Blogs Posts in Controversies category; 160 blog posts

A dark day in cricket

It’s official. Cricket has just lost its ‘gentleman’s game’ status. A series of damning incidents unearthed in the past few months, courtesy a sting operation conducted by the now-defunct News of the World tells us [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket's rulers plan to widen net in battle against cheats

The spot-fixing net could widen to include other Pakistan cricketers, with international cricket's governing body set to review all the evidence collated by Scotland Yard in securing the convictions of Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Ijaz could make graceful exit

THE unending gloom and controversy which had marred Pakistan cricket for quite some time has finally ended. So did the speculation which became a favourite past time for many to air their favourite candidates for the PCB Chairmanship. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Akhtar should apologise for comments: BCCI

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar may feel he is entitled to an opinion, but his comments on Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in 'Controversially Yours' - a new autobiography - have not gone down well with the Indian cricket bo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Pacer Amir pleads guilty in spot-fixing case

After maintaining innocence for more than a year, banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir on Friday confessed his involvement in a match-fixing scandal that rocked the cricket world last year. According to sources, the young fast bowler submi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka Cricket refutes 'baseless' fixing report, condemns...

Sri Lanka Cricket has rubbished allegations of match-fixing that have cropped up against Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Smaraweera due to a TV report, condemning the channel for carrying a “baseless and demoralising” story. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 1

Waqar apologises for remarks

The coach questioned the board’s tactics and said the delay would only cause disharmony in the team with the tournament less than a month away. In response, the PCB sent a showcause notice to the former captain asking him to explai [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

‘Trio to feature in World Cup if cleared’

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that the suspended trio – Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir – will be included in the World Cup squad if they are cleared from the spot-fixing allegation [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan unhappy with FTP

The Pakistan Cricket Board official have expressed their dissatisfaction over the International Cricket Council’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) because Pakistan has not been given enough matches against top sides like Australia and [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Haider asks ICC to monitor fixing suspects to clean cricket

If the International Cricket Council wants to eradicate corruption from the game, it should start tap the telephonic conversations of suspected players and monitor their movements, mysterious Pakistani wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider sai [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricketer Zulqarnain Haider, Pakistan's wicketkeeper, flees ...

Cricket was plunged into fresh turmoil today as a leading Pakistan player fled his team's hotel in Dubai and flew to London, claiming he had received death threats after scoring the winning runs in a one-day international. Wicketkeep [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Cricket world reeling from storm of allegations and rumours:...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt has promised to co-operate fully with all investigations arising from the spot-fixing scandal that tainted his country’s recent tour of England, as he arrived back here on Wednesday following [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Pakistan corruption scandal timeline

Police confiscate the trio's mobile phones after allegations in The News of the World that they had arranged for deliberate no-balls to be bowled in the fourth test against England at Lord's. Their agent, 35-year-old Mazhar Majee [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Ijaz Butt, PCB asked to pay compensation to ECB

Dawn learnt on Friday that the ECB has not only demanded an unreserved apology but has also dictated the exact words that apology should comprise. Moreover, the apology will be from both the PCB chairman and the PCB, sources further said [...]