Lord's Test at centre of fixing allegations - (All Threads Merged) (All Videos will be Added in this
Young_Blood
Minister (2k+ posts)
Yaar pareshan kiun hotay ho.. Pooray ka Poora aawa he bigra hoowa hai, aik chaprasi se lay ker Prime Minister aur President ke post tak, ye sab Haram khanay k aadhi hein, Inhein hamarey mulk ke izzat ka zarra barabar bhe khayal nahi, ye Pese ke khatir apni maan ko bhe baich dete hein, aur baich rahay hein,
Arbab e Ikhtiyar ka bohat sakht imtihan hona hai Roz e Qayamat, aur jis jis k paas ikhtiyaraat hein, un sab ka bhe, jo ye sab dekh ker khamosh hein ya hissay daar hein, Like pervaiz kayani too,, Hirangi hai, k Allah k ferman ko jhutla ker America k ihkamaat mantay hein,
Jab tak in sab ko hang nahi keya jaey ga, tab tak aisa hota rahay ga,,
Arbab e Ikhtiyar ka bohat sakht imtihan hona hai Roz e Qayamat, aur jis jis k paas ikhtiyaraat hein, un sab ka bhe, jo ye sab dekh ker khamosh hein ya hissay daar hein, Like pervaiz kayani too,, Hirangi hai, k Allah k ferman ko jhutla ker America k ihkamaat mantay hein,
Jab tak in sab ko hang nahi keya jaey ga, tab tak aisa hota rahay ga,,
digitalzygot
Senator (1k+ posts)
It's good these people are exposed.
mmalihk
MPA (400+ posts)
Zardari khaphay khaphay khaphay .....kuch nahi hoga zardari ka kya hoa 55 jali degree walon ka kuch nahi hoa...........cricket tu cricket hoti hai jua lagaoo ya saada kheloo...........................................degree tu degree hai asli ya naqli....akhir degree to hai...................................koi baat nahi zardari zamant karwa lay ga......zardari khaphay khaphay khaphay............................................
Tiger eyes
New Member
****** THE FINAL SOLUTION ************
The final solution for this all is that cricket should banned in Pakistan. in grounds, in streets, in any occasion. cricket should banned for all n Pakistan.
The national cricket team has been disgraced the whole Pakistani nation many times. how much we could give them chance now its time to take dicision.
this is cricket which is caused the Sialkot incident, and many disputes were created because of this cricket, Now a days and in every Month of Ramdan in the middle night of Saturday and Sunday on almost every street there is night matches organised and many power lights are installed to light up the area this all is creating very worse condition while we are surviving the power crisis.
so i have told the final solution. now it up to u.
The final solution for this all is that cricket should banned in Pakistan. in grounds, in streets, in any occasion. cricket should banned for all n Pakistan.
The national cricket team has been disgraced the whole Pakistani nation many times. how much we could give them chance now its time to take dicision.
this is cricket which is caused the Sialkot incident, and many disputes were created because of this cricket, Now a days and in every Month of Ramdan in the middle night of Saturday and Sunday on almost every street there is night matches organised and many power lights are installed to light up the area this all is creating very worse condition while we are surviving the power crisis.
so i have told the final solution. now it up to u.
staray khaatir
Minister (2k+ posts)
There are a couple of question guys. In the newspaper report, Majeed said "I've been doing it with them, the Pakistani team, for about 2 years. And we've made masses and masses of money." and later on he added "I was friends with them for four, five years and then they said this happens. I said really?"
Are not these two statements conflicting? So he was friend with pakistani players for 4-5 years and he is doing "this" for 2 1/2 years. So he was not doing it before two and half years. If he was not doing it before then why he made friend with them? So he knew that they will come to him and offer him to do business? But how did pakistani players knew that he is fixer?
He also said that they are very careful and dont deal with any one. But on this occasion they were so careless that they took photographs with him?
I am telling you there is something fishy. If it is trap then it is really good.
And for how long Aamir and Asif are in the team?
Are not these two statements conflicting? So he was friend with pakistani players for 4-5 years and he is doing "this" for 2 1/2 years. So he was not doing it before two and half years. If he was not doing it before then why he made friend with them? So he knew that they will come to him and offer him to do business? But how did pakistani players knew that he is fixer?
He also said that they are very careful and dont deal with any one. But on this occasion they were so careless that they took photographs with him?
