accusations come a week after former Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya was charged with two counts of breaching the ICC's anti-corruption code for "failure or refusal to co-operate" with an ICC investigation and "concealing, tampering with or destroying evidence".

"This is a very serious thing, it goes to the core of our game," Hussain told Sky Sports after watching the Al Jazeera broadcast.

"We were led to believe this was a white-ball virus that has spread through the game and gone down to 20-over and 10-over leagues, but I watched the progamme and they were talking about Test matches, Ashes Tests, Tests in the UAE and spreads in that.

"I thought the programme was a little thin on solid evidence and at the end of it my gut feeling was either put up or shut up, but we have to make sure we are not very English about this and say: 'It's nothing to do with us, say that about other parts of the world but not us'.

"We have to make sure the boards and the ICC - once they've got this evidence, if they get this evidence - follow it through. These are very serious allegations and everyone must take it seriously.

"We cannot have spectators coming to a game of cricket and thinking: 'Oh no, is this another one of those?' when something remarkable happens.

"Some people out there will say there is no smoke without fire and I think it is important for Al Jazeera to send [any evidence] to Interpol. It would be wrong to put it out there and say 'Over to you'.

"Some of the big names being whispered around - and they are just whispers - make you shake your head in disbelief and think: 'It can't be them, surely'.

"But if they have got any evidence about any specific cricketer or match, send it to the right authorities and those authorities follow it up to the full. It does no matter what the name is.

"It could be the biggest name in world cricket, English cricket, any cricket - don't just sit there and say 'It can't be him'. It must be followed up."

Hussain believes the ICC is doing a good job in alerting players to the possibility of spot-fixing approaches, but says this fresh round of allegations means they must "hit it hard".

"We see the ICC everywhere we go and the players are well educated," added the former England captain, who is in Sri Lanka commentating on England's one-day international series.

"Before this tour England and Sri Lanka's players were sat down and warned about who to look out for, who is around and going to try and corrupt you.

"Every young cricketer, boy and girl, is told from an early age about the pitfalls of match-fixing and spot-fixing, so I think the ICC have done a lot.

"But now is the time, with these sorts of allegations, to hit it hard and do even more."

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/n...seriously?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

 

[KingKhanWC]

Twenty-five of the 26 predictions made by Munawar proved to be correct.

A UK-based firm of sports betting analysts said the odds of Munawar accurately predicting 25 of the 26 outcomes without fixing them were 9.2 million to one.

It has to be one of the below.

1. These weren't predictions as the events had taken place beforehand.

2. He knew because the fixes took place.

3. He is so good at predicting these he doesn't need to fix and could simply game to become a millionare.

The date, times needs to be confirmed and authenticated. If then, the ICC , ECB and other boards need to investigate this very serioulsy. Nasser is right, this would ruin the great game if true.

 

[Monsee]

Wow shields up!

Exactly, why would BCCI do anything different or change at all...when they have free lawyers every where!

 

[Monsee]

Only the person interviewed said, “he believes Munawar is Pakistani”, which I highly doubt it.

Even if he is then he is no body.

Bigger fish and money are coming from India.

LOL This is just like all those Bollywood movies made overseas or with a back ground outside India, whenever they wanna show a bad character, he/she mysteriously always ends up being Pakistani and a Muslim!

I mean, this is the height of desparation on their part despite saying we don't care or think about Pakistan...yet even when someone sneezes or has an upset stomach some where in india; it almost always has something to do with Pakistan

 

[Hasan123]

Exactly, why would BCCI do anything different or change at all...when they have free lawyers every where!

At least BCCI will dispose of any match fixers and not introduce them back into international cricket like Pakistan.

Stop making out as though our fixers are hard done by. Sreesanth was banned for life for fixing. Why can't PCB do the same ?

 

[Bewal Express]

It has to be one of the below.

1. These weren't predictions as the events had taken place beforehand.

2. He knew because the fixes took place.

3. He is so good at predicting these he doesn't need to fix and could simply game to become a millionare.

The date, times needs to be confirmed and authenticated. If then, the ICC , ECB and other boards need to investigate this very serioulsy. Nasser is right, this would ruin the great game if true.

Atherton today wrote that AJZ need to give all the footage because the bits he has seen are too vague and short on substance.

 

[Hawkeye]

Atherton today wrote that AJZ need to give all the footage because the bits he has seen are too vague and short on substance.

