Ban players guilty of fixing for life: Vettori

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has called for life bans on players found guilty of fixing.

His comments came a day after Australian captain Ricky Ponting had said it would be unfair if the entire Pakistan team was punished over the spot-fixing controversy that has dominated cricket headlines over the past two weeks.

"If they are proved, those allegations, then it has to be the harshest possible (punishment) and that's a life ban," Vettori told Radio New Zealand on a day when he again picked up the Player of the Year award at New Zealand Cricket's awards for the 2009-10 season.