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05-Sep-2010 02:30:00 GMT
Fixing scandal

Fourth Pakistan Player Probed in 'Fixing Scandal' - Tabloid

Cardiff: The British newspaper whose allegations of a betting scam have rocked the world of cricket said on Saturday that a fourth Pakistan player was being probed over the claims, but refused to name him.

The News of The World said the International Cricket Council (ICC), which has already charged three Pakistan stars over alleged corruption and suspended them, is probing a fourth team player over match-rigging claims.

In a statement issued ahead of its latest edition on Sunday, the tabloid said it was "not naming this player for legal reasons".

Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif were charged on Thursday under the ICC's anti-corruption code following allegations in The News of the World last week. They have protested their innocence.

The paper also alleged that investigators found in Butt's hotel room between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds ($15,000-$23,000, 12,000-18,000 euros) of marked bills it had paid to a middleman to expose the alleged corruption.

Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed, who played with the team in the Test series against England but was not selected for the forthcoming one-day matches, told the tabloid that some of his team-mates were cheats.

"They've been caught. Only the ones that get caught are branded crooks. They were doing it (fixing) in almost every match. God knows what they were up to. Scotland Yard was after them for ages," Hameed was quoted as saying.

It makes me angry because I'm playing my best and they are trying to lose.

The News of the World said it would be publishing full details Sunday of its investigations into the Pakistan players, which began in January.

Last Sunday, the paper alleged it paid an agent for several Pakistan players 150,000 pounds for advance knowledge of no-balls in the fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's, which could then be bet upon.


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