I am telling you there is something fishy. If it is trap then it is really good.
And for how long Aamir and Asif are in the team?
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jimpack
Minister (2k+ posts)
Typical Pakistani - Baal ki kaal nikal nae lage hain.
jimpack
Minister (2k+ posts)
Do you know the reason why the new wicket keeper ( Zulqarnain Haider) was sent home from the tour and whereas Umar Gul who was injured and did not play the reminder of Test matches was still with Pakistan team.
Zulqarnain denied Test cap on debut
The Pakistan Cricket Board and the team management in England have landed themselves in another controversy after it was revealed that wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider was not given the ceremonial Test cap when he made his debut against England at Edgbaston.
Well placed sources said that the team management had neither given the Pakistan Test cap to Zulqarnain nor bothered to hold the usual ceremony whenever a player makes his debut.
Sources said for inexplicable reasons manager Yawar Saeed told Zulqarnain he would be given the cap later on.
Interestingly, during the same tour and in the series, the management awarded Test caps to Umar Amin, Azhar Ali and Wahab Riaz and also held the traditional cap handing over ceremony for them when they made their debuts.
"It is hard to understand why the Test cap was not given to Zulqarnain when the same was done for the other players who made their debuts in England on this tour. This incident is sending out all the wrong messages for cricket followers and other players," former Test captain Aamir Sohail said.
Zulqarnain denied Test cap on debut
The Pakistan Cricket Board and the team management in England have landed themselves in another controversy after it was revealed that wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider was not given the ceremonial Test cap when he made his debut against England at Edgbaston.
Well placed sources said that the team management had neither given the Pakistan Test cap to Zulqarnain nor bothered to hold the usual ceremony whenever a player makes his debut.
Sources said for inexplicable reasons manager Yawar Saeed told Zulqarnain he would be given the cap later on.
Interestingly, during the same tour and in the series, the management awarded Test caps to Umar Amin, Azhar Ali and Wahab Riaz and also held the traditional cap handing over ceremony for them when they made their debuts.
"It is hard to understand why the Test cap was not given to Zulqarnain when the same was done for the other players who made their debuts in England on this tour. This incident is sending out all the wrong messages for cricket followers and other players," former Test captain Aamir Sohail said.
bhasin_parveen
MPA (400+ posts)
Please let zaid hamid and general gul to commenet it on it. is it also done by Indiaor Israiel or America
So you are from heavens, Mr perfect?
nightshadow001
Politcal Worker (100+ posts)
who knows the video is made before the match day??? It could be made after happening this.
askfriends
Citizen
Pakistani Players Match Fixing Scandal Video Leaked in Lords England
Watch Pakistani Players Match Fixing Scandal Video Leaked in Lords England The Current Affairs.com Source Tell Us From England
Pakistans Cricket Captain Salman Butt Along With Match-fixer pockets 150k as he rigs England Test at Lords
By Mazher Mahmood & Amanda Evans, 29/08/2010
THE News of the World has smashed a multi-million pound cricket match-fixing ring which RIGGED the current Lord's Test between England and Pakistan.
In the most sensational sporting scandal ever, bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif delivered THREE blatant no-balls to order.
Their London-based fixer Mazhar Majeed, who let us in on the betting scam for 150,000, crowed "this is no coincidence" before the bent duo made duff deliveries at PRECISELY the moments promised to our reporter.
Armed with our damning dossier of video evidence, Scotland Yard launched their own probe into the scandal.
How England Pakistan Test match was rigged for 150,000
Millions around the world watched Pakistan star bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif deliver three no-balls in the Test against England on Thursday and Friday at the historic home of cricket, Lord's in London.
Unsuspecting fans packed the ground yesterday to watch Pakistan collapse as they were bowled out for 74 in their first innings and forced to follow on.
CAUGHT: Fixer Majeed beckons to our man to begin the 150,000 handover
But today our shock footage of the players' fixer Mazhar Majeed taking a massive 150,000 cash, and telling us EXACTLY when the no-balls would come, proves the game was RIGGED.
Having already trousered a 10,000 upfront deposit - which he insisted had gone to the stars - Majeed sat in our west London hotel room at the Copthorne Tara on Wednesday night and eagerly counted out the 140,000 balance in bundles of crisp 50 notes - our "entry ticket" into his already successful betting scam.
