"Was offered $1million, 2 Mercedes, 4-Kanal house, apt on Fulham Rd. to fix a match" : Shoaib Akhtar

[Abdullah719]

"Was offered $1million, 2 Mercedes, 4-Kanal house, apt on Fulham Rd. to fix a match" : Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar in an interview with Samina Peerzada:

"The whole world has done it [match fixing]"

"Greed, money, I have seen everything. I have worn clothes worth millions, I swear to God it never brought me peace"

"No one has seen more fame than me in this country. You look to the recent YouTube age and they still love me even though it's been 8 years, I am in their memories"

"Money can never give you inner peace but they look for more money and put their hands into all sorts of things"

"I used to explain a lot to Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, what a waste of talent"

"When I heard about Amir and Asif first, I punched the wall so hard that I broke the wall"

"I wanted to break their faces and tell them that don't you understand that Pakistan's smartest and most perfect fast bowlers are going to be wasted now"

"There were match-fixers around me; I was playing against 21 people - 11 of theirs and 10 of ours"

"No idea who is a match-fixer and who is doing what"

"There was so much match fixing - Mohammad Asif told me which matches were fixed and how"

"So I said, I was in same match, what was I doing? he said you were doing your best and we were doing what we had to"

"This is breaking news"

 

[Markhor]

"No one has seen more fame than me in this country. You look to the recent YouTube age and they still love me even though it's been 8 years, I am in their memories"

"There were match-fixers around me; I was playing against 21 people - 11 of theirs and 10 of ours"

Shoaib Akhtar increasingly sounds like Pakistan cricket's Donald Trump.

Random bragging, unnecessary victimhood and a constant thirst for publicity.

 

[Rayyman]

Shoaib Akhtar gaining fame by lying.

I guess USA and Pakistan are similar countries with similar people after all.

 

[Saj]

So why didn't he go to the ACSU?

 

[Slim]

Me me and me. Man, this shoaib trump guy is annoying.

 

[Rana]

Constant appraisal of himself.

I think this has developed in his persona due to a decade of being dropped, banned and hit with controversy. Teammates who secretly hated him behind his back and board members who were tired of his attitude. Consistently reminding them that it was he who was a major factor for people actually tuning in to Pakistan games (Afridi and Razzaq also, these guys were top draws).

It’s sad.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Also Shoaib Akhtar after each of his ten suspensions: "Biggest witch hunt in cricket history!!"

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Could just be that he was never in the team long enough to be approached for any fixing.

 

[topspin]

Could just be that he was never in the team long enough to be approached for any fixing.

Not a huge number of matches but his career did span from the lates 90s (think 97) until the 2015 WC.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Not a huge number of matches but his career did span from the lates 90s (think 97) until the 2015 WC.

Not arguing that. But he really was suspended around 10 different times, and with the injuries, he had few long runs in the team.

 

[Pakistanian]

this guy is a narcissist.

 

[msb314]

not a huge number of matches but his career did span from the lates 90s (think 97) until the 2015 wc.

2011 wc...

 

[topspin]

2011 wc...

Sorry yes that's what I meant to write. Thanks for correcting.

 

[barah_admi]

Oh Mr Akhtar....he is such a glory hog, cant even let Shakib have his moment of shame lol

Having said that, international sport and cricket in particular are clearly, extremely corrupt.

 

[ElRaja]

he speaks in hyperbole but if u water it down

1. he had a huge fan following

2. he didnt fix (at least imo, i dont think he did)

3. a significant number of pak games from the late 80s till the amir, asif, butt fiasco were fixed

dont see how anything hes said is wrong.

 

[Snowflake]

Shoaib Akhtar increasingly sounds like Pakistan cricket's Donald Trump.

Random bragging, unnecessary victimhood and a constant thirst for publicity.

Couldn't have said it any better.

This interview was so hard to listen to.

 

[Caved12]

"So I said, I was in same match, what was I doing? he said you were doing your best and we were doing what we had to"

lol@ this. Poor Shoaib had no idea what was going on that he had to ask Asif.

