Cricket Corruption: 'It is important to tell the new generation that a player becomes great not by money but by good performance'

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 I am your fan You are a very good player. Can you go to dinner with me? I have a great sponsor. " 

  

This kind of talk is usually heard by cricketers from a stranger and when the stranger succeeds in gaining the trust of the players, then the matter escalates and takes a different approach. 

  

What is the mood of the team? Which team will play tomorrow? What will be the betting order? Which bowler will have the first change in bowling? 

  

Obviously, those who ask such questions have a specific purpose and this is where the trouble begins that the players fall into the hands of such a person or mafia whether they want to or not. 

  

The three Pakistani cricketers, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir, who were banned by the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal in February 2011 for their involvement in cricket corruption, also had the background that they were such a person. He followed the instructions of the cricketer who was apparently his agent but in return for a certain amount of money he took work from the cricketers which was illegal in all respects. 

  

The three Pakistani cricketers were not only banned by the ICC but also jailed by a London court. 

  

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Even before and after the three Pakistani cricketers, many cricketers have been committing match-fixing, spot-fixing and passing information to others for money. 

  

Despite the punishments meted out to the cricketers involved in such incidents, the trend has not stopped even though these players are clearly warned and instructed to avoid suspicious persons. Then why don't these cricketers learn from these incidents? 

  

"There was no remorse in prison." 

  

Dilawar Chaudhry owns a restaurant in London and knows Pakistani cricketers very well. It is common for Pakistani cricketers to visit their restaurants. He has closely watched the characters involved in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. 

  

Dilawar Chaudhry narrates two important incidents of cricketers' behaviour in the scandal: "I went to a London jail to distribute food, fruits and sweets with my colleagues in connection with social services. He said to me, "Would you like to meet your friends when you are here?" 

  

"When I asked him, he told me that Pakistani cricketers Muhammad Asif and Salman Butt have been temporarily brought to this jail and later they will be transferred to another jail," he said. 

  

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Dilawar Chaudhry and Wasim Akram 

  

"I said I would like to meet him but it turned out that Salman Butt refused to meet me. However, Muhammad Asif came to meet me," he said. 

  

"They were dressed as prisoners, but I was surprised to see that there was no remorse on their faces, they looked very happy and they told me with a big claim that they had been caught innocent. ' 

  

Dilawar Chaudhry says that during the same visit, Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hassan had invited the Pakistani team where he was also invited. 

  

Dilawar Chaudhry said that on this occasion Captain Shahid Afridi asked him to explain to the young Muhammad Amir as the elders explain to the younger ones and guide them. 

  

Saying this, he called Aamir and introduced me but I saw that Aamir started saying Uncle G Uncle G in a sarcastic tone instead of taking it seriously. 

  

"I feel like he's just started his career and he's got that style. I later told Shahid Afridi that the boy had gone too far. I was thinking that this boy was already flying in the air. He needs an accident to get to the ground. " 

  

Mafia targets under-19 cricketers 

  

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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif says that any work has a special habit, just as corruption or fixing shows human nature. If we look at cricket corruption in the 90's, we will know that it has happened again and again and the same person repeated it because it was not caught at that time, but if we look at the Justice Qayyum report, we will know that the face is not one but new. Faces kept coming. Whatever happened is the result of a trap 

  

Rashid Latif says that it is also the fault of the anti-corruption unit that they only told the players not to meet such and such a person but did not say what kind of people can come and trap you. It was not immediately clear if there was a sting operation behind the scenes. In this case, I may have a suspicion in my mind that this sting operation is not being carried out by the anti-corruption unit itself? 

  

Because the anti-corruption unit costs crores, if no one is caught, they will be asked why they are being paid such huge salaries. What is the use of keeping them? 

  

Rashid Latif says that the players have their own mistakes but they have not been informed properly. If they are told correctly, such incidents can be reduced 

  

Rashid Latif says, "I am not talking about a single cricket board, I am talking about general." Earlier scandals used to come in the newspapers, these things used to come in the media. Now the players are caught through the sting operation. No cricketer has been caught directly since 2010 but was found out through a cricket board press release. 

  

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Rashid Latif 

  

According to Rashid Latif, there is no betting on nine-ball and wide-ball in the Buckeyes market. Pick up any website anywhere in the world If there is no online bet on all or wide ball, I would like to tell my cricketer that it is a trap. 