Our undercover team was posing as front men for a Far East gambling cartel. In return for their suitcase of money Majeed then calmly detailed what would happen - and when - on the field of play next day, as a taster of all the lucrative information he could supply in future.
He promised: "I'm going to give you three no-balls to prove to you firstly that this is what's happening. They've all been organised, okay?
"This is EXACTLY what's going to happen, you're going to SEE these three things happen. I'm telling you, if you play this right you're going to make a lot of money, believe me!"
LEFT TO RIGHT: Bowler Asif, skipper Butt, bowler Amir, keeper Akmal
We can sensationally reveal Majeed identified young Pakistan captain Salman Butt as the ringleader of the band of cheats. He also named wicket keeper Kamran Akmal and boasted he had a total of SEVEN corrupt cricketers in his pocket, all banking huge sums from bookies and betting syndicates.
The scam, fuelled by greed, is a betrayal by the players not only of their sport but of their cricket-crazy homeland.
COUNTING IT OUT: Fixer tots cash up bundle by bundle
As millions back home in Pakistan struggle against hunger and disease amid devastating floods, the cheats were defiling the reputation of Lord's and lining their own pockets.
In a meeting with our investigators puppet-master Majeed:
Majeed said he had even opened Swiss bank accounts for them to hide their ill-gotten gains. We launched our investigation two weeks ago after a tip-off. The Pakistan side has long been dogged by match-fixing allegations. Only today has the full shocking extent been laid bare.
MOMENT THAT SHAMED GAME: Star bowler Amir delivers Friday's promised no-ball
Property tycoon Majeed, 35, has a 1.8 million home in Surrey and is a familiar face at cricket grounds around the world. We infiltrated his criminal network posing as wealthy businessmen on the make.
Majeed turned up for our first meeting on Monday, August 16, at the Hilton in London's Park Lane, dressed in jeans and a sweater. He immediately started bragging of his connections with the Pakistani team. "I manage ten of the players," he told us. "I do all their affairs like contracts, sponsorship, marketing, everything. I work very closely with the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board)."
Our reporters told him they wanted to organise their own Twenty20 tournament in the Middle East. Majeed claimed he would be able to provide his players for the right fee. When our man assured Majeed the players would do well out of it, he immediately said with a wink: "I know what you're talking about because I know what goes on!"
Majeed then hinted at the extent of cheating in the game. . .
REPORTER: "If there's two or three that are on for the other side, the betting side, then good luck - they'll be really happy."
MAJEED: "There's more than two or three. Believe me. It's already set up. That's already there. I'm very wary speaking about this simply because I don't know you guys. I've been dealing with these guys for seven years, okay? Who we deal with and how we deal with it is very, very important. This is the main thing. I'm only dealing with certain people. How we do it and what we do is very, very crucial."
REPORTER: "You're already dealing with another party on this matter? Give us some tips as well if you've got any. Happy to cut us in?"
MAJEED: "Yeah I'll give you tips."
REPORTER: "If there's anything we need to know in the forthcoming match let me know. Happy to pay."
Majeed said he was worried our men could be wearing tape recorders and he would check them out before going further.
IT'S A DEAL: Satisfied Majeed puts money back in case
Two days later at the Bombay Brasserie Indian restaurant in central London, Majeed told us we had begun to gain his trust. He had spent the day at the Oval where Pakistan bowled England out for 233 on the first day of the third Test. After a trusted source vouched for our credentials, Majeed relaxed and laid his cards on the table. . .
MAJEED: "I do feel that I can speak to you about this, okay? Now, yes. . . there is very big money in it."
REPORTER: "There's still? I know there was, but they clamped down on match fixing I heard."
MAJEED: "They've toned down match-fixing a lot, yeah. They've made it very, very difficult. These guys won't deal with just anybody. The only reason they'll deal with me is because they know I'm professional, they've known me for years.
"I've been doing it with them, the Pakistani team, for about 2 years. And we've made masses and masses of money."
Later that night Majeed boasted how it was the players who got HIM into match-fixing. He told us: "The players would never tell anybody else. They were the ones who actually approached me about this. This is the beauty of it.
"I was friends with them for four, five years and then they said this happens. I said really?"
