The public was generally infuriated with Pakistani cricket stars Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir after the court’s decision regarding the spot-fixing case. Salman Butt’s house was locked after the verdict but his father, Zulfiqar Butt, said he would unleash the secrets about the mystery in the coming days. Butt’s family members might have left their home to escape backlash.
Citizens sympathied with Muhammad Aamir and hoped for his comeback.
Most citizens endorsed the decision of the British court on penalising the Pakistani trio. As soon as the verdict came appeared on the television screens, Facebook and other platforms were flooded with pubic reaction. Some said this would be a lesson for all the upcoming cricketers whereas others believed that Muhammad Aamir should have been given advantage of his immature age. “We loved them, we worship them and we used to be proud of them. Look what they have done to us,” said Abbas. Another citizen Qaiser said “Shame on our own cricket board. They should have kept an eye on the cricketers and they should have caught them.” “The media should not humiliate the players,” said Umer, another diehard cricket fan. He also expressed sadness over Muhammad Aamir’s decision but said the rest of them deserved the jail term.
Citizens said it was unfortunate that Pakistan had become a laughing stock because of the greed of three people.
According to Usama, “The money they earned cannot save them today. Why couldn’t they be happy with the legal wealth they were earning?”
A CONSPIRACY?: Some people also considered it a conspiracy against Pakistani cricket.
A businessman Ahsan was of the view that most of the cricketers were involved in corruption and India’s Suresh Raina was also seen with a famous bookie during a World Cup match but unfortunately no action had been taken against the rest.
He also asked how Shane Warne had predicted a tie match between India and England. “International Cricket Council has always been reluctant to pursue a corruption case against other countries,” he added.
BEST PRISON BOWLING
ATTACK? Humorous comments were also passed on the issue.
“The trio has played an interesting trick to obtain UK visa,” Ali, a student, said. “It’s a golden chance for Asif and Aamir to learn English,” said Ahmer, another student.
“The prison cricket team will now have the best bowling attack amongst all the prison teams,” said another citizen.