Always a bundle of nonsense.

 

[hitthestump]

Could just be that he was never in the team long enough to be approached for any fixing.

His giant ego probably protected him from any approaches.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

His giant ego probably protected him from any approaches.

LOL like one of those inflatable zorb balls.

 

[Shoaib88]

You know, all you (including me) can call shoaib akhter all different names you want, but have to give credit where its due, he NEVER fixed despite having fixing culture all around him.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

You know, all you (including me) can call shoaib akhter all different names you want, but have to give credit where its due, he NEVER fixed despite having fixing culture all around him.

Is not fixing an act of heroism in itself? It's like saying I didn't drink and drive, so give me an award. Also when he says it was 21 fixers and him, does that mean Afridi, Yousuf, Younis, Shoaib Malik, Inzamam, Misbah, Razzaq, Hafeez and others who played with him are all implicitly fixers? If not, I don't see them parading themselves on TV going on about how they were the ultimate beacons of truth and purity every chance they get. Well Afridi wrote a book, but not much besides that.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Jazba
Daleri
Jaanbaazi
Badmashi

Four elements which made Shoaib Akhtar a legend but very few people talk about his patriotism. He is the most patriotic Pakistan ever since Gen Parvez Musharaf.

He always went against odds and was wrongly victimized.

Only real men with above four elements in their personality and patriotism can understand him.

 

[Snowflake]

Jazba
Daleri
Jaanbaazi
Badmashi

Four elements which made Shoaib Akhtar a legend but very few people talk about his patriotism. He is the most patriotic Pakistan ever since Gen Parvez Musharaf.

He always went against odds and was wrongly victimized.

Only real men with above four elements in their personality and patriotism can understand him.

I think you should come up with something different now. It's getting a little too boring now, bro. Don't you think?

 

[andy0204]

Shoaib Akhtar must opt for journalism.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Casually threw all his mates under the bus for a few cheap clicks.

 

[Gullycricket]

He is the very definition of a man-child.Never to be taken seriously.To please Indian viewers these people will go to any extent.Someone tell him this is also equivalent to match fixing to make baseless allegations and call his whole team as fixers.

 

[MenInG]

So why didn't he go to the ACSU?

Simple question.

But still not too late. Instead of baring it all on TV, he should go to ICC and say how things are fixed and let them take appropriate measures.

 

[Mamoon]

”When I heard about Amir and Asif first, I punched the wall so hard that I broke the wall"

Only Shoaib Akhtar has the capacity to say something like this.

 

[andy0204]

Only Shoaib Akhtar has the capacity to say something like this.

Lol.

 

[saadibaba]

Having 1 million + subscribers of YouTube have really gone to his head.

To my friends in India, please, stop subscribing or unsubscribe from his channel so he can return back to earth.

 

[Savak]

The man is not wrong about one thing ie his fan following 1.6 million plus subscribers and growing. FACTS

 

[MenInG]

The man is not wrong about one thing ie his fan following 1.6 million plus subscribers and growing. FACTS

That is not the sum total of one's life. He is making it that.

 

[MenInG]

Cricket in Pakistan was thrown into turmoil when fast bowler Mohammad Amir was banned for a minimum of five years by the ICC's anti-corruption tribunal back in 2011 along with Mohammad Asif for their role in match-fixing. Apart from Amir and Asif, opening batsman Salman Butt was also involved in spot-fixing and served a five-year suspension. Speaking on a talk show, Shoaib Akhtar has cast match-fixing aspersions on his former Pakistan teammates when he said that he was playing against the opposition as well as his own teammates..

"I was always of the belief that I can never cheat Pakistan, no match-fixing. I was surrounded by match-fixers. I was playing against 22 people (sic) -- 11 theirs and 10 ours. Who knows who was the match-fixer. There was so much match fixing. (Mohammad) Asif told me which all matches they had fixed and how they did it," Shoaib Akhtar said on the show 'Rewind With Samina Peerzada'.