OVER: Majeed leaves with the cash that fixed Lord's Test
Majeed then described how the betting scam operates. He reached into a carrier bag, pulled out a white BlackBerry phone and flicked through a series of messages.
"I deal with an Indian party," he said. "They pay me for the information."
Then Majeed explained how many cricket bets are placed on what he called "brackets" - events happening in a group of 10 overs.
If players score well in the first three overs punters would be likely to bet on that continuing for the next seven. But if the fixed players then deliberately STOP scoring or slow down, anybody in on it can "make a killing", said Majeed. The same happens with bowlers giving away runs or throwing no-balls.
Not only is Majeed's information invaluable to syndicates involved in spread betting - where wagers are staked on a range of possible outcomes - it is also golddust for shady bookies looking to manipulate the odds in their favour.
The following night - Thursday August 19 - Majeed demanded 10,000 then revealed to us there would be two no-balls in the following day's Oval play.
That fix was cancelled on the day. So was a promised maiden over by captain Salman Butt on the Saturday - final day of the Test England lost. But days later - with our extra 140,000 in his hands - he delivered the promised goods at Lord's.
Last night a Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Following information from the News of the World we have today arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers."
Scotland Yard officers last night visited Lord's and the Pakistan players' London hotel. Police are set to speak to the players today.
In a joint statement issued early today, the International Cricket Council, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the Test would resume today as planned.
The statement added all three bodies were assisting the police with their inquiries, but as the matter was under investigation they would not be making any further comment.
Courtesy: NewsOfTheWorld
Watch Pakistani Players Match Fixing Scandal Video Leaked in Lords England The Current Affairs.com Source Tell Us From England
Pakistans Cricket Captain Salman Butt Along With Match-fixer pockets 150k as he rigs England Test at Lords
By Mazher Mahmood & Amanda Evans, 29/08/2010
THE News of the World has smashed a multi-million pound cricket match-fixing ring which RIGGED the current Lord's Test between England and Pakistan.
Their London-based fixer Mazhar Majeed, who let us in on the betting scam for 150,000, crowed "this is no coincidence" before the bent duo made duff deliveries at PRECISELY the moments promised to our reporter.
Armed with our damning dossier of video evidence, Scotland Yard launched their own probe into the scandal.
How England Pakistan Test match was rigged for 150,000
Millions around the world watched Pakistan star bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif deliver three no-balls in the Test against England on Thursday and Friday at the historic home of cricket, Lord's in London.
Unsuspecting fans packed the ground yesterday to watch Pakistan collapse as they were bowled out for 74 in their first innings and forced to follow on.
But today our shock footage of the players' fixer Mazhar Majeed taking a massive 150,000 cash, and telling us EXACTLY when the no-balls would come, proves the game was RIGGED.
Having already trousered a 10,000 upfront deposit - which he insisted had gone to the stars - Majeed sat in our west London hotel room at the Copthorne Tara on Wednesday night and eagerly counted out the 140,000 balance in bundles of crisp 50 notes - our "entry ticket" into his already successful betting scam.
Our undercover team was posing as front men for a Far East gambling cartel. In return for their suitcase of money Majeed then calmly detailed what would happen - and when - on the field of play next day, as a taster of all the lucrative information he could supply in future.
He promised: "I'm going to give you three no-balls to prove to you firstly that this is what's happening. They've all been organised, okay?
"This is EXACTLY what's going to happen, you're going to SEE these three things happen. I'm telling you, if you play this right you're going to make a lot of money, believe me!"
We can sensationally reveal Majeed identified young Pakistan captain Salman Butt as the ringleader of the band of cheats. He also named wicket keeper Kamran Akmal and boasted he had a total of SEVEN corrupt cricketers in his pocket, all banking huge sums from bookies and betting syndicates.
The scam, fuelled by greed, is a betrayal by the players not only of their sport but of their cricket-crazy homeland.
As millions back home in Pakistan struggle against hunger and disease amid devastating floods, the cheats were defiling the reputation of Lord's and lining their own pockets.
In a meeting with our investigators puppet-master Majeed:
- BRAGGED that the scam is rife and future games against England this summer are already earmarked for cheating.
- CONFESSED his match-fixing round the world had netted customers MILLIONS.
- REVEALED how he oversees cheating by using no-balls, specifying how many runs will be scored or conceded in certain overs, with signals such as changing gloves to confirm the fix is on.
