[REPORTS] More player names coming to light in ongoing PSL corruption investigation

[MenInG]

Suspended cricketers Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif have told anti-corruption units of the ICC and the PCB that according to suspected bookmaker Yousuf Anwar four Pakistani players were working with him to spot fix matches during the PSL.

Information gathered from different sources confirm that in statements given to the ICC and the PCB officials in Dubai, Khalid told them that Yousuf and an unnamed foreigner had spoken about four other players being involved with them in the spot-fixing racket.

“The players were asked by the ACU officials which other players were involved in the racket. Khalid and Sharjeel told them they didn’t know anything about other players. But when pressed Khalid told them that the bookmaker and foreigner had claimed to be in touch with four other players which didn t include Muhammad Irfan or Shahzaib Hasan,” one source said.

The source said the decision to send back Sharjeel and Khalid from Dubai was taken after their mobiles were taken from them and their kit bags searched.

“The ACU officials knew something was going on as they knew what to search for. And when they searched the kit bags they found particularly coloured batting grips given to them by Yousuf and the foreigner,” the source said.

The source also confirmed that the ACU officials had gathered CCTV footage of the two meetings held between Sharjeel and Khalid with Yousuf and the foreigner.

The, source said that in the United Arab Emirates it was not legal to take anyone’s mobile or search belongings without his permission and use it as evidence and perhaps the decision to send Sharjeel and Khalid back immediately from Dubai was taken to avoid any legal complications.

The source also disclosed that on February 18 the PCB ACU officials made the two players sign a post-dated document in which their permission was obtained for taking their mobiles and scanning it.

“It is a complicated case and the ACU guys believe that Sharjeel accepted the spot-fixing offer and they also suspect Khalid did this but he didn t play in the said match for Islamabad United,” another source said.

Both players have denied the charges of accepting any offer but have admitted they faltered by not reporting any approaches made to them by Yousuf Anwar and the foreigner when they met them.

“The messages uncovered from the mobile phones particularly that of Khalid doesn t have any solid evidence that they were in touch with Yousuf or Nasir Jamshed for spot-fixing matches. In fact the messages exchanged between Nasir and Khalid pertain to a consignment of new bats to be sold in the UK,” the source said.

http://asianetindia.com/more-names-can-crop-up-in-psl-spot-fix-saga/

 

[MenInG]

Seems things will get worse before they improve!

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Please someone save the cricket

 

[Square Drive]

4 players not named Irfan or Shahzaib?

Oh dear. This is getting really ugly.

Let's see what happens with Zulfiqar Babar. If he's not one of those four players, we have a completely new batch that'll be investigated.

Let's hope it's not any of our main players.

Also, the article states that there weren't any such messages between Khalid and Nasir? Well, maybe Khalid deleted the messages immediately after sending/reading them. No way the ACU can find out about that.

Lastly, I wonder if Sharjeel/Khalid helping the ACU out here provides them with any chance of getting a lighter punishment?

 

[kingusama92]

Wow.

Four additional names beyond the ones mentioned already.

And it appears Sharjeel and Khalid had more to do with the bookies than simply not reporting them. The colored batting grips say it all.

 

[Madplayer]

Wow.

Four additional names beyond the ones mentioned already.

And it appears Sharjeel and Khalid had more to do with the bookies than simply not reporting them. The colored batting grips say it all.

The bookies might have lied to them about 4 other players to make them more comfortable about doing the job. MIGHT.

If it is true though, i hope it's none of the upcoming players. If it's any of the emerging players who are promising, it would be an unmatched disaster.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

or maybe anwar just told this to khalid & sharjeel to make them comfortable & convince​ them to do fixing .
he created this lie about 4 other just to convince them or else he would've named them. & i dont think both of them wouldn't mind naming other 4 if they knew who they are because they both are already screwed.
they wouldn't mind going down with others as it may help them to getaway with lighter punishment.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Wow.

Four additional names beyond the ones mentioned already.

And it appears Sharjeel and Khalid had more to do with the bookies than simply not reporting them. The colored batting grips say it all.

those grips are way of letting bookies know that they are 'in' & agree to fix
"like sreesanth used towel to signal the bookies "

 

[Pete Rose]

It's reasonable to assume the worst. It's one thing that most folllowers of Pakistan cricket must always remember: there are no sacred cows

 

[Boi]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What the hell is going on ?</p>— Sharjeel khan (@SharjeelLeo14) <a href="https://twitter.com/SharjeelLeo14/status/650333703546273792">3 October 2015</a></blockquote>
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This tweet is probably apt for all these fixing threads

 

[Indiafan]

From the linked article, PCB seems to have managed things very well including seizing assets,getting proof and shipping them out of the country to avoid legal hassle

 

[Bilal7]

Going by Pakistan's luck, I can almost picture these four players being Babar, Amir, Hassan and Shah.
Of course, these guys are completely clean and I am not accusing them of anything.