Recalling Mohammad Amir, who represented Pakistan in the World Cup 2019 in England, and Mohammad Asif, Shoaib Akhtar said that he was really hurt and angry when he heard about the fixing.

"I tried to make Amir and Asif understand. What a waste of talent. When I heard about this, I was so upset that I punched the wall. Pakistan's two top bowlers, smart, intelligent and the two perfect fast bowlers were wasted. They sold themselves for a little money," said the former Pakistan pacer.

While Amir managed to return to international cricket, Asif and Salman Butt never did.

Amir was part of the Pakistan team in World Cup 2019. However, in July, the left-arm pacer shocked the cricketing world when he announced his retirement from Test cricket at the age of 27.

Amir had bid adieu to Test cricket on July 26 with immediate effect, saying he wanted to focus on white-ball cricket.

The scourge of fixing keeps rearing its ugly head in some shape or form even today. Only a few days back, Shakib Al Hasan -- star Bangladesh all-rounder -- was handed a two-year ban from cricket, with one year suspended, after he failed to inform authorities about being approached by a bookmaker on multiple occasions in 2018.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sho...persions-on-former-pakistan-teammates-2126141

 

[Danyaalr01]

Is not fixing an act of heroism in itself? It's like saying I didn't drink and drive, so give me an award. Also when he says it was 21 fixers and him, does that mean Afridi, Yousuf, Younis, Shoaib Malik, Inzamam, Misbah, Razzaq, Hafeez and others who played with him are all implicitly fixers? If not, I don't see them parading themselves on TV going on about how they were the ultimate beacons of truth and purity every chance they get. Well Afridi wrote a book, but not much besides that.

He did say it was 10 of us vs 11 of them fixers. But I really find it confusiong why he didn't report these incidents. What's saying this more than a decade later do? The damage is already done.

 

[Indiafan]

Only Shoaib Akhtar has the capacity to say something like this.

So this is why Akhtar hit Asif with a bat

 

[Green Patriot]

Samina Peerzada needs to tell him that even though its a tv show, its not starplus.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Some fixers were banned while some survived during the start of his career ,and these were big names

During later stage of his career,again 3 of his teammates were banned

Then there have always been talks of grouping where a group players deliberately played bad to get the captain sacked


So he maybe right in his claims

Can't believe he is being bashed for speaking against cheats like Asif and Amir who shamed the country

 

[MenInG]

Some fixers were banned while some survived during the start of his career ,and these were big names

During later stage of his career,again 3 of his teammates were banned

Then there have always been talks of grouping where a group players deliberately played bad to get the captain sacked


So he maybe right in his claims

Can't believe he is being bashed for speaking against cheats like Asif and Amir who shamed the country

He is being bashed for making a mockery of the whole process. He should have been speaking to ACSU etc - and not opening up on a TV program

 

[Abdullah719]

Shoaib Akhtar increasingly sounds like Pakistan cricket's Donald Trump.

Random bragging, unnecessary victimhood and a constant thirst for publicity.

Only Shoaib Akhtar has the capacity to say something like this.

The word 'humble' doesn't exist in his dictionary... He also said in this interview:

"When I was born, I couldn't walk properly for 4-5 years, I used to keep falling. People said who is this disabled kid. Later I was the fastest runner and the fastest bowler. So I defined the nature. Not defied, I defined the nature. How nature works with you"

And then there's this:

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[Bewal Express]

ASCU need to contact him. If he fails to cooperate then he needs to be blacklisted. This is just rubbish.

 

[big_gamer007]

Shoaib is most entertaining Pakistan cricketer ever.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

He did say it was 10 of us vs 11 of them fixers. But I really find it confusiong why he didn't report these incidents. What's saying this more than a decade later do? The damage is already done.

Really? I read "I was playing against 21 people" in the original post. Maybe I'll actually listen to it sometime lol. I wouldn't specifically call him out for not coming out with this earlier, because there were elements of fixing in the team throughout the 90s and 2000s when he played, and a lot of players who played then but weren't corrupt never really came forward. From the Qayyum report to Afridi's book, they all imply that a whole bunch of senior cricketers knew more than they let on. What annoys me about his accusations now is it seems he's doing this purely for his own gain. And he's maligning pretty much everyone he ever played with, many of whom were no better or worse than him.

