Abdullah719
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"What Irfan did is as good as a crime, he's lucky to have only gotten a 6-month ban" : Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar speaking on TV:
"Irfan has met with the bookies twice and didn't try to report it even once - why is that? In my view, its as good as a crime."
"When a straightforward person like Irfan has come into the city and has know-how of the world and has been taught about fixing, etc. then he doesn't have an excuse for not reporting two approaches. "
"He should think himself lucky to have gotten only a six-month ban for this. PCB have been very lenient towards him."
"PCB has accused the others of spot-fixing so the onus is on them to prove it. It's wrong that someone else should be made to prove it."
"Khalid Latif says he met the bookies but didn't say anything about it."
"PCB should keep one law for everyone. They shouldn't have different laws for different players."
"If Khalid Latif says that he only failed to report an approach then he should also get the minimum ban."
"Pakistani players shouldn't be going around talking about giving players life bans. They are accused of doing something so they can't be considered criminals yet."
"The biggest problem is that match-fixing starts from lower levels, in club cricket and cups and then goes to first-class cricket, etc. It's a breeding ground and it needs to be eliminated to make cricket clean in Pakistan."
Shoaib Akhtar speaking on TV:
"Irfan has met with the bookies twice and didn't try to report it even once - why is that? In my view, its as good as a crime."
"When a straightforward person like Irfan has come into the city and has know-how of the world and has been taught about fixing, etc. then he doesn't have an excuse for not reporting two approaches. "
"He should think himself lucky to have gotten only a six-month ban for this. PCB have been very lenient towards him."
"PCB has accused the others of spot-fixing so the onus is on them to prove it. It's wrong that someone else should be made to prove it."
"Khalid Latif says he met the bookies but didn't say anything about it."
"PCB should keep one law for everyone. They shouldn't have different laws for different players."
"If Khalid Latif says that he only failed to report an approach then he should also get the minimum ban."
"Pakistani players shouldn't be going around talking about giving players life bans. They are accused of doing something so they can't be considered criminals yet."
"The biggest problem is that match-fixing starts from lower levels, in club cricket and cups and then goes to first-class cricket, etc. It's a breeding ground and it needs to be eliminated to make cricket clean in Pakistan."