Yep. Incoherent, inconclusive so far.

And Nasser is also right:

"But if they have got any evidence about any specific cricketer or match, send it to the right authorities and those authorities follow it up to the full. It does no matter what the name is."


If someone really has evidence, they come out and give to the right authorities. NOTW made it public.

 

[Usman Chadda]

So, who do they have trust in? Qatari govt? Or FIFA? or BCCI?

ECB and CA will not take any serious, credible evidence against their players lightly. Life bans INSTANTLY.

Right now this is a joke, a media ratings thing. Based on the 'evidence' so far, it's a fantasy of some professional conspiracy theorist.

Fake news.

Well Interpol from the looks of things. Not entirely sure what jurisdiction they have on sporting matters though.

I'm not saying ALJ are right with whatever they are trying to pull off here, but it's quite certain they won't be handing over anything to the ACU/ICC. Seems to me they are implying that the ICC is also somehow involved.

 

[Hawkeye]

Well Interpol from the looks of things. Not entirely sure what jurisdiction they have on sporting matters though.

I'm not saying ALJ are right with whatever they are trying to pull off here, but it's quite certain they won't be handing over anything to the ACU/ICC. Seems to me they are implying that the ICC is also somehow involved.

For starters they can start from the UK police. IF they really had something, would've gone for it.

And you're also right about jurisdiction. They have nothing to do with sports or cricket.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Jazeera doing it for publicity, shady at best.

 

[ftbno1]

The first story of al Jazeera was not very convincing. They did not catch any one of repute.One of the spot fix was low scoring g over before lunch. An buffon can predict last over before lunch/tea/day and will be maiden or low scoring. They are yet to bring up concrete proof.
One concrete proof would be low speed no ball.Because generally bowler overstep in effort ball.

 

[MenInG]

The first story of al Jazeera was not very convincing. They did not catch any one of repute.One of the spot fix was low scoring g over before lunch. An buffon can predict last over before lunch/tea/day and will be maiden or low scoring. They are yet to bring up concrete proof.
One concrete proof would be low speed no ball.Because generally bowler overstep in effort ball.

What I dont understand is how they are allowed to get away with half-baked stuff like this.

Arent the sponsors at all concerned about this? They should be pushing the boards and players to sue Al J. or ask them to prove etc

 

[ftbno1]

What I dont understand is how they are allowed to get away with half-baked stuff like this.

Arent the sponsors at all concerned about this? They should be pushing the boards and players to sue Al J. or ask them to prove etc

The thing is, these stories are not very publicized in India. No one is talking about it.Even al Jazeera is showing Muneer picture with Kohli and Sharma and writing in the bottom that they are not implicated.
Agar unke khilaf Ilzaam lata to BCCI Al Jazeera la burkas nikal deta.

 

[MenInG]

The thing is, these stories are not very publicized in India. No one is talking about it.Even al Jazeera is showing Muneer picture with Kohli and Sharma and writing in the bottom that they are not implicated.
Agar unke khilaf Ilzaam lata to BCCI Al Jazeera la burkas nikal deta.

But even that is implication and cannot be left unanswered

 

[Sidilicious]

But even that is implication and cannot be left unanswered

What implication are we talking about? That Virat Kohli and Anushka took pictures with a fan. The fan later claims to be a spot fixer.

The proof of burden lies on the accuser, not the accused. The Accuser here being Al Jazeera and the accused being the players. Al Jazeera have not claimed (from what I understood; happy to be proven wrong) that Aus and Eng players fixed the match. They have claimed that some one claimed that they fixed the match.

 

[ftbno1]

What I dont understand is how they are allowed to get away with half-baked stuff like this.

Arent the sponsors at all concerned about this? They should be pushing the boards and players to sue Al J. or ask them to prove etc

What implication are we talking about? That Virat Kohli and Anushka took pictures with a fan. The fan later claims to be a spot fixer.

The proof of burden lies on the accuser, not the accused. The Accuser here being Al Jazeera and the accused being the players. Al Jazeera have not claimed (from what I understood; happy to be proven wrong) that Aus and Eng players fixed the match. They have claimed that some one claimed that they fixed the match.

It was really shady journalism on part of Al Jazeera to put their pictures on a story where they are not involved.

