Corruption In Cricket

‘Fallacious and cheap gimmick’: Nuwan Zoysa slams ICC for announcing match-fixing verdict without telling him first

Zoysa was accused of agreeing to introduce players to an Indian national to arrange match-fixing at a tournament in the United Arab Emirates

Ex-India captain Mohammad Azharuddin says he ‘really doesn’t know’ why BCCI banned him for life

In December 2000, Azharuddin was handed a life ban by the BCCI for his involvement in match-fixing, which was ultimately revoked by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2012.

PCB advises tainted Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria to approach ECB to get life ban lifted

PCB told tainted former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria it wouldn't be able to do much to get his life ban lifted since the sentence was passed by the ECB.

ICC ban has taught me not to take anything lightly due to ignorance, says suspended Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan

Premier Bangladesh all-rounder Shaik Al Hasan, who is serving a one-year ban for not reporting a corrupt approach, says not taking things lightly due to "ignorance" was the biggest lesson he learnt from the infamous incident.

Zaheer Abbas says corruption has damaged Pakistan cricket as much as Lahore attack on Sri Lankan team

Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas said a legislation to criminalise fixing should have been pushed by the PCB much earlier as it would have prevented cases of spot-fixing.

India players very alert when it comes to reporting corrupt approaches, says BCCI ACU chief Ajit Singh

The threat of online corrupt approaches does not cause much anxiety to BCCI's head of Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) Ajit Singh, who says Indian players are well aware of the modus operandi of fixers and are quick to report anything suspect.

PCB criticised by batsman Aamir Sohail, former chief Khalid Mahmood for not doing enough against corruption

Pakistan Cricket Board's former chief Khalid Mahmood and ex-captain Aamir Sohail have slammed the body's current administrators for not doing enough to curb match-fixing and spot-fixing.

Spot-fixers should be hanged, it is similar to killing someone, says Pakistan batting legend Javed Miandad

Pakistan batting great Javed Miandad has demanded that players who are found guilty of corruption in cricket should be hanged for bringing their country into disrepute.

ICC provisionally suspends Oman cricketer for breaching anti-corruption code

Oman cricketer Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi was on Thursday provisionally suspended by the ICC with immediate effect following four breaches of its Anti-Corruption Code during the 2019 ICC men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers held in the United Arab Emirates.

KPL match-fixing scandal: Bengaluru police announce formation of special investigative team to go deeper into incident

A special investigation team has been formed to go deeper into the match-fixing scandal that has rocked the Karnataka Premier League (KPL), Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao said on Wednesday.