Watch Pakistani Players Match Fixing Scandal Video in England. A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged cricket betting scam carried out during the current test between Pakistan and England at Lord’s.
Pakistan cricket match fixing scandal in the Test Match against England [Sky News]
The News of the World claims it gave £150,000 to a middleman who promised to arrange for Pakistan to bowl “no balls” during a match.
A 35-year-old man is being held on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers.
There has been no comment yet from the Pakistani cricket team.
The BBC’s Andy Swiss said the allegations involved “very minor, very small details within the match that might seem ridiculously trivial to a lot of people”.
But he added: “That sort of information is worth a huge amount of money in the betting world where you can put bets on the tiniest details within a cricket game”.
CAUGHT: Fixer Majeed beckons to our man to begin the £150,000 handover
Majeed then described how the betting scam operates. He reached into a carrier bag, pulled out a white Blackberry phone and flicked through a series of messages.
Pakistani Players Who Involve Match Fixing
“I deal with an Indian party,” he said. “They pay me for the information.” Then Majeed explained how many cricket bets are placed on what he called “brackets” – events happening in a group of 10 overs.
If players score well in the first three overs punters would be likely to bet on that continuing for the next seven. But if the fixed players then deliberately STOP scoring or slow down, anybody in on it can “make a killing”, said Majeed. The same happens with bowlers giving away runs or throwing no-balls.
Not only is Majeed’s information invaluable to syndicates involved in spread betting – where wagers are staked on a range of possible outcomes – it is also golddust for shady bookies looking to manipulate the odds in their favour.
The following night – Thursday August 19 – Majeed demanded £10,000 then revealed to us there would be two no-balls in the following day’s Oval play.
That fix was cancelled on the day. So was a promised maiden over by captain Salman Butt on the Saturday – final day of the Test England lost.
But just days later – with our extra £140,000 in his hands – he delivered the promised goods at Lord’s.
But today our shocking footage of the players’ fixer Mazhar Majeed taking a massive £150,000 cash, and telling us EXACTLY when the no-balls would come, proves the game was RIGGED.
And he suggested the allegations could affect the sport’s reputation.
“Cricket prides itself on the integrity of its reputation for fair play.
“This is a difficult situation for cricket and there are going to be some uncomfortable questions for the Pakistan team when the match resumes,” he said.
BBC News
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