PCB to discuss Warne tweet in ICC meeting

[Humanist]

Karachi: Shane Warne's accurate prediction of the India-England ICC World Cup 2011 match ending in a tie has raised eyebrows in the Pakistan Cricket Board which is planning to discuss the Australian's "strange" forecast in the next ICC board meeting.


"I think India is the hub of betting and fixing in cricket and the Indian bookmakers are again active in this World Cup," Pakistan's former Test pacer Sarfaraz Nawaz said. © AFP

"Doesn't it sound strange that he should predict it would be a tie. At the next meeting of the International Cricket Council board we would certainly like this issue to be discussed," PCB chairman Ijaz Butt told reporters in Lahore.

Butt said the recent spate of controversies involving spot-fixing in international cricket meant that the tweet, made hours before the match, had to be discussed in detail.

Three of Pakistan's top players -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir -- were banned by the ICC last month for their involvement in spot-fixing on the tour to England last year.

Spot-fixing has been a hot topic in the ongoing World Cup as well with the Pakistan and Sri Lanka match and the Australia and Zimbabwe encounter being spoken about in this regard.

Pakistan's former Test pacer Sarfaraz Nawaz said he had no doubt spot-fixing was taking place in the World Cup.

"I have no doubt that spot-fixing remains an issue in this tournament and the bookmakers are trying to rope in some players," Nawaz said.

He said it was wrong to assume that only Pakistani players could be linked to bookmakers.

"I think India is the hub of betting and fixing in cricket and the Indian bookmakers are again active in this World Cup," he told PTI.

Nawaz said the ICC anti-corruption unit officials needed to be very vigilant during the tournament.

"It is better if the ICC anti-corruption officials start being open about which matches they are investigating so that this can discourage those involved in this menace," he stated.

PTI

 

[Markus]

Poor Shane warne, he lost Liz Hurley and now this.

 

[Hyde]

i hope its a joke

 

[Awesome]

Sounds like a joke, Butt wagera kitne wailay hain? Needlessly starting up another controversy. Again they will have to pay a heavy fine for defamation if they end up saying something off.

 

[EastWest]

Oh My GOd!!!! Pakistanis have nothing better to do..
I think it is their inherent tendency to drag india into every mess they r in..

If some countries accuse Pakistan of supporting terrorists..They try to blame india the same thing..(Rehman Malik and co.)
If some one accuses Pakistanis of match-fixing..They try to blame india for that too...(Ijaz Butt and co.)

It is like.."Dont blame us alone...blame India too"...it does not matter if India is really involved in it or not..

 

[GUNS-N- ROSES]

lol......................... i feel more sorry for shane warne. Ijaz butt is a fool. pakistani cricket is in doldrums because of him.

 

[Humanist]

Ijaz butt should concentrate on his job and cleaning the mess in which pakistan cricket is in, instead of concentrating on India..

 

[KS]

Has Ijaz Butt forgot that India controls the ICC (according to Pakistani members) and he is complaining about India to Sharad Pawar

 

[Roybot]

Chor ko saare chor he dikhte hain

 

[Zeeshan360]

How on earth would a match like this be fixed ..
The probability for it is almost one in a million .

Prior to matches , there r always predictions made by experts.

Ohh man , these pakistanis are making joke of themselves

 

[Rafael]

Oh My GOd!!!! Pakistanis have nothing better to do..
I think it is their inherent tendency to drag india into every mess they r in..

If some countries accuse Pakistan of supporting terrorists..They try to blame india the same thing..(Rehman Malik and co.)
If some one accuses Pakistanis of match-fixing..They try to blame india for that too...(Ijaz Butt and co.)

It is like.."Dont blame us alone...blame India too"...it does not matter if India is really involved in it or not..

OMG Indians have nothing better to do other than whining on PDF

Seriously people if you have so much of a problem with Pakistanis, why dont you leave our forum alone???

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How on earth would a match like this be fixed ..
The probability for it is almost one in a million .

Prior to matches , there r always predictions made by experts.

Ohh man , these pakistanis are making joke of themselves

The only jokers on this forum are Indians

Can't live with it, can't live without it. Such confused souls.

Goto your bharat ratshit.com

 

[Super Falcon]

where is these hole news of the world now they should be kicked in hell for their all life they have sting operation in which no law accepts sting operations

 

[Protectionist Gareth]

where is these hole news of the world now they should be kicked in hell for their all life they have sting operation in which no law accepts sting operations

Yeh banda kya kehna chahta hai?????????

 

[W.11]

Yeh banda kya kehna chahta hai?????????

news media is biased..

 

[Super Falcon]

Yeh banda kya kehna chahta hai?????????

lagta hai app samjha tu rahy hain lakin samjhna nahe chahta sab samjh rahy hain bus aik indian ko hi probleum ho raha hai pata nahe ab yeh bhi inko samjh aye ya nahe mujha target karna se kuch nahe hoga main hamesha anti indian hi rahonga