Former Test cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Rameez Raja have termed match-fixing as a criminal act and called on the government to enact legislation as soon as possible. Corrupt players can be severely punished under national laws.
The reaction of Shoaib Akhtar and Rameez Raja came at a time when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned batsman Omar Kamal for three years for failing to report suspicious contacts to the cricket board, while match-fixing. Former captain Saleem Malik, who is facing a life ban, is appealing for a return to cricket.
Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in an interview to foreign media criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board and said that it has failed to take strict action against the cricketers involved in match-fixing.
He wants to ask those who have been in the Pakistan Cricket Board what they have done so far on this important issue.
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Shoaib Akhtar asked, "Why no law has been enacted in Pakistan declaring match-fixing a crime? There is a need for a law to send a corrupt cricketer to jail and confiscate his property." Go It will create fear in people and they will think before they do anything wrong.
Shoaib Akhtar says people are now demanding the Pakistan Cricket Board to legislate to curb corruption in cricket. In this regard, the Pakistan Legislative Assembly should enact legislation on corruption in cricket as soon as possible. Should.
Fans should not support corrupt cricketers at all
Like Shoaib Akhtar, former captain Rameez Raja is also in favor of making a law against match-fixing and spot-fixing as a criminal act. He said that corrupt cricketers who tarnished the image of the country through this law should be severely punished.
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Rameez Raja said that there was a need for the Pakistan Cricket Board to work with the government to legislate so that if any cricketer was found involved in fixing, he could be sent behind bars under the country's laws.
Rameez Raja took Umar Akmal by surprise and said that he is not a new cricketer, he has been playing international cricket for a long time and he knows everything but he never felt his responsibility and He tried to understand his talent correctly.
"Some people find the three-year ban on Umar Akmal harsh, while not reporting contacts made by suspects and bookies is as serious a crime as match-fixing," said Rameez Raja.
Addressing the Pakistani fans in his interview, Rameez Raja said, "They should never support such corrupt cricketers because whenever the Pakistani team fails to perform well, these corrupt players start putting pressure on their fans and Find your way back to the team. Fans should now understand that Pakistan cricket has suffered a lot because of such cricketers.
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Former wicketkeeper Rashid Latif says his thinking on cricket corruption is very clear that even if a cricketer has completed his sentence in corruption, he should not be allowed to represent his country in international cricket again. ۔
"Such cricketers should only play first-class cricket because cricket is their livelihood which cannot be snatched away."
Legal action against Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) legal adviser and lawyer Tafazul Haider Rizvi allegedly used inappropriate words against former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on a TV show on Tuesday night, after which Shoaib made similar remarks on social media. Were given
In response, Tafazal Haider Rizvi has sent a legal notice to Shoaib and filed a petition against him under the Cyber Crimes Act.
Speaking to BBC Urdu, Tafzal Haider Rizvi said that he wanted Shoaib Akhtar to withdraw his statement in 15 days, apologize to him unconditionally and pay Rs 100 million in damages. According to him, he will donate this amount to the medical center of Lahore High Court Bar Association.
Tafazul Haider Rizvi says that Shoaib Akhtar has not only spoken inappropriately against him in two different TV programs but also repeated the same thing on his YouTube channel and uploaded all this material on his Facebook page.
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