- ADMITTED he abuses his position as owner of non-league Croydon Athletic FC to launder his illicit gains.
Majeed said he had even opened Swiss bank accounts for them to hide their ill-gotten gains. We launched our investigation two weeks ago after a tip-off. The Pakistan side has long been dogged by match-fixing allegations. Only today has the full shocking extent been laid bare.
Property tycoon Majeed, 35, has a 1.8 million home in Surrey and is a familiar face at cricket grounds around the world. We infiltrated his criminal network posing as wealthy businessmen on the make.
Majeed turned up for our first meeting on Monday, August 16, at the Hilton in London's Park Lane, dressed in jeans and a sweater. He immediately started bragging of his connections with the Pakistani team. "I manage ten of the players," he told us. "I do all their affairs like contracts, sponsorship, marketing, everything. I work very closely with the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board)."
Our reporters told him they wanted to organise their own Twenty20 tournament in the Middle East. Majeed claimed he would be able to provide his players for the right fee. When our man assured Majeed the players would do well out of it, he immediately said with a wink: "I know what you're talking about because I know what goes on!"
Majeed then hinted at the extent of cheating in the game. . .
REPORTER: "If there's two or three that are on for the other side, the betting side, then good luck - they'll be really happy."
MAJEED: "There's more than two or three. Believe me. It's already set up. That's already there. I'm very wary speaking about this simply because I don't know you guys. I've been dealing with these guys for seven years, okay? Who we deal with and how we deal with it is very, very important. This is the main thing. I'm only dealing with certain people. How we do it and what we do is very, very crucial."
REPORTER: "You're already dealing with another party on this matter? Give us some tips as well if you've got any. Happy to cut us in?"
MAJEED: "Yeah I'll give you tips."
REPORTER: "If there's anything we need to know in the forthcoming match let me know. Happy to pay."
Majeed said he was worried our men could be wearing tape recorders and he would check them out before going further.
Two days later at the Bombay Brasserie Indian restaurant in central London, Majeed told us we had begun to gain his trust. He had spent the day at the Oval where Pakistan bowled England out for 233 on the first day of the third Test. After a trusted source vouched for our credentials, Majeed relaxed and laid his cards on the table. . .
MAJEED: "I do feel that I can speak to you about this, okay? Now, yes. . . there is very big money in it."
REPORTER: "There's still? I know there was, but they clamped down on match fixing I heard."
MAJEED: "They've toned down match-fixing a lot, yeah. They've made it very, very difficult. These guys won't deal with just anybody. The only reason they'll deal with me is because they know I'm professional, they've known me for years.
"I've been doing it with them, the Pakistani team, for about 2 years. And we've made masses and masses of money."
Later that night Majeed boasted how it was the players who got HIM into match-fixing. He told us: "The players would never tell anybody else. They were the ones who actually approached me about this. This is the beauty of it.
"I was friends with them for four, five years and then they said this happens. I said really?"
Majeed then described how the betting scam operates. He reached into a carrier bag, pulled out a white BlackBerry phone and flicked through a series of messages.
"I deal with an Indian party," he said. "They pay me for the information."
Then Majeed explained how many cricket bets are placed on what he called "brackets" - events happening in a group of 10 overs.
If players score well in the first three overs punters would be likely to bet on that continuing for the next seven. But if the fixed players then deliberately STOP scoring or slow down, anybody in on it can "make a killing", said Majeed. The same happens with bowlers giving away runs or throwing no-balls.
Not only is Majeed's information invaluable to syndicates involved in spread betting - where wagers are staked on a range of possible outcomes - it is also golddust for shady bookies looking to manipulate the odds in their favour.
The following night - Thursday August 19 - Majeed demanded 10,000 then revealed to us there would be two no-balls in the following day's Oval play.
That fix was cancelled on the day. So was a promised maiden over by captain Salman Butt on the Saturday - final day of the Test England lost. But days later - with our extra 140,000 in his hands - he delivered the promised goods at Lord's.
Last night a Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Following information from the News of the World we have today arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers."
Scotland Yard officers last night visited Lord's and the Pakistan players' London hotel. Police are set to speak to the players today.
In a joint statement issued early today, the International Cricket Council, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the Test would resume today as planned.
The statement added all three bodies were assisting the police with their inquiries, but as the matter was under investigation they would not be making any further comment.