 

[Bilal7]

Wow.

Four additional names beyond the ones mentioned already.

And it appears Sharjeel and Khalid had more to do with the bookies than simply not reporting them. The colored batting grips say it all.

What's the deal with colored grips?

 

[msb314]

What's the deal with colored grips?

It was a way to signalling to the bookies they were "in" on the fix.

 

[kingusama92]

What's the deal with colored grips?

They're used by players so they can signal "in-game" if the fix is going ahead or not.

A player only keeps those if they've agreed to the idea in such cases. Not looking good for these guys IMO.

 

[srh]

Going by Pakistan's luck, I can almost picture these four players being Babar, Amir, Hassan and Shah.
Of course, these guys are completely clean and I am not accusing them of anything.

you saying Amir the convicted fixer is completely clean

 

[Abdul]

Also, the article states that there weren't any such messages between Khalid and Nasir? Well, maybe Khalid deleted the messages immediately after sending/reading them. No way the ACU can find out about that.

Lol. Deleted messages can be retrieved at any time if the investigation agencies need them. It's cakewalk.

 

[Major]

Dont think there would be any new leads. Even when mazhar majeed was caught, many more players were to be caught, alot of names were thrown out and at the end 3 of the 4 earlier suspected were found as guilty.

Same thing will happen here

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Dont think there would be any new leads. Even when mazhar majeed was caught, many more players were to be caught, alot of names were thrown out and at the end 3 of the 4 earlier suspected were found as guilty.

Same thing will happen here

depends how seriously the want to take this, FIA isnt bound by the same ethics or legal issues as Scotland Yard, plus our board at that time was doing what it could to cover this up

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

They're used by players so they can signal "in-game" if the fix is going ahead or not.

A player only keeps those if they've agreed to the idea in such cases. Not looking good for these guys IMO.

Did anyone used those grips in the match? If anyone did....any source or pics or videos?

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

They're used by players so they can signal "in-game" if the fix is going ahead or not.

A player only keeps those if they've agreed to the idea in such cases. Not looking good for these guys IMO.

Dont think there would be any new leads. Even when mazhar majeed was caught, many more players were to be caught, alot of names were thrown out and at the end 3 of the 4 earlier suspected were found as guilty.

Same thing will happen here

Who was the fourth one earlier suspected? Pls share

 

[Bilal7]

It was a way to signalling to the bookies they were "in" on the fix.

They're used by players so they can signal "in-game" if the fix is going ahead or not.

A player only keeps those if they've agreed to the idea in such cases. Not looking good for these guys IMO.

Aren't the details decided beforehand? Wouldn't the bookies contact the players before the match and sort out when and what they have to do? Seems rather strange that these things just happen on the fly.

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Aren't the details decided beforehand? Wouldn't the bookies contact the players before the match and sort out when and what they have to do? Seems rather strange that these things just happen on the fly.

What to fix is decided already the grip signifies if the players is going to do it or not so that the fixers can place bet accordingly.

 

[kingusama92]

Aren't the details decided beforehand? Wouldn't the bookies contact the players before the match and sort out when and what they have to do? Seems rather strange that these things just happen on the fly.

It's a safety mechanism of sorts.

Anything can come up which might stop a player from following through on his part. The colored grips let the bookie know what's going on so he doesn't bet at the wrong time.

A lot of money is at play so the precautions make sense.

 

[DHONI183]

I´ve seen the sentiment amongst people after the revelation about Irfan that not reporting a bookie approach is not that much of an offence and, that there should be leniency in such cases.

However, in this very case of Irfan we´ve the best possible example of why it is such a serious issue and what the exact thinking and logic it is behind there being a punishment in place for this particular violation: if player X doesn´t report, there´s a great possibility of the bookie(s) convincing or conspiring with a team-mate of his, or even a player from the opposition to set up a match.

And that´s exactly what´s happened here, the scot-free bookie(s) conspired with the team-mates of Irfan. If this isn´t a clear example of why this is a serious violation, then I don´t know what it´ll take to convince people.

 

[msb314]

Aren't the details decided beforehand? Wouldn't the bookies contact the players before the match and sort out when and what they have to do? Seems rather strange that these things just happen on the fly.

They would but no guarantee the player would actually through on the fix during the actual match just by doing a verbal commitment beforehand - hence the signal to the bookies that they have agreed to the fix.

 

[Speedster777]

Sharjeel ko clear karo. We need him for Champions Trophy.

 

[Indiafan]

Aren't the details decided beforehand? Wouldn't the bookies contact the players before the match and sort out when and what they have to do? Seems rather strange that these things just happen on the fly.

if for whatever reasons, the players arent able to fix, the bookies will lose money. These signals tell the bookies whether the player is finally going to do it or not which helpe them decide last moment

 

[Junaids]

Sharjeel ko clear karo. We need him for Champions Trophy.

No, you don't. It's not even a proper competition.