Pakistan cricket team coach Dav Whatmore said the players who are involved in spot-fixing controversy that rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL) should not be spared. “What has happened in the IPL is unfortunate but when I was working with the Kolkata Knight Riders team I didn’t see or sense any such thing going in the league,” Whatmore told reporters. “If anyone is indulging in corruption anywhere he must be dealt with strongly by the administrators. I think the ICC and its members are also well aware of what needs to be done to deal with this problem,” he added.
The Times of India reported (Link:- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket… ) on 19 May 2012, quoted as below:-
Quote"MUMBAI: Bookie Sonu Yogendra Jalan alias Malad has told the crime branch that he paid Rs 10 crore (note Indian Rupees) to a Sri Lankan cricket player for fixing a match. He also mentioned that some Indian cricketers were also involved in match fixing, sources said." Unquote.
The entire world knows from day one, that the sole purpose of launching IPL was to earn all sorts of money from the corrupt practices, rampant in this game. This fact has now been proved, beyond shadow of any doubt, by the recent sting operation of an Indian News Paper and by the above statement of Bookie Sonu Yogendra Jalan.
And, no wonder as usual,the ICC is sleeping over these scandals, just because the country involved is India.
Had any minutest issue been reported of match fixing, even in any domestic game of Pakistan, the ACU of ICC would have jumped into action and nothing short of life ban on players and strict warning to PCB would have been issued.
But, here in this case, every one in ICC is sleeping, over the reports of scandals after scandals from IPL, which in fact, were known to all and sundry in the world, except to the officials of International Corrupt Council.
Now the question which has been raised earlier also, again arises that whether, some ICC officials are hands in glove with world cricket betting mafia? Reminding us again and again about Sydney Test, which the famous bookie himself admitted, was fixed, but inquiries after inquiries of ICC, said the match was not fixed.
You can't catch the thief if head of Police is beneficiary of the theft booty. Similarly, the silence of Federation of International Cricketers Association, in the whole episode is very meaningful. FICA must act sooner than later, lest this glorious game may not become a laughing stock, like the game of wrestling.
Here, we must appreciate the role of Indian Police and media, which has always exposed acted swiftly, against the betting mafia of players and bookies.
hmm….
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