Courtesy: NewsOfTheWorld
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jimpack
Minister (2k+ posts)
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa another Joke, Good to have high spirits.
jimpack
Minister (2k+ posts)
Arye Arye.... dard hua kiya ..................
alexendra85
Councller (250+ posts)
who s the cheap pattern of cricket ?jesi me wesi je.
alexendra85
Councller (250+ posts)
Watch Pakistani Players Match Fixing Scandal Video Leaked in Lords England The Current Affairs.com Source Tell Us From England
Pakistans Cricket Captain Salman Butt Along With Match-fixer pockets 150k as he rigs England Test at Lords
By Mazher Mahmood & Amanda Evans, 29/08/2010
THE News of the World has smashed a multi-million pound cricket match-fixing ring which RIGGED the current Lord's Test between England and Pakistan.
In the most sensational sporting scandal ever, bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif delivered THREE blatant no-balls to order.
Their London-based fixer Mazhar Majeed, who let us in on the betting scam for 150,000, crowed "this is no coincidence" before the bent duo made duff deliveries at PRECISELY the moments promised to our reporter.
Armed with our damning dossier of video evidence, Scotland Yard launched their own probe into the scandal.
How England Pakistan Test match was rigged for 150,000
Millions around the world watched Pakistan star bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif deliver three no-balls in the Test against England on Thursday and Friday at the historic home of cricket, Lord's in London.
Unsuspecting fans packed the ground yesterday to watch Pakistan collapse as they were bowled out for 74 in their first innings and forced to follow on.
CAUGHT: Fixer Majeed beckons to our man to begin the 150,000 handover
But today our shock footage of the players' fixer Mazhar Majeed taking a massive 150,000 cash, and telling us EXACTLY when the no-balls would come, proves the game was RIGGED.
Having already trousered a 10,000 upfront deposit - which he insisted had gone to the stars - Majeed sat in our west London hotel room at the Copthorne Tara on Wednesday night and eagerly counted out the 140,000 balance in bundles of crisp 50 notes - our "entry ticket" into his already successful betting scam.
Our undercover team was posing as front men for a Far East gambling cartel. In return for their suitcase of money Majeed then calmly detailed what would happen - and when - on the field of play next day, as a taster of all the lucrative information he could supply in future.
He promised: "I'm going to give you three no-balls to prove to you firstly that this is what's happening. They've all been organised, okay?
"This is EXACTLY what's going to happen, you're going to SEE these three things happen. I'm telling you, if you play this right you're going to make a lot of money, believe me!"
LEFT TO RIGHT: Bowler Asif, skipper Butt, bowler Amir, keeper Akmal
We can sensationally reveal Majeed identified young Pakistan captain Salman Butt as the ringleader of the band of cheats. He also named wicket keeper Kamran Akmal and boasted he had a total of SEVEN corrupt cricketers in his pocket, all banking huge sums from bookies and betting syndicates.
The scam, fuelled by greed, is a betrayal by the players not only of their sport but of their cricket-crazy homeland.
COUNTING IT OUT: Fixer tots cash up bundle by bundle
As millions back home in Pakistan struggle against hunger and disease amid devastating floods, the cheats were defiling the reputation of Lord's and lining their own pockets.
In a meeting with our investigators puppet-master Majeed:
At one stage Majeed told us our syndicate could make "absolutely millions, millions" by paying him up to 450,000 a time for info on matches, then placing bets on the fixed outcome. And he tried to excuse the players' shameful behaviour, claiming: "These poor boys need to. They're paid peanuts."
- BRAGGED that the scam is rife and future games against England this summer are already earmarked for cheating.
- CONFESSED his match-fixing round the world had netted customers MILLIONS.
- REVEALED how he oversees cheating by using no-balls, specifying how many runs will be scored or conceded in certain overs, with signals such as changing gloves to confirm the fix is on.
- ADMITTED he abuses his position as owner of non-league Croydon Athletic FC to launder his illicit gains.
Majeed said he had even opened Swiss bank accounts for them to hide their ill-gotten gains. We launched our investigation two weeks ago after a tip-off. The Pakistan side has long been dogged by match-fixing allegations. Only today has the full shocking extent been laid bare.