 

[Sidilicious]

It was really shady journalism on part of Al Jazeera to put their pictures on a story where they are not involved.

If there is anything remotely incriminating, then the ICC and the boards need to react. But you cant expect boards serious about fixing to start acting on claims like this. If a picture as a fan, and some guy boasting are claims then every fan can make a claim.

A few years back, while at uni in England, I used to know an international student from India, who would boast that all the matches are fixed and he can tell me the results beforehand. He showed me a couple of pics with the players. Then during the matches (I specifically remember, India tour of Pakistan in 03-04) he would predict the result and who would make hw much (i.e 50 or not). He did get it right a few times, but got it wrong as many times as well. Now, I could make a video of those decisions he got right, put some pictures in, and that would have been as good as what Al Jazeera have provided.

Now, if Al-Jazeera does have good evidence and is not showing it on TV, and has provided this to Interpol, then good on them (though they could have made some name as investigative journalists had they shown the evidence). We might get to see that in the future.

If we dont, the claims by Al Jazeera is tantamount to yellow journalism.

 

[Sadozai]

These documentaries can easily be fabricated. Is there a way to verify and confirm the timeline of these videos? What did Umar Akmal take cash for when he wasn't even in the test team?

Probably for carrying an extra bottle of water on field

 

[MenInG]

Nasser Hussain says the spot-fixing allegations levelled at players in an Al Jazeera documentary must be taken "seriously" by the ICC and cricket boards around the world.

Al Jazeera said it had "uncovered evidence of corruption at the highest levels of international cricket", including by a "small group" of England players between 2010 and 2012, while Australia and Pakistan players are also alleged to have carried out spot-fixing.

The ECB has dismissed the allegations against England players, saying: "Whilst the limited information we have been given by Al Jazeera is poorly prepared and lacks clarity and corroboration, it has been properly assessed. Analysis of this by the ECB Integrity Team has cast no doubt on the integrity or behaviour of any England player, current or former."

The accusations come a week after former Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya was charged with two counts of breaching the ICC's anti-corruption code for "failure or refusal to co-operate" with an ICC investigation and "concealing, tampering with or destroying evidence".

"This is a very serious thing, it goes to the core of our game," Hussain told Sky Sports after watching the Al Jazeera broadcast.

"We were led to believe this was a white-ball virus that has spread through the game and gone down to 20-over and 10-over leagues, but I watched the progamme and they were talking about Test matches, Ashes Tests, Tests in the UAE and spreads in that.

"I thought the programme was a little thin on solid evidence and at the end of it my gut feeling was either put up or shut up, but we have to make sure we are not very English about this and say: 'It's nothing to do with us, say that about other parts of the world but not us'.

"We have to make sure the boards and the ICC - once they've got this evidence, if they get this evidence - follow it through. These are very serious allegations and everyone must take it seriously.

"We cannot have spectators coming to a game of cricket and thinking: 'Oh no, is this another one of those?' when something remarkable happens.

"Some people out there will say there is no smoke without fire and I think it is important for Al Jazeera to send [any evidence] to Interpol. It would be wrong to put it out there and say 'Over to you'.

"Some of the big names being whispered around - and they are just whispers - make you shake your head in disbelief and think: 'It can't be them, surely'.

"But if they have got any evidence about any specific cricketer or match, send it to the right authorities and those authorities follow it up to the full. It does no matter what the name is.

"It could be the biggest name in world cricket, English cricket, any cricket - don't just sit there and say 'It can't be him'. It must be followed up."

Hussain believes the ICC is doing a good job in alerting players to the possibility of spot-fixing approaches, but says this fresh round of allegations means they must "hit it hard".

"We see the ICC everywhere we go and the players are well educated," added the former England captain, who is in Sri Lanka commentating on England's one-day international series.

"Before this tour England and Sri Lanka's players were sat down and warned about who to look out for, who is around and going to try and corrupt you.

"Every young cricketer, boy and girl, is told from an early age about the pitfalls of match-fixing and spot-fixing, so I think the ICC have done a lot.

"But now is the time, with these sorts of allegations, to hit it hard and do even more."

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/n...seriously?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

This is a serious issue and the ICC/Boards need to go to court and make sure that allegations are not made again

 

[Zahid87]

People have their heads in the sand.

