Did Shahid Afridi relinquish his position as Test captain last month because his team members were mingling with suspicious men? Yes, according to sources. Shahid Afridi It is learnt that the team management which Afridi was a key member of, did not want players to be dealing with Azhar and Mazhar Majeed, the two men, who were paid to fix no-balls in yesterday's Lord's Test by News of the World newspaper. It can be recalled that Afridi gave up the Test captaincy after the Lord's Test against Australia in July. On July 27, this correspondent reported that players were discouraged from dealing with outsiders.
30 August,2010 12:00 PM IST
A disappointment of Recent Spot fixing by Pakistan was clearly seen on the face of Former Indian World Cup winner captain Kapil Devu00e2u20acu2122s while addressing the media yesterday to announce his association with Doehle Danautic Logistics & Trading Pvt. Ltd. Talking about the recent Spot fixing scandal Kapil Dev said, u00e2u20acu0153This recent spot fixing scandal has bought a shame for the so called gentlemenu00e2u20acu2122s game. I am a very patriotic and felt very bad when I heard three Pakistani Cricketers (S Butt, M Amir and M Asif) involved in spot fixing scandal. I have a deep feeling for the people of Pakistan, I cant imagine the emotions the Pakistani fans are going through. I just canu00e2u20acu2122t believe how these three cricketers can sell themselves and their country for some amount of money. ICC should take legal action on such players, so that other cricketers take an example from this.u00e2u20acufffd Story & Video By - Rohan Koli, MiD-DAY
09 September,2010 12:00 PM IST
A London court has sentenced former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt to 30 months in prison for spot-fixing in a Test match against England last year. Bookie Mazhar Majeed has been sentenced to 32 months in jail. Video courtesy: NDTV
04 November,2011 02:59 PM IST
Bollywood actress Nupur Mehta rubbished allegations that she was involved in match-fixing in last year's World Cup Cricket semi-final. Video courtesy: NDTV
13 March,2012 06:01 PM IST
Mohammad Amir, in his first comments on the spot-fixing affair that disgraced Pakistan cricket, has presented himself as a victim of a plot organised by his captain at the time, Salman Butt, and the agent, Mazhar Majeed, and pleaded for forgiveness. Video courtesy: NDTV
20 March,2012 05:53 PM IST
Kings XI fast bowler Shalabh Srivastav, who reportedly demanded Rs. 10 lakh to bowl a deliberate no-ball during an IPL game, said that he was innocent and that the audio clip that a TV channel is playing is doctored. Video courtesy: NDTV
15 May,2012 10:47 AM IST
The dark clouds of spot fixing threatens to burst the ongoing Indian Premier League's (IPL) party as according to a news report, Deccan Chargers' TP Sudhindra is under the scanner for having been caught on camera accepting bribes before a domestic match. Video courtesy: NDTV
15 May,2012 10:58 AM IST
Kings XI fast bowler Shalabh Srivastav, who reportedly demanded Rs. 10 lakh to bowl a deliberate no-ball during an IPL game, said that he was innocent and that the audio clip that a TV channel is playing is doctored. Video courtesy: NDTV
15 May,2012 08:35 PM IST
As police investigate the alleged molestation case against Luke Pomersbach, there are speculations that the incident could be a part of a bigger controversy yet to be unearthed. Video courtesy: NDTV
21 May,2012 12:32 PM IST
India's Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa say that they are not heartbroken but angry over the fixing taking place in badminton in the London Olympics. However they are glad that that the four pairs have been disqualified and hope such a thing never happens. They also feel that fixers should not be allowed to play the sport and are proud to have given their best at the games. Video courtesy: NDTV
02 August,2012 09:37 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