MOMENT THAT SHAMED GAME: Star bowler Amir delivers Friday's promised no-ball
Property tycoon Majeed, 35, has a 1.8 million home in Surrey and is a familiar face at cricket grounds around the world. We infiltrated his criminal network posing as wealthy businessmen on the make.
Majeed turned up for our first meeting on Monday, August 16, at the Hilton in London's Park Lane, dressed in jeans and a sweater. He immediately started bragging of his connections with the Pakistani team. "I manage ten of the players," he told us. "I do all their affairs like contracts, sponsorship, marketing, everything. I work very closely with the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board)."
Our reporters told him they wanted to organise their own Twenty20 tournament in the Middle East. Majeed claimed he would be able to provide his players for the right fee. When our man assured Majeed the players would do well out of it, he immediately said with a wink: "I know what you're talking about because I know what goes on!"
Majeed then hinted at the extent of cheating in the game. . .
REPORTER: "If there's two or three that are on for the other side, the betting side, then good luck - they'll be really happy."
MAJEED: "There's more than two or three. Believe me. It's already set up. That's already there. I'm very wary speaking about this simply because I don't know you guys. I've been dealing with these guys for seven years, okay? Who we deal with and how we deal with it is very, very important. This is the main thing. I'm only dealing with certain people. How we do it and what we do is very, very crucial."
REPORTER: "You're already dealing with another party on this matter? Give us some tips as well if you've got any. Happy to cut us in?"
MAJEED: "Yeah I'll give you tips."
REPORTER: "If there's anything we need to know in the forthcoming match let me know. Happy to pay."
Majeed said he was worried our men could be wearing tape recorders and he would check them out before going further.
IT'S A DEAL: Satisfied Majeed puts money back in case
Two days later at the Bombay Brasserie Indian restaurant in central London, Majeed told us we had begun to gain his trust. He had spent the day at the Oval where Pakistan bowled England out for 233 on the first day of the third Test. After a trusted source vouched for our credentials, Majeed relaxed and laid his cards on the table. . .
MAJEED: "I do feel that I can speak to you about this, okay? Now, yes. . . there is very big money in it."
REPORTER: "There's still? I know there was, but they clamped down on match fixing I heard."
MAJEED: "They've toned down match-fixing a lot, yeah. They've made it very, very difficult. These guys won't deal with just anybody. The only reason they'll deal with me is because they know I'm professional, they've known me for years.
"I've been doing it with them, the Pakistani team, for about 2 years. And we've made masses and masses of money."
Later that night Majeed boasted how it was the players who got HIM into match-fixing. He told us: "The players would never tell anybody else. They were the ones who actually approached me about this. This is the beauty of it.
"I was friends with them for four, five years and then they said this happens. I said really?"
OVER: Majeed leaves with the cash that fixed Lord's Test
Majeed then described how the betting scam operates. He reached into a carrier bag, pulled out a white BlackBerry phone and flicked through a series of messages.
"I deal with an Indian party," he said. "They pay me for the information."
Then Majeed explained how many cricket bets are placed on what he called "brackets" - events happening in a group of 10 overs.
If players score well in the first three overs punters would be likely to bet on that continuing for the next seven. But if the fixed players then deliberately STOP scoring or slow down, anybody in on it can "make a killing", said Majeed. The same happens with bowlers giving away runs or throwing no-balls.
Not only is Majeed's information invaluable to syndicates involved in spread betting - where wagers are staked on a range of possible outcomes - it is also golddust for shady bookies looking to manipulate the odds in their favour.
The following night - Thursday August 19 - Majeed demanded 10,000 then revealed to us there would be two no-balls in the following day's Oval play.
That fix was cancelled on the day. So was a promised maiden over by captain Salman Butt on the Saturday - final day of the Test England lost. But days later - with our extra 140,000 in his hands - he delivered the promised goods at Lord's.
Last night a Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Following information from the News of the World we have today arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers."
Scotland Yard officers last night visited Lord's and the Pakistan players' London hotel. Police are set to speak to the players today.
In a joint statement issued early today, the International Cricket Council, the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the Test would resume today as planned.
The statement added all three bodies were assisting the police with their inquiries, but as the matter was under investigation they would not be making any further comment.
What that Guy said ......"I've been doing it with them, the Pakistani team, for about 2 years. And we've made masses and masses of money."
2 years from now that means after 18 Feb.2008 .......
Democracy is the Best Revenge? .......Proved again