I am sure the sport is not clean. Fixing has been going on for years, and as a certain part of the world gets richer, the sums on offer would be bigger than ever. And there is no area of life where people will not be tempted to take short cuts in their line of work to earn a little more.

As fans, we look up to some of these guys, and automatically hope its not true. When the boards then parrot the same stance, I can understand that some people will take their cue from that, and parrot on how its all lies.

But, there can be no smoke without fire...look at the evidence. This guy predicted 25 out of 26 seemingly random occurrences. Surely there deserves to be some sort of investigation.

If you do a little work, its not too hard to work out a couple of potential England suspects. Once you get their names, maybe you can see that they have more reason than most to treat this as just a job, as opposed to see fixing as a form of treason.

 

[Hawkeye]

People have their heads in the sand.
....

But, there can be no smoke without fire...look at the evidence.

"No smoke without fire" ... yeah, but there's no evidence.

You should not easily believe in such conspiracies.

 

[Monsee]

At least BCCI will dispose of any match fixers and not introduce them back into international cricket like Pakistan.

Stop making out as though our fixers are hard done by. Sreesanth was banned for life for fixing. Why can't PCB do the same ?

What is your issue, can you advise where in this thread, I defended or sympathized with any fixers whether be Indian/Pakistani or any others?

You need to stop putting words in other people's mouth and comprehend completely what is being said before trying to be act like a subservient non-paid lawyer to the BCCI or Indian team!

 

[MenInG]

The Al Jazeera journalist behind allegations that England players were involved in spot-fixing says the broadcaster is in discussions with Interpol about its findings.

A TV documentary said evidence had been uncovered displaying "corruption at the highest levels of cricket", involving a "small group" of England players.

The International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport's governing body, says its anti-corruption department is looking into the claims.

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) denies the allegations.

Speaking to BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew on the BBC's The Cricket Social, David Harrison confirmed Al Jazeera was "in talks with Interpol to hand [its findings] over to them".

"The ICC and the cricket boards have the names of these players, they have all the details and are aware of all of this," Harrison continued.

"This is massive, compelling evidence. The ICC say let's have more - well, we have got a list of questions for them."

He said taking the allegations to Interpol was "the only way to get access to the bank accounts because as journalists we cannot do that".

Alex Marshall, the general manager of the ICC's anti-corruption unit, has confirmed it is investigating and called for the full co-operation of Al Jazeera.

"The investigation into these allegations has already commenced and will run alongside a number of other live, unrelated investigations," Marshall said.

"We have made repeated efforts to engage with the broadcaster as it can play such a crucial part in the full and thorough investigation it has called for.

"However, I must refute the assertion that cricket does not take the issue of corruption seriously. We have more resources than ever before working to rid our sport of corruption.

"When considering the claims, we will work with professional independent betting analysts."

The Qatar-based media network's investigation says the corruption "appears to involve two dozen fixes in 15 international matches", dating from 2011 and 2012.

England fast bowler Mark Wood, who is currently on the side's one-day tour of Sri Lanka, called the allegations "nothing news".

"I have not spoken to any of the other players about it because it just does not really bother me, to be honest," Wood said.

"They keep making accusations and there is nothing behind it."

But Harrison told the BBC: "People keep saying there is no evidence. The evidence is we have a match fixer, confirmed as such. We have a member of a D-Company mafia, confirmed as ringing in fixtures to a known gangster bookie and confirmed that all the fixes went down, bar one because it was one run short.

"This is massive, compelling evidence."

The ECB described Al Jazeera's information as "poorly prepared" and said it "lacks clarity and corroboration".

"Analysis of this by the ECB integrity team has cast no doubt on the integrity or behaviour of any England player, current or former," it said in a statement when the allegations were first aired.

The full investigation points to a small group of England players allegedly carrying out spot-fixes in seven matches, Australia players in five matches and Pakistan players in three. Players from other teams allegedly carried out spot-fixes in one match.

Cricket Australia has also responded to the claims, saying it takes a "zero-tolerance" approach "to anyone trying to compromise the integrity" of the game and had "full confidence in our players in also protecting the game".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45959393

 

[QuickCrick]

How confidently can you say this is all made up? I like most people hope it’s all made up but at the same time I’m going to be in denial. Elements of it could be true and some exaggerated, there’s no smoke without fire...

