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Warne calls for life ban on tainted Pak players | Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has said that the Pakistani players, including captain Salman Butt, should face a life ban if found guilty of being
involved in the Lord's Test 'spot-fixing' scandal. "If it is true and they have
been found (guilty of) match-fixing and throwing games and spot betting with the
no-balls and stuff, if that's the case they should be thrown out," The Sydney
Morning Herald quoted Warne, as saying. "It's as simple as that. I don't think
there should be any other way to do it. If it's fixed by players, they should
be banned for life. Anyone who's involved should be thrown out," he added. The
40-year-old further said that he was a TV commentator for January's Sydney Test
when Pakistan's bizarre field placings and batting collapse helped Australia score
an unlikely come-from-behind victory. "They are only allegations at the moment
so I suppose you have to say innocent until proven guilty," Warne said. "But looking
back at the (Sydney) Test match, if it was fixed, you could understand how it
was fixed by the way they were captaining the side and their tactics. It would
make sense - if it was true," he added. The Pakistan team is in the midst of a
betting scam, where fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are alleged to
have bowled pre-arranged no-balls in the Lord's Test, which England won by an
innings and 225 runs. According to The News of the World, London-based agent Mazhar
Majeed is the alleged man behind the 150,000-pound betting scam. The tabloid claims
that they have footage of Majeed accepting money, and in return, he detailed what
would happen and when on the field of play next day. It also claims that Majeed
had identified Butt as the ringleader. He also named wicket keeper Kamran Akmal,
and a total of seven corrupt cricketers. |
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