ECB seek Pakistan's help in recovering $390,000 from Kaneria

AFP Published July 29, 2015

KARACHI: English cricket authorities on Wednesday asked a court in Pakistan to help them recover almost £250,000 ($390,000) in fines and costs levelled against banned leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for spot-fixing.

A disciplinary panel of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) banned Kaneria in June 2012 after he was found guilty of corruption while playing for Essex county in a limited-overs match in 2009.

The panel imposed a fine of £100,000 on Kaneria. He lost his second and final appeal against the penalty in August 2014.

Khawaja Naveed, a lawyer for the ECB, said the petition in the Sindh High Court in Karachi demands Kaneria pay the fine as well as additional costs incurred over the course of the case.

“I have filed a petition on behalf of the ECB in which we have demanded that a total cost of £249,000 be recovered from Kaneria,” said Naveed.

Naveed said a notice would be issued to Kaneria by Saturday and in case the former leg-spinner fails to pay the ECB had asked the court to demand the former player sell his property.

Kaneria, who said last year he would consider appealing in either a European court or the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, said he had not yet received formal notification of the action.

“I have come to know about this through the media and if I get any notice I will consult my lawyers,” he said.

Under International Cricket Council rules, a ban on a player by any member country is applicable globally, though Kaneria took part in a private T20 cricket league organised in the US last year.

Kaneria is Pakistan's most successful Test spinner with 261 wickets in 61 matches.

He is also only the second-ever Hindu to play for Pakistan at the highest level — the first was his wicketkeeping cousin Anil Dalpat — and was something of a poster-child for the country's minorities until his ban.

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Khalid

Jul 29, 2015 04:42pm

Hand him over to ECB. The justice system in the UK will take care of him.

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Ustaad

Jul 29, 2015 04:46pm

Most Successful test spinner of Pakistan,interesting.

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AhmedT67

Jul 29, 2015 04:47pm

ECB should pay 100,000 pound to every cricket fan for destroying the game and turning it into noora kushti through BCCI. It is time there is a new league and board clean of this IPL and BCCI multi-billion dollars scandal.

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Shakil Ahmed Khan

Jul 29, 2015 04:58pm

Any civil penalty in UK does not apply in Pakistan! that correct legally!

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Gina

Jul 29, 2015 05:02pm

ECB is becoming greedy day by day!!! Ban is enough as punishment. Where Kaneria will get this huge amount of money (Selling everything from his and his whole ancestors' or predecessors' will not be enough)? A total injustice. At least let him live.

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Tanweer Khan

Jul 29, 2015 05:06pm

@AhmedT67 Using you argument then Salman, Asif and Amir should also pay £ 100,000 to every Pakistani. This is because those three treated the game of cricket and all cricket lovers in Pakistan with absolute contempt.

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Shakeel Ahmed

Jul 29, 2015 05:17pm

ECB should try and get him entry in England as an asylum seeker. Let him live and work in UK where by paying a mere £5 week, he will enjoy both worlds, i.e. pay his debt to ECB on easy payments scheme like most convicted people do and in the meantime live a life on the dole with fully paid housing and expenses.

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Hazik

Jul 29, 2015 05:29pm

There in no law by which ECB could seek help from Pakistan. If there is then it should be on reciprocal basis. Pakistan should bring back all its ill gotten money invested in UK by corrupt individuals of Pakistan.

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Sajid

Jul 29, 2015 05:58pm

Pakistani cricket fans should be more considerate and sympathetic toward Kaneria. He is passing thru a difficult patch in his life. Stop being prejudiced and contemptuous. ECB is the most bigoted and biased cricketing entity. Have they ever taken any action against even one of their cricketers? I don't recall a single instance. All their actions are against foreigners - mostly Pakistanis. It is as if all their local cricketers are Angels!

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PHILOSOPHER (from Japan)

Jul 29, 2015 06:16pm

Did they collect the money from AMIR or not?

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Iqbal

Jul 29, 2015 07:09pm

Enough injustice has been done to Danish Kaneria and this act of ECB takes it way over the top. PCB should show some spine and stand up for Kaneria and allow hi, to play domestic cricket for starters and sound out a strong clear message to rest of the world that we won't bow down to it. Everyone should read the recently published article on Kaneria on ESPN cricinfo website that depicts the true state in which Kaneria really is in and how ECB has entrapped him in this mess.

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malzy

Jul 29, 2015 07:15pm

Leave this Poor man alone. He has had enough, got no job. being supported by his brother. He still Spends his days in nets, keeping a desperate hope to return to Cricket. His Hopeless situation is punishment enough for what he did.

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adnan

Jul 29, 2015 07:22pm

out of a pakistani courts jurisdiction.. sorry ecb.. catch him in england next time.. peace

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Tahir A

Jul 29, 2015 07:54pm

I really feel sorry for financially stricken people. However, there is zero tolerance for spot-fixing or any form of illegal dealings. Kaneria was on a good deal with Essex but to get involved in illicit practices was not necessary or warranted for. In the West, it looks easy trappings finding loopholes. But the authorities are strong and watchful and will catch you one day. I pray that Kaneria gets himself out of this rut one way or the other and lives a simple and exemplary life promoting honesty and passion for patriotism.

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Talha

Jul 29, 2015 07:55pm

I wish Danish Kaneria could have a better life.

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Not Amused

Jul 29, 2015 07:58pm

I think that Kaneria was not given fair trail in England and he needs to re-open the court cases in Pakistan instead of Europe. All the accusers need to appear in Pakistan.

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lafanga

Jul 29, 2015 08:07pm

England ... where most of the MP's who cheated the taxpayers with fraudulent expenses still roam around freely and in most cases are still in the govt BUT a cricketer from a poor background gets out of line and they demand he sell his property to pay off the debt.

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EuroStar77

Jul 29, 2015 08:16pm

Pakistan gave everything to Danish Kaneria: love, fame, wealth and an international name. But he back stabbed his country for the greed for money. I used to feel proud of him being a succesful Pakistani Hindu. Now I am just sad and disaponted.

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Haider Rehman

Jul 29, 2015 08:20pm

@Khalid Why should we? He is a Pakistani.

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Jawwad

Jul 29, 2015 09:36