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KARACHI: The cricket community in
Pakistan has lashed out at ICC
president Sharad Pawar and the BCCI
for their refusals to investigate claims
by former India player Vinod Kambli
that the 1996 World Cup semifinal
against Sri Lanka may have been
fixed.
"This is a former India player making a
serious accusation and yet even
Sharad Pawar in his capacity as ICC
president has dismissed the issue
outright which is strange," former
captain Rashid Latif said.
"I don't see what is wrong in holding
an investigation even if Kambli has
come out with claims after 15 years. If
there was no hanky panky in the
match what has the BCCI or Pawar
have to fear," Latif said.
Pawar had earlier said that that if
Kambli was a honest and committed
cricketer, he should have told about
everything he knew then, but he kept
quiet.
The BCCI also said that they didn't see
any need to take the allegations by
Kambli seriously and would not
investigate his accusations.
"Kambli today has come out in the
open because now after our three
players were jailed by a court there is
renewed confidence that people
responsible for fixing and corruption
can be punished. In the past different
boards and authorities have tried to
play down this serious problem and
brush it under the match that is why
no cricketer had the confidence to
come out if he knew something or
suspected something," Latif said.
He said the quick reaction of the
Indian board and Pawar only showed
just how other boards were not willing
to accept their players could be
involved in corruption and this was not
a problem restricted to Pakistan.
Former captain, Moin Khan also
expressed surprise at the BCCI and
ICC's reaction.
He said while Kambli's decision to
come out with his allegations was
questionable but at the same time
they were serious allegations and
could not be ignored.
"How can the BCCI say it will not
investigate the matter and even
Pawar is now ICC president and should
be clear about his priorities," Khan
said.
Former Test player, Iqbal Qasim said
the way the Indian board and the ICC
tried to ignore Kambli highlighted the
bias in international cricket.
"It is now obvious that there are
different set of rules for Pakistanis and
other countries especially India and I
think our board needs to take a lesson
from this," the former spinner said.
Former Test pacer, Sarfaraz Nawaz
said both the ICC and BCCI, after the
recent spot-fixing trial, were scared
that more corruption scandals would
come out if they investigated the
claims by Kambli.
"Don't forget Kambli is talking about a
match where India was captained by a
man Mohammad Azharuddin who was
later banned for life for fixing and yet
the Indians are not willing to take the
issue seriously. It shows their double
standards," he said.
Pakistan has lashed out at ICC
president Sharad Pawar and the BCCI
for their refusals to investigate claims
by former India player Vinod Kambli
that the 1996 World Cup semifinal
against Sri Lanka may have been
fixed.
"This is a former India player making a
serious accusation and yet even
Sharad Pawar in his capacity as ICC
president has dismissed the issue
outright which is strange," former
captain Rashid Latif said.
"I don't see what is wrong in holding
an investigation even if Kambli has
come out with claims after 15 years. If
there was no hanky panky in the
match what has the BCCI or Pawar
have to fear," Latif said.
Pawar had earlier said that that if
Kambli was a honest and committed
cricketer, he should have told about
everything he knew then, but he kept
quiet.
The BCCI also said that they didn't see
any need to take the allegations by
Kambli seriously and would not
investigate his accusations.
"Kambli today has come out in the
open because now after our three
players were jailed by a court there is
renewed confidence that people
responsible for fixing and corruption
can be punished. In the past different
boards and authorities have tried to
play down this serious problem and
brush it under the match that is why
no cricketer had the confidence to
come out if he knew something or
suspected something," Latif said.
He said the quick reaction of the
Indian board and Pawar only showed
just how other boards were not willing
to accept their players could be
involved in corruption and this was not
a problem restricted to Pakistan.
Former captain, Moin Khan also
expressed surprise at the BCCI and
ICC's reaction.
He said while Kambli's decision to
come out with his allegations was
questionable but at the same time
they were serious allegations and
could not be ignored.
"How can the BCCI say it will not
investigate the matter and even
Pawar is now ICC president and should
be clear about his priorities," Khan
said.
Former Test player, Iqbal Qasim said
the way the Indian board and the ICC
tried to ignore Kambli highlighted the
bias in international cricket.
"It is now obvious that there are
different set of rules for Pakistanis and
other countries especially India and I
think our board needs to take a lesson
from this," the former spinner said.
Former Test pacer, Sarfaraz Nawaz
said both the ICC and BCCI, after the
recent spot-fixing trial, were scared
that more corruption scandals would
come out if they investigated the
claims by Kambli.
"Don't forget Kambli is talking about a
match where India was captained by a
man Mohammad Azharuddin who was
later banned for life for fixing and yet
the Indians are not willing to take the
issue seriously. It shows their double
standards," he said.