 

[light]

If these alligations are true, all countries have culprits who does spot fixing. I wonder why ECB just shrugged it off as if it's a nothing news. I would be really curious to know which english players were involved. At one point, one of the guy said he was shocked to see that X Y Z players names. It definitely have to be the big fishes.

 

[Zahid87]

"No smoke without fire" ... yeah, but there's no evidence.

You should not easily believe in such conspiracies.

Evidence at the moment is circumstantial, but deserves to be investigated further.

I mean come on, if you find someone who claims to fix matches, who the police then confirm is linked to an underworld betting syndicate, and the said person goes on to inform you of random fixing patterns during play, which then 25 out of 26 times turn out to be correct....there is something there, no?

What are the chances that someone can randomly predict scoring patterns so accurately.

I mean if the guy himself is telling you he is able to do it because players have fixed it on his behalf...the least you can do is investigate. Not shrug it off and hope it goes away.

Not sure what else you want to see. The fixer is not going to record the call for you, and trust you enough to show you all the machinations behind the fix.

 

[AMSS]

Time for ALJ to introspect why its credibility is lower than the lowest of English tabloid, the Sun. It's like they are grovelling before anyone who cares to give them attention, 'please believe us!'. Pretty shameful for them.

 

[Hawkeye]

How confidently can you say this is all made up? I like most people hope it’s all made up but at the same time I’m going to be in denial. Elements of it could be true and some exaggerated, there’s no smoke without fire...

Evidence at the moment is circumstantial, but deserves to be investigated further.

I mean come on, if you find someone who claims to fix matches, who the police then confirm is linked to an underworld betting syndicate, and the said person goes on to inform you of random fixing patterns during play, which then 25 out of 26 times turn out to be correct....there is something there, no?

What are the chances that someone can randomly predict scoring patterns so accurately.

I mean if the guy himself is telling you he is able to do it because players have fixed it on his behalf...the least you can do is investigate. Not shrug it off and hope it goes away.

Not sure what else you want to see. The fixer is not going to record the call for you, and trust you enough to show you all the machinations behind the fix.

I'm confident, like all the players and boards, that it is delusional and a fantasy of that particular ALJ reporter.

Why?

Just look at this line... They claim it's the evidence! When it's not:

People keep saying there is no evidence. The evidence is we have a match fixer, confirmed as such. We have a member of a D-Company mafia, confirmed as ringing in fixtures to a known gangster bookie and confirmed that all the fixes went down, bar one because it was one run short.

"This is massive, compelling evidence."

Do you know how many people just bluff and make up stories? One of the reasons is to become valid and important. Others just do it thinking the conspiracy theory, is actually the reality.

Similar to moon landing deniers. Or flat earthers.

If there's a person bluffing, hey look, X and Y player is dirty and fixed for me, and I knew how many runs will be scored.. he's only to be believed when he gives evidence of it.

Just these claims are not enough. Anyone can make baseless claims.

And finally, sure, it deserves investigation. BUT remember that ALJ had claimed similar things earlier this year, making fixing claims.

But that was hot air, a fantasy like this one.

 

[Hasan123]

What is your issue, can you advise where in this thread, I defended or sympathized with any fixers whether be Indian/Pakistani or any others?

You need to stop putting words in other people's mouth and comprehend completely what is being said before trying to be act like a subservient non-paid lawyer to the BCCI or Indian team!

This matter should be investigated thoroughly and names should be given. Anyone found guilty should be banned for life.

I am not acting like a lawyer for the BCCI but at least they dispose of fixers. Just because someone doesn't agree without your opinion doesn't make them a BCCI lawyer. I just want to get rid of fixers and don't want to defend them and make them look like victims. If a cricket board is getting rid of fixers, why can't I say they are doing the right thing?

 

[Monsee]

This matter should be investigated thoroughly and names should be given. Anyone found guilty should be banned for life.

I am not acting like a lawyer for the BCCI but at least they dispose of fixers. Just because someone doesn't agree without your opinion doesn't make them a BCCI lawyer. I just want to get rid of fixers and don't want to defend them and make them look like victims. If a cricket board is getting rid of fixers, why can't I say they are doing the right thing?

You are going off on a tangent, I asked you where did I say or act I was supporting fixers? You should not post without reading what others are saying!

As for BCCI, they do the bare minimum when they can do so much more due to the power, money, access to higher ups, and other connections. Yet, all they have to show for are some pretty much have beens and no bodies who have been charged with stuff that was over thrown by courts eventually!

