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The Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal was a sports scandal that occurred during a Test match between England and Pakistan at Lord's, London, in August 2010.The scandal centered on three members of Pakistan's national cricket team, who were convicted of taking bribes from a bookmaker, Mazhar Majeed, to deliberately bowl no-balls at certain pre-arranged moments during the Test.
The 2017 Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal arose in February 2017 when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) suspended several cricketers under its anti-corruption code in an ongoing investigation on spot-fixing, backed by International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, during the 2017 Pakistan Super League. [1]
"Receiving a consideration to spot-fix" in a domestic game. [33] 2012: Mohnish Mishra: Pune Warriors India: 1 year: Bringing the game into disrepute through "loose talk and unsubstantiated bragging". [33] 2012: Amit Yadav: Kings XI Punjab: 1 year: Spot fixing and match fixing. [33] 2012: Abhinav Bali: Kings XI Punjab: 1 year: Spot fixing and ...
Spot fixing in cricket first came to international prominence in the 2010 Pakistan tour of England, when it was determined that Pakistani players Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir intentionally bowled no-balls on specific deliveries as part of a conspiracy involving captain Salman Butt to defraud bookmakers.
The Pakistan cricket team toured England from 29 July to 22 September 2010. The tour consisted of four Tests, two Twenty20s (T20) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).. The series became infamous for the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal during the Fourth Test match at Lord's.
During the fourth Test of 2010 Pakistani tour of England, News of the World published a story with allegations that Mazhar Majeed and some of the Pakistani players were involved in spot fixing. [13] Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were later jailed and banned from cricket.
A spot fixing scandal took place during the competition. Sharjeel Khan allegedly received 2 million Pakistani rupees to play two dot balls against Peshawar Zalmi. [34] On 30 August 2017 Sharjeel was banned for a period of 5 years. [35] While Khalid Latif was allegedly given bat
The fourth Test of Pakistan's summer 2010 cricket tour of England contained several incidents of spot fixing, involving members of the Pakistan team deliberately bowling no-balls at specific points to facilitate the potential defrauding of bookmakers. [111] Three players were banned from cricket and sentenced to prison terms. [112]