 

[JattMaula]

Shoaib is most entertaining Pakistan cricketer ever.

 

[Abdullah719]

He did say it was 10 of us vs 11 of them fixers. But I really find it confusiong why he didn't report these incidents. What's saying this more than a decade later do? The damage is already done.

He is saying he played against 11 of the opposition and 10 of his own, i.e. 21. (Though he said 22 when he added them up...) Thus implying that his teammates were all fixers.

 

[Danyaalr01]

He is saying he played against 11 of the opposition and 10 of his own, i.e. 21. (Though he said 22 when he added them up...) Thus implying that his teammates were all fixers.

Oh, thanks for clarifying. That is poor of Shoaib to call every single person in his team a fixer.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Really? I read "I was playing against 21 people" in the original post. Maybe I'll actually listen to it sometime lol. I wouldn't specifically call him out for not coming out with this earlier, because there were elements of fixing in the team throughout the 90s and 2000s when he played, and a lot of players who played then but weren't corrupt never really came forward. From the Qayyum report to Afridi's book, they all imply that a whole bunch of senior cricketers knew more than they let on. What annoys me about his accusations now is it seems he's doing this purely for his own gain. And he's maligning pretty much everyone he ever played with, many of whom were no better or worse than him.

Sorry, no you were right. He did say he was playing against 11 of the opposition team and 10 of his own players (he was implying everyone in his team, apart from himself, were fixers).

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Sorry, no you were right. He did say he was playing against 11 of the opposition team and 10 of his own players (he was implying everyone in his team, apart from himself, were fixers).

No worries. He's so delusional it throws everyone off. Also said, "No one has seen more fame than me in this country" at a time when the country's prime minister is a former world cup winning captain.

 

[Savak]

Not sure why he is being bashed.

Amir with time has proven that he was always over rated and not worth the PCB investment. Asif squandered his life and potential inspite of being given numerous chances by the PCB who eventually wanted nothing to do with him.

 

[big_gamer007]

Nah Lala was ahead while they both were playing, after retirement Shoaib has taken over Lala. He has just been in a different league altogether post retirement. Only Yousuf sometimes comes close to him in entertainment.

 

[Savak]

No worries. He's so delusional it throws everyone off. Also said, "No one has seen more fame than me in this country" at a time when the country's prime minister is a former world cup winning captain.

Well after IK, it has to be him. Afridi opened his YouTube channel and has only gotten 350,000 subscribers up till now

 

[Savak]

A lot of people were jealous and upset over his fame, popularity during his playing days, sadly this has still continued even after his retirement. Facts. Our society is just reeked with insecurity where people can never be happy over someone else being more successful than them

 

[Abdullah719]

A lot of people were jealous and upset over his fame, popularity during his playing days, sadly this has still continued even after his retirement. Facts. Our society is just reeked with insecurity where people can never be happy over someone else being more successful than them

What does this have to do with him accusing all his teammates of being fixers?

 

[Boiz Played Well]

Well after IK, it has to be him. Afridi opened his YouTube channel and has only gotten 350,000 subscribers up till now

YouTube is one metric to measure fame. But a huge chunk of cricket fans exist outside the social media sphere and I'm not sure if they'll rate Akhtar as even the second-most famous Pakistani cricketer they can think of. But I could be wrong.

 

[WengerOut]

When you go by the motto of "Any popularity is good popularity", this is what happens.

 

[Boi]

Hope the Anti corruption unit pulls him up. Someone needs to get this guy under control.

 

[jnaveen1980]

not sure what he gains from these interviews. Reactions are certainly going to be negative as he is accusing a large group of players. What he says may or may not be true. But releasing this info after so many years is counterproductive.

 

[hitthestump]

You know, all you (including me) can call shoaib akhter all different names you want, but have to give credit where its due, he NEVER fixed despite having fixing culture all around him.