If that makes it look very efficient to you, then good for you but rest of the world expects more from BCCI yet they are not interested in doing that despite most fixing starting from their own backyard

 

[Hasan123]

You are going off on a tangent, I asked you where did I say or act I was supporting fixers? You should not post without reading what others are saying!

As for BCCI, they do the bare minimum when they can do so much more due to the power, money, access to higher ups, and other connections. Yet, all they have to show for are some pretty much have beens and no bodies who have been charged with stuff that was over thrown by courts eventually!

If that makes it look very efficient to you, then good for you but rest of the world expects more from BCCI yet they are not interested in doing that despite most fixing starting from their own backyard

BCCI can't close down bookies and betting. PCB can at least ban fixers for life and they can't even do the minimum. I and the rest of the world expect more from the PCB.

 

[Monsee]

BCCI can't close down bookies and betting. PCB can at least ban fixers for life and they can't even do the minimum. I and the rest of the world expect more from the PCB.

See, why I called you unpaid BCCI lawyer...no where I am defending PCB or any shady characters, yet you cannot see any lack of effort/wrong in BBCI's part. Yet irony is you were accusing me of defending fixers!

 

[giri26]

See, why I called you unpaid BCCI lawyer...no where I am defending PCB or any shady characters, yet you cannot see any lack of effort/wrong in BBCI's part. Yet irony is you were accusing me of defending fixers!

Betting has nothing to do with BCCI. It is a criminal matter in India. BCCI have done well to weed out the offenders and the documentary does not mention any Indian player which in itself is a big win for BCCI. Sports betting is a criminal case and the onus is on the Indian police to do the needful. BCCI can only keep these people out of stadiums and out of Indian cricketers, they cannot stop them from entering hotel lobbies and talking to other international players. It is the responsibility of their respective boards. Yes India has been the breeding ground for these bookies but BCCI is neither court nor police to track these people down and have them arrested.

 

[Hasan123]

See, why I called you unpaid BCCI lawyer...no where I am defending PCB or any shady characters, yet you cannot see any lack of effort/wrong in BBCI's part. Yet irony is you were accusing me of defending fixers!

Calling someone a BCCI lawyer because they don't agree with your opinion? )

Typical victim mentality.

BCCI job isn't to deal with criminal matters in India. As mentioned by gir26.

 

[MenInG]

Al Jazeera’s investigative unit has accused cricket’s authorities of burying their heads in the sand following allegations that players from England, Australia and Pakistan were involved in spot-fixing in 2011 and 2012.

The Qatar-based broadcasters have called on the ICC to explain what they know of Aneel Munawar, the match-fixer at the centre of a documentary broadcast last Sunday and an alleged operative of Mumbai crime syndicate D-Company.

The boards of all three countries denied claims that 15 matches had been manipulated, with Australian players’ union boss Alistair Nicholson saying the country’s cricketers were ‘sick and tired’ of facing accusations ‘without proper evidence’.

But Al Jazeera’s producers have hit back, saying the boards have ‘failed to engage with the specific and compelling evidence presented in the film’.

That evidence includes the suggestion that Munawar, in recorded conversations with illegal bookmakers, correctly predicted in 25 instances out of 26 the outcome of specific passages of play, known as brackets. One firm of sports-betting analysts put the chances of him accidentally nailing all the details at 9.2million to one.

In a statement that throws down the gauntlet to the game’s authorities, Al Jazeera said: ‘We are particularly struck by what appears to be a refusal in some quarters even to accept the possibility that players from Anglo-Saxon countries could have engaged in the activities exposed by our programme.’

Al Jazeera say they emailed a list of questions to the ICC on September 19 but have not heard back.

The most crucial is: ‘When did the ICC first become aware of Munawar and his activities and what action has been taken?’ The documentary alleges the ICC were aware of Munawar’s activity as long ago as 2010.

Al Jazeera claim Munawar was the subject of an investigation by the BBC Panorama team which was never aired. The journalists were allegedly interviewed by Australian police but told to keep those meetings confidential.

An ICC source told Sportsmail: ‘Munawar does not feature in our current investigations into the top corrupters posing a threat to cricket, other than through the Al Jazeera programme investigation.

