Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has lashed out on the PCB for taking a 'soft approach in the past towards match-fixing that has led to the current crises of spot-fixing.Pakistan's World Cup winning captain Imran Khan said had the PCB handed (read more)

Karachi: Taking back his match-fixing accusations against his Pakistan teammates, Pakistan opener Yasir Hameed has claimed that he was framed and later blackmailed to stand by his accusations.Hameed, in a video released by British tabloid `the News of the World`, (read more)

Indian ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday cleared that he has never been approached by a bookie in his career so far and said he would not mind slapping anybody who approaches him to fix matches."I will slap any bookie who (read more)

Pakistan got back onto the field of cricket in the midst of all the ‘Spot Fixing’ allegations. One hoped that the cricket fan would keep the faith, and it was heartening to see that at Cardiff the fans were there in (read more)

Former England captain Michael Atherton feels young Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamer was in the 'the grip of evil' and should be given a chance.Cricketer-turned-journalist Atherton said he hopes to see the 18-year-old Aamer getting a fresh chance to mend his ways."Nasser (read more)

Even though Yasir Hameed might have denied his initial claims of allegations of match-fixing against his Pakistan teammates, Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi is still furious with the opener and called him as being mentally a teenager.Afridi, who has apologised for (read more)

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said that the latest ‘spot-fixing’ scam involving the Pakistan national team has brought “disrepute” to world cricket.“It’s sad. Investigations are going on. Something like this, match-fixing or spot-fixing, brings disrepute to the game,” Dhoni (read more)

The International Cricket Council(ICC) has made it clear that Pakistan national team will continue to participate in international cricket if the players charged are found to be guilty.ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said players act as individuals so the entire team or (read more)

Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid has acknowledged the ICC's latest move to handover suspension to three tainted Pakistan players for their alleged role in spot-fixing and said that the current scandal is 'cricket's biggest chance to clean itself'.Dravid said he wanted (read more)

Former International Cricket Council (ICC) President Ehsan Mani has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB) for its role in handling the alleged ‘spot-fixing’ scandal.Mani said that the PCB had done nothing except talk about playing those players until proven guilty.“If the allegations (read more)

Bangladesh fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza will lead his side in the 2011 World Cup, according to Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons.Mortaza returned as captain for the ODI tour to England in 2009. At the time, Siddons had said Bangladesh would assess the (read more)

Mumbai: As the cricketing world has been buzzing around with reports of spot-fixing, a top bookmaker in India has claimed that the December 15, 2009 India- Sri Lanka One-day match at Rajkot was suspicious.A bookmaker who strictly maintains that he is (read more)

London: England batsman Jonathan Trott, who had hit 184 and shared a world record eighth-wicket stand of 332 with Stuart Broad in the Lord’s Test against Pakistan, admits that he is shocked by all the spot-fixing scandal. He also feels (read more)

Cardiff: England has added paceman Ajmal Shahzad to its T20 squad to face against Pakistan as pace-bowling cover after Stuart Broad suffered a groin injury.Broad failed to finish an England practice session on Friday but has not yet been ruled out (read more)

Pakistan has called batsman Asad Shafiq and fast bowler Mohammad Irfan to replace the suspended Test skipper Salman Butt, fast bowlers Mohammad Amir, and Mohammad Asif for the limited over series against England.Pakistan had dropped Butt, Asif and Aamir from the (read more)

Pakistan fast bowling duo of Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif who are alleged to have been involved in spot-fixing, has been dropped from the list of nominees for the ICC awards.Aamer was one of the nominees for the ICC Emerging (read more)

England Fast bowler Steven Finn has been named as the 2010 Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year.The 21-year-old fast-bowler from Middlesex was chosen ahead of Yorkshire opening batsman Adam Lyth, winner and runner-up polling an overwhelming majority of votes (read more)

London: Cash used to make payments in the alleged spot-fixing scandal during the final Test match at Lords has been found in the belongings of Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt according to media reports.Scotland Yard officers will question Butt on Friday (read more)

The Indian Air Force has conferred the rank of Indian Air Force Group Captain on cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in recognition of his achievements/contributions towards the nation.Accepting the Air Force's honour, the 37-year-old Tendulkar described the occasion as "the greatest honour being (read more)

Pakistan Sports Minister Aijaz Jakhrani slammed the ICC for the suspension of 'tainted' players and defended them saying they were innocent until proven guilty. He sent out a warning to the ICC that if charges were not proven against the Pakistani (read more)

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said the International Cricket Council(ICC) should thoroughly investigate the 'spot-fixing' scandal that has rocked the entire cricketing nation and take appropriate action against players who are found guilty.“ICC should make a thorough probe in the (read more)

Taunton: The Pakistan camp suffered a major setback ahead of the T20's and one-day internationals against England, as four key players sustained injuries during their warm-up game against Somerset.The Pakistan squad are already without Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir, (read more)

Australian chief selector Andrew Hilditch is confident that wicketkeeper Brad Haddin would recuperate from his elbow injury to be a part of the national squad for the Ashes.Hilditch said that Haddin, who was not included in the 16-man squad for the (read more)

Pakistan High Commissioner to Britain Wajid S Hassan said the three accused players were absolutely "innocent" and Indian bookmakers hand a big hand in the whole episode."I found that all these three players were absolutely innocent. They were not involved, they (read more)

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels current Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will have to face a tough challenge in future when senior cricketers retire from International arena."Dhoni's biggest challenge will be in the coming one or two years when Tendulkar, (read more)

Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday night after being charged under the anti-corruption code.The decision follows after the PCB had called for removal of (read more)

Former England fast bowler Darren Gough has lashed out on the England selectors for dropping England middle order batsman Kevin Pietersen saying England stand no chance of defending the Ashes without him in the squad.The former South African was axed from (read more)

Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif's ex-girlfriend, Veena Malik, has handed over "proof" of his alleged links with Indian bookies to the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit.Hasan Raza, who is a top official of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit for South Asia, met Malik at her (read more)

Pakistan have dropped three tainted players including Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for the upcoming limited-over series against England. The Pakistan team manager, Yawar Saeed confirmed the news today and said the replacements for those three players have (read more)

Sporting equipment manufacturer BoomBoom has suspended its relationship with ‘spot-fixing’ scandal-hit Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamer.BoomBoom, which has individual branding agreements with several Pakistan players including fast bowler Aamer, said that the move was necessary to protect the company’s image.“Like everyone (read more)