Match -Fixing Scandal


The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to takeout players like Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif from the team for the ODI and T20 series against England.

As for the information, The ICC President Sharad Pawar spoken with the PCB President Ijaz Butt and commended him to take action against the players.

Senior England players are supposedly unwilling to play the ODI and T20 series unless the players who have been named in the spot-fixing scandal are taken out.

The England Cricket Board (ECB) actually wants Asif, Aamir and Salman Butt, the captain of the Test team and who was described as the 'ring leader" in the tickle operation to be left out of the team.

The England Cricket Board wants to play ODI series as per schedule.

The ECB loss 10-12 million pounds if the series is cancelled. Pakistan needs to play two T20's and five ODI's.

Shahid Afridi, who is the Pakistan captain for the one days and T20’s said to be the power broker to ensure that the tour goes on as planned.

The ICC President Sharad Pawar said on Monday that ICC wants the one-day series between England and Pakistan to continue.