‘We are aware that Munawar had been previously investigated by media outlets using the same undercover team that Al Jazeera have used and that is the only way he is known to the ICC.’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/c...s-sand-following-allegations-spot-fixing.html

 

[Last Monetarist]

I am afraid that this is another squalid case of cricket burying its head in the sand in the hope that these allegations disappear. I have no confidence in the administrators investigating this properly, in fact the hostility towards Al Jazeera is downright depressing.

 

[Hitman]

I am afraid that this is another squalid case of cricket burying its head in the sand in the hope that these allegations disappear. I have no confidence in the administrators investigating this properly, in fact the hostility towards Al Jazeera is downright depressing.

I feel the same. Any fan of the game would want the issue to be investigated to the core, rather than ignoring it.

 

[MenInG]

The ICC has concluded its investigation into the documentary programme ‘Cricket’s Match Fixers’ broadcast by Al Jazeera on 27 May 2018. No charges will be brought under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code against any of the five Participants to the Code who featured in the programme due to insufficient credible and reliable evidence.

A video interview of Alex Marshall is available in the Online Media Zone for free editorial use
The comprehensive investigation focused on three main areas: the claims made by the programme, the suspects who were part of it and how the programme gathered evidence.

The programme alleged that two matches were fixed: India v England in Chennai in 2016 and India v Australia in Ranchi in 2017. To assess whether the passages of play highlighted in the programme were unusual in any way, the ICC engaged four independent betting and cricketing specialists to analyse the claims. All four concluded that the passages of play identified in the programme as being allegedly fixed were entirely predictable, and therefore implausible as a fix.

All five Participants to the Code who featured in the programme have been interviewed by the ICC Integrity Unit and there is insufficient evidence based on the normal thresholds applied through the Code to lay any charges.

Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager – Integrity said: “We welcome the reporting of alleged corrupt activity within cricket as there is no place for such conduct in our sport, but we also need to be satisfied there is sufficient evidence to sustain charges against Participants. In the case of the claims aired in this programme, there are fundamental weaknesses in each of the areas we have investigated that make the claims unlikely and lacking in credibility, a viewpoint that has been corroborated by four independent experts.

“On the basis of the programme, the Participants to the Code who were filmed appear to have behaved in a questionable manner, however, we have been unable to assess the full context of the conversations that took place beyond what was seen on screen versus what the Participants claim actually happened. This combined with the absence of any other credible evidence means there are insufficient grounds to bring charges under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code

“Should any new substantial evidence come to light I will re-examine the case. But at present I am comfortable with the conclusion of the investigation and the thoroughness with which it was undertaken.”

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2146389

 

[mastimasti]

Colour me not surprised.

Corruption at the highest level will be protected by the highest level.

 

[OMB]

Australia cleared of match-fixing by ICC after Maxwell left shattered by false claims


The ICC has cleared Australia’s players and any of the alleged members of the three nations who were implicated in a match-fixing documentary aired by Al Jazeera in 2018.

In May, 2018, the Doha-based broadcaster released a documentary alleging several matches in South Asia had been influenced by criminal figures. Among these matches was the Ranchi Test of 2017 between Australia and India, in which all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored his maiden Test century.

Although Al Jazeera left the two Australian players unnamed, it did not adequately blur out the equipment being used by the batsmen, allowing Maxwell to be identified.

The program also alleged the India v England in Chennai in 2016 had been match-fixed.

On Monday, the ICC announced “no charges will be bought under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code against any of the five Participants to the Code who featured in the program due to insufficient credible and reliable evidence.”

“We welcome the reporting of alleged corrupt activity within cricket as there is no place for such conduct in our sport, but we also need to be satisfied there is sufficient evidence to sustain charges against Participants,” Alex Marshall, ICC General Manager – Integrity said.

“In the case of the claims aired in this program, there are fundamental weaknesses in each of the areas we have investigated that make the claims unlikely and lacking in credibility, a viewpoint that has been corroborated by four independent experts.”

Marshall added that if any further evidence came to light, he would “re-examine the case”.

Maxwell was left devastated by the claims which tarnished his maiden century.

“I was shocked, I was a bit hurt by it as well,” Maxwell told SEN’s Whateley at the time. “I still remember the feeling after hugging Steve Smith after getting my maiden Test hundred – to have that tarnished by these allegations was pretty devastating.