  

Rashid Latif says that sting operation does not happen with every cricketer. Such cricketers have been in the eyes of the Bucky Mafia since the time they were playing under-19. He sees two or three of the team's 20 cricketers as easy targets for him. There are many cricketers who have not been caught and have become legends. I am not talking about Pakistan but the whole world. 

  

Rashid Latif says that the opportunities for corruption in franchise cricket are easy. It has been given the name of business. I myself was involved in franchise cricket but I gave it up. I know a lot of things. In any game where there is a double league, there will be doubts. 

  

Rashid Latif says that the players are being caught now. I say the one who is giving money should be caught but the problem is that they cannot be caught because those people are powerful and their hands are long. 

  

"It is not possible to control this fistula 100 percent." 

  

Is it the lure of money or is the fear in the minds of these cricketers gone that they will return to cricket after a few months and years of imprisonment? 

  

Former Test cricketer Rameez Raja told the BBC that corruption reflects a society. It is to be seen what is the conduct of the society in such matters 

  

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Rameez Raja says that corruption in cricket has been common for a long time and has been making headlines. It also depends on the individual how that person is by nature. He wants so much money that he wants to get it at any cost 

  

Rameez Raja says, "If you see such a trend in the new generation, it is dangerous because there is a lot of money in cricket these days and this thinking becomes dangerous when a cricketer thinks that he has become a star and He can cross any limit. It is necessary to control it at this time and if he does not understand anything then he needs help 

  

Rameez Raja says that it also depends on the environment in which you were brought up. How important money is to you. How are your friends They are going to explain or encourage you? We also have a lot of materialism. Through the building, through the big car, through the money. You think you can hide your weaknesses and this has become a trend in our society. Since cricketers are also part of the society, they also need to be reformed. 

  

Rameez Raja says * It is necessary to understand that money is important but there is a way to make money. You will not be harmed if the right approach is taken. It won't hurt. You will not fall but if you want to make money at all costs then you are not only abusing yourself but also with this beautiful game. 

  

According to Rameez Raja, it is not possible for the authorities to control this fistula 100 percent. 

  

* If someone has decided that he has to do corruption, then no one can save him. It is important to tell the new generation over and over again that a player becomes great not by money but by good performance. 

  

Legislation is necessary to prevent corruption 

  

Lieutenant Colonel (retted) Asif Mehmood, Director, Security and Anti-Corruption Unit, Pakistan Cricket Board, told BBC Urdu that the law to curb corruption in cricket has been passed in the National Assembly and is now in the Senate. I have to present that when this law comes into force, it will go a long way in eradicating corruption in cricket because the perpetrators of corruption will know that they can go to jail and their properties will be confiscated. ۔ ' 

  

Lieutenant Colonel (retted) Asif Mehmood said that "cricketers are also informed about social media, mobiles and laptops and they are told not to think that they are not being monitored." 

  

Asif Mehmood says, "Either a new player is involved in cricket corruption who does not know these things or a cricketer whose career is coming to an end." A cricketer who cares about his career immediately notices any suspicious contact. 

  

Asif Mehmood says that we inform the players through lectures on the ways in which they can be trapped. They are informed about the Honey Trap Sting operation and all the things that suspicious people and bookies use. 

  

Asif Mehmood says, "People often talk about why if a player is in doubt, why he is not caught first when he commits a crime then why he is arrested." The question is, what resources do you have available for monitoring? Does your law allow you to monitor someone's phone? You will need the judge's permission to do this. When the law goes into effect, the FIA will be called in to help. I also try to know the details of the assets of the cricketers with central contracts so that we know the full details of their sources of income. 

  

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Asif Mehmood says that there is an atmosphere of trust between the players and the anti-corruption unit and the players do not hesitate to inform the unit about the contacts from suspicious sources. Earlier they were scared because the information given by them was leaked but now, they trust us without any fear. The players have also been made to realize that we are here to help you, not to catch and intimidate you. 

  

"Players when there is a doubt," he said 

If Wick informs us about the contact in a timely manner, then his responsibility ends and we also want him to focus on his game and we take care of the subsequent matters. Sometimes it happens that immediate action is not taken on the information received but the matter is allowed to be settled so that it can be brought to the bottom.