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Tainted Pak cricketers admit having received money from bookie Majeed, says PCB | The three Pakistani cricketers under the scanner for spot-fixing, have admitted before the Scotland Yard inquiry that the British currency recovered from their hotel rooms was actually given to them by bookie Mazhar Majeed. The
trio -- Captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer-- has
maintained that the money was given to them on account of sponsorship contracts
that they had signed with different commercial organisations, GEO TV reported
on Saturday. The players, however, have claimed that Majeed was working as their
agent to secure sponsorship deals but they did not know that he was a bookie.
The trio appeared before the Scotland Yard inquiry in London on Friday. the Pakistan
Cricket Board (PCB) legal advisor, Tafazzul Rizvi confirmed that the players had
given this statement. "They denied that this money was given to them for spot-fixing
like bowling no-balls etc. The players also showed their written contracts for
these sponsorship deals to the police. That is why they were allowed to go without
any charge," Rizvi pointed out. Rizvi said he was not trying to defend the players
but only giving the information he had from the investigation process. "The players
choose their agents on their own and the board has nothing to do with it," he
stressed. Pakistan Cricket Board legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi told private TV
channels that the three players also showed a copy of their sponsorship contracts
to London police, which they signed with Majeed. The players were later released
without any criminal charges. Responding to reports that the players were asked
to remain away from Majeed before the England tour, Rizvi said the board gave
out a set of instructions to players before every tour and there was nothing specific
about it this time round. "The players have contested the allegation and also
volunteered themselves for police investigations," Rizvi said. He rubbished the
reports that captain Salman Butt had taken the money from Majeed allegedly to
arrange dowry of his sister. "He does not have to do that," Rizvi said. Asked
whether the players would contest the allegations within a 14-day period, Rizvi
said they had to decide and defend themselves. "As per rules, the PCB can monitor
the situation and a board representative can be present through this process,
but the players will have to challenge it on their own," he said. The investigation
into the alleged spot-fixing scandal started following a report in the tabloid
News of the World that the players bowled deliberate no-balls in the Lord's Test
match after taking money from a book-maker. |
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