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bholas 08-31-2010 06:55 AM

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In 1998, Australia's greats Shane Warne and teammate Mark Waugh confessed that they had been passing on weather and pitch information to an Indian bookie called "John the Bookmaker" during the Singer Cup in Sri Lanka in 1994. They, however, claimed that they refused to divulge more strategic information like team tactics and player selection policies. Both the players were fined by the Cricket Australia.

bholas 08-31-2010 06:55 AM

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In 1998, Pakistan Cricket Board appointed Malik Mohammad Qayyum to conduct a Judicial Enquiry into match fixing allegations against Pakistan between September 1998 and May 2000. Following which in May 24, 2000 the judicial commission found former captain Salim Malik and Medium pacer Ata-Ur-Rahman guilty of fixing matches and recommended life ban for the two. Six other players - Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Mushtaq Ahmed and Akram Raza were fined in the episode.

bholas 08-31-2010 06:55 AM

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On June 12, 2000, South Africa cricket chief Ali Bacher said that he had been told by former Pakistan cricket chief executive Majid Khan about the widespread match fixing nexus in Pakistan and that two World Cup matches in 1999, involving Pakistan against India and Bangladesh were fixed. Bacher also gave evidence to the South African Government related to the enquiry. The claims were later rubbished by all the three boards of the Asian countries involved.

Bacher also says that an Indian bookmaker had told him that Pakistani umpire Javed Akhtar was "on his payroll'' when he made eight crucial decisions against South Africa in their decisive Test against England at Leeds in 1998.

bholas 08-31-2010 06:55 AM

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On 7 April 2000: Delhi police revealed they had a recording of a conversation between South Africa captain Hanse Cronje and bookie Sanjay Chawla, in which they learnt that Cronje accepted money to throw matches. On 11 October Cronje was banned from playing or coaching cricket for life.

He also named Salim Malik, Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja (India). Jadeja was banned for 4 years, while Azharuddin was banned for life.

Herschelle Gibbs and Henry Williams were suspended from playing international cricket for 6 months. Gibbs was also fined R60,000 and Williams R10,000, while Strydom received no punishment.

bholas 08-31-2010 06:57 AM

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On October 23, 2008: A Pakistan court lifts the life ban imposed on Malik for his involvement in match-fixing.


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