There is no case for Scotland Yard to apprehend either the players or the fixer because unless there is a bit placed on the no-ball, then no one has been defrauded.
The chairman of a UK commission set up to investigate the threat of gambling-related corruption in sport has told Cricinfo “I don’t think [the case] has any evidence at all,” said Parry. “Unless the News of the World placed a bet - which would be highly unlikely because in so doing they would have carried out a criminal act - then there doesn’t appear to be any betting activity at all associated with these particular allegations. It places the ball, to pardon the pun, squarely back into the hands of the cricket authorities.”
The only thing that will suffer when this saga ends is reputation of Pakistan. Everyone involved will go scot free.
yes, this is as far as any criminal proceedings are concerned. Hence Scotland Yard will find it difficult to bring any specific charges despite the "damning" video evidence since no bets were place and Spot fixing is not a criminal act.
But this is where ICC will pick up the probe as Spot fixing can be proved as a violation in its book of laws.
No one or at least no players will go to jail but definitely some bans and fines are in order.
If they clear them then ICC needs to find out if the players took the money from him. If they did, ban them for life if not then set the record straight.
Charges should be brought against NEW Of The World for bribing to fix a match. They confessed themselves and bribed the guy and they approached him.
The are not police so they cannot claim to doing a sting operation.
Mirch i wondering what are the rules on sting operations?
I think these are not outlawed, as several court cases have gone on despite being based upon sting operations by newspapers. Like a case where a person was charged for providing cocaine to this same reporter.
Mirch i wondering what are the rules on sting operations?
I think these are not outlawed, as several court cases have gone on despite being based upon sting operations by newspapers. Like a case where a person was charged for providing cocaine to this same reporter.
I do not know the rules on sting operations but in my opinion cricket match fixing and selling cocaine cannot be compared.
on what basis.. defaming a team.. isn't that enuff?
and just exactly how are they defaming a team ..... care to explain? First do you even know what defaming is in the context of this scandal? Are they writing some concocted stories about team/individuals?
all they did was to pay a fixer to try to spot fix a game. fixer contacts players, allegedly gives them some amount of money to spot fix a few deliveries. so if there's any defamation, its because of the acts of those players who accepted the money, not because of NOTW's acts. Paper is not responsbile for players' actions.
Charges should be brought against NEW Of The World for bribing to fix a match. They confessed themselves and bribed the guy and they approached him.
The are not police so they cannot claim to doing a sting operation.
doesn't work that way. Media organizations around the world carry out this kind of undercover stings. Charges of bribing can only be brought if its proved that NOTW gained any kind of monetary/otherwise benefits in return to pay for spot fixing. Did they pass this information onwards to any bookies anywhere? they'd be idiots of the highest degree to do that.
IF the Pakistani players are proven to be innocent then they ought to have a good case for sueing. NOTW would have fabricated this whole story.. as for monetary gain.. with this as their front page story im sure a lot more of their papers would have been picked up than normal. Not the first time they have been involved in controversies such as this.
But yes, the bottom line is if the players were so clean then this would not even have happened.
do u care to prove if the video was made before the balls were delivered?
and just exactly how are they defaming a team ..... care to explain? First do you even know what defaming is in the context of this scandal? Are they writing some concocted stories about team/individuals?
all they did was to pay a fixer to try to spot fix a game. fixer contacts players, allegedly gives them some amount of money to spot fix a few deliveries. so if there's any defamation, its because of the acts of those players who accepted the money, not because of NOTW's acts. Paper is not responsbile for players' actions.