This reminds me of that Chris Rock stand up where he talks about people who say 'i take care of my kids and i've never been to jail'

'do you want a cookie?!'

 

[hitthestump]

Well after IK, it has to be him. Afridi opened his YouTube channel and has only gotten 350,000 subscribers up till now

Ahktar opened his channel during the World Cup and has been deliberately controversial to gain views, as well as sucking up hard to the Indian viewership. Afridi hasn't been quite as shameless (so far)

 

[Realromeo]

This guy is full of himself.

 

[Monsee]

Shoaib Akhtar increasingly sounds like Pakistan cricket's Donald Trump.

Random bragging, unnecessary victimhood and a constant thirst for publicity.

What a low life to make such claims after all these years i.e. everyone in the team except him was a fixer (even if that was for a match or two, that is an insane thing to say); if he was so principled, he should have brought this to ICC/ACC's attention (since his next excuse will be about PCB being inept)!

To little boys saying he has had so many fans and following and YT 1Mil followers etc, wth has that to do with huge celebrity status and fan following; these days 6-8 year old (or younger) kids have millions of fans following them for doing basically idiotic posts

 

[Monsee]

Ahktar opened his channel during the World Cup and has been deliberately controversial to gain views, as well as sucking up hard to the Indian viewership. Afridi hasn't been quite as shameless (so far)

That is some revealation that the even drama queen Afridi has better morals than this shodaa (this name given to him many a moons ago by a ex-big time Pak cricketer)

 

[Usman Chadda]

It's literally shameful whenever this guy opens his mouth.

 

[Savak]

Judging by the reactions above, I must advise him to keep at it. When you have a lot of haters, you are definitely doing something right. Also Mamoon should be the last person to criticize him given that his behaviour is the same

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Shoaib has always maintained this stance. This is nothing new. He's said this before.

 

[topspin]

What does this have to do with him accusing all his teammates of being fixers?

That's exactly what I was thinking. [MENTION=2501]Savak[/MENTION] what are you trying to achieve here by defending all the unpleasant accusations he's making?

 

[Slog]

I watched about 5 minutes of this interview.

It was soooo delusional. He said that he broke the face of one of the match fixers who approached him. The match fixers had offered him million dollar apartment, BMW 5 series and whatnot...

 

[Usman Chadda]

I watched about 5 minutes of this interview.

It was soooo delusional. He said that he broke the face of one of the match fixers who approached him. The match fixers had offered him million dollar apartment, BMW 5 series and whatnot...

The host is devaluing her show by inviting this delusional ex-cricketer. Some of the comments are so unbelievable, you might think this aired on Comedy Central.

 

[shah_1]

I watched about 5 minutes of this interview.

It was soooo delusional. He said that he broke the face of one of the match fixers who approached him. The match fixers had offered him million dollar apartment, BMW 5 series and whatnot...

Once I was watching PTV show 'game on hai', instead of analyzing the game, 90% of the show was him rambling about his own achievements.

He is so full of crap that his YT channel had a video of him talking about decade old rumor about Sonali Bendre link up with him. She is married now and sadly has advance stage cancer. He still did it for cheap views and subscribers

 

[Hyperion66]

So this is why Akhtar hit Asif with a bat

Wow that really happened?

 

[Hyperion66]

Say what you want but I think there is a certain innocence even in his bragging and exaggerations. Shoaib was one of my childhood heroes, I am an unabashed fan and always will be.

 

[Hyperion66]

He is so full of crap that his YT channel had a video of him talking about decade old rumor about Sonali Bendre link up with him. She is married now and sadly has advance stage cancer. He still did it for cheap views and subscribers

This is just awful, bragging and boasting is fine but he really needs to cut down on speaking nonsense.

 

[BaankeJi]

Shoaib is a legend of Pakistan cricket. It is shameful to see so many Pakistanis turning up against him and not believing a single word.
His allegations should be properly investigated. Find out who his teammates were and investigate all the games.