“Obviously absolutely no truth to it whatsoever (to the allegations)… To tarnish one of the best moments of my career was pretty brutal. The only thing they could have done that would be worse is tarnish that World Cup.

“To say I’d done anything untoward in that game when I’d just finally got back in the Test side, when I’d worked my absolute backside off – to say that I’d do anything to ruin that would be absolutely ridiculous.”

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australian-cricket-news-2021-aaron-summers-in-darwin-court-on-child-abuse-charges-big-bash/news-story/c72bad68342195b9ec4d20a0a4510b0d?recommendedCount=0

 

[wajid]

Easiest way to cast away any doubts is to take legal action against Al Jazeera . Otherwise it will linger....

Especially for those who are “ sick and tired” as well as Maxwell, this is a very good opportunity to clear their names.

The reasoning is also not clear. Were they unable to find sufficient evidence or was there no evidence to begin with?

 

[AMSS]

Time for ALJ to introspect why its credibility is lower than the lowest of English tabloid, the Sun. It's like they are grovelling before anyone who cares to give them attention, 'please believe us!'. Pretty shameful for them.

As I suspected, Al Jaz is an agenda pimping outfit. Predictable denouement.

 

[MenInG]

Al Jazeera have responded:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Three years after the I-Unit released Cricket’s Match-Fixers, exposing the global scale of fixing in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cricket</a>, the International Cricket Council finally responds.<br><br>The <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICC</a> says it found no evidence of wrongdoing and no charges will be brought forward.��<a href="https://t.co/NSxY1xe8l0">https://t.co/NSxY1xe8l0</a></p>— Al Jazeera Investigations (@AJIunit) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJIunit/status/1394363054650011652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICC</a> says it carried out a “comprehensive” investigation but was unable to pursue it beyond what was seen on screen.<br>Some players we exposed have since been banned for corruption. Why did the ICC ignore this?<br>We stand by our investigation and see this report as a whitewash.</p>— Al Jazeera Investigations (@AJIunit) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJIunit/status/1394363056004685825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The I-Unit refused to hand over any extra evidence to <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICC</a> over integrity concerns revealed in our film.<br><br>Instead, we handed a dossier on match-fixer Munawar to <a href="https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@metpoliceuk</a> who passed it to <a href="https://twitter.com/Interpol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Interpol</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/transparency?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#transparency</a></p>— Al Jazeera Investigations (@AJIunit) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJIunit/status/1394363057372123138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When the governing body of a sport – which earns billions - takes responsibility for investigating its own misdeeds, then questions of a clear conflict of interest are apparent. <br><br>The ICC knew about Munawar as long ago as 2010, but failed to take action.<a href="https://t.co/6Z8xKYQfXy">https://t.co/6Z8xKYQfXy</a></p>— Al Jazeera Investigations (@AJIunit) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJIunit/status/1394363058592550912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICC</a> says that a person in our film “claimed” he could arrange fixes.<br><br>But our second powerful exposé, The Munawar Files, which the ICC did not even address, establishes beyond doubt that Munawar is a significant figure in the fixing world, part of an organised crime group. <a href="https://t.co/VlXLGPrQK4">pic.twitter.com/VlXLGPrQK4</a></p>— Al Jazeera Investigations (@AJIunit) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJIunit/status/1394363092423921666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2021</a></blockquote>
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[MenInG]

As I suspected, Al Jaz is an agenda pimping outfit. Predictable denouement.

Read their replies above.

 

[ahmedzee]

The mind-shattering statement from Al Jazeera is that there is conflict of interest when ICC is investigating its own failure.

This is a clear proof that corruption is there in ICC at the highest level, and will be protected at any cost.

 

[King-Misbah]

Why am I not surprised by the ICC findings. I believe now the players stated, boards and even ICC should sue Al Jazeera. But I know they won't and they know why

 

[globalcitizen]

These media houses think they are above everything else. all they do is create fake news and shoot something out of their rear. Worst thing that can happen is people will forget about news in some time if not proven

 

[HitWicket]

Who are they claiming they exposed in their documentary that has since been banned for corruption?

 

[Last Monetarist]

Who are they claiming they exposed in their documentary that has since been banned for corruption?

Probably Dilhara Lokuhettige, who played a few white ball matches for Sri Lanka a decade or so ago. He has been banned for 8 years.