 

[Hyperion66]

Well after IK, it has to be him. Afridi opened his YouTube channel and has only gotten 350,000 subscribers up till now

May be that has got something to do with Afridi having the personality of a kaddu, incredibly thick and boring, at least Shoaib is funny albeit unintentionally most of the times.

 

[Square Drive]

Only Shoaib Akhtar has the capacity to say something like this.

I wouldn't put it past Younus Khan, either.

 

[MenInG]

More quotes :

"Let me give some more breaking news. One million dollars, 2 S-Class Mercedes, a 4-Kanal house and an apartment on Fulham Road in England, to fix a match. I said the offer is really good... then I locked the door and beat him up (the person who made the offer)"

"Later, he was then caught by the PCB and they asked him who is involved in fixing, he said Shoiab is, they asked whats the evidence, he said look at my face, Akhtar's beaten me up"

"After that he didnt bother me but he had others involved in this [fixing]"

"The biggest enemies of these young players are in the dressing rooms"

"Wish we had another Imran Khan, we would have turned the world upside down"

"PCB is a 'bakwas' institution - and I have never understood why they could not appoint a visionary as a chairman"

"If I had become a chairman of PCB, I would have made the media a stakeholder in the organization"

"I would have done open trials on a website and then call the deserving players over on our account to train them"

"I would have fired 500 people immediately from PCB; there is hardly work for 50 and we are keeping 700"

"PCB takes such low-class decisions, such lame decisions - I would have had selectors from each province and ask them for their advice"

"We have such a big cricket academy but which Shoaib Akhtar has it produced?"

"I have seen worst conditions in our neighbour's country - they may say things are good but I have seen people sleeping on the streets of Mumbai"

 

[WengerOut]

More quotes :

"Here is more breaking news, a million Dollars, 2 S-Class Mercedes an apartment in Fulham Report - offered to me to just fix a match"

"I then closed the door and gave him a beating, he was then caught by the PCB and they asked him who is involved in fixing, he said Shoiab is, they asked whats the evidence, he said look at my face, Akhtar's beaten me up"

"After that he didnt bother me but he had others involved in this [fixing]"

"The biggest enemies of these young players are in the dressing rooms"

"Wish we had another Imran Khan, we would have turned the world upside down"

"PCB is a 'bakwas' institution - and I have never understood why they could not appoint a visionary as a chairman"

"If I had become a chairman of PCB, I would have made the media a stakeholder in the organization"

"I would have done open trials on a website and then call the deserving players over on our account to train them"

"I would have fired 500 people immediately from PCB; there is hardly work for 50 and we are keeping 700"

"PCB takes such low-class decisions, such lame decisions - I would have had selectors from each province and ask them for their advice"

"We have such a big cricket academy but which Shoaib Akhtar has it produced?"

"I have seen worst conditions in our neighbour's country - they may say things are good but I have seen people sleeping on the streets of Mumbai"

Each one is gold. Could you provide the context for his last comment if possible?

 

[Junaids]

Time to give him a 2 year ban for not reporting this to ACSU.

On a serious note, Wasim Khan needs to read the book Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy before he appoints to senior positions all the players who were implicated in fixing in 2009-2011 but never charged.

If the author Ed Hawkins was right, Pakistan seem to have forgotten just who was implicated. And given that the fixer Mazhar Majeed confessed to fixing the 2010 Sydney Test but not through Asif or Butt, it really is time for the PCB to wake up.

You can’t have it both ways. Majeed’s confession was in the same video which convicted Amir, Asif and Butt. If you accept their guilt - and I do - then you need to accept that at least a couple of the other players at Sydney were fixers.

 

[Hawkeye]

He likes to exaggerate things a bit.

But nothing he said is false or incorrect. And he has said this for a long time.

He even beat Asif with a bat.

Two things he never compromised on were:

1. Speed
2. Integrity/honesty

No need to bash him. He adds some masala but what he said is true.

 

[Saj]

The more he talks, the more trouble he could be in with ACSU.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

He is putting the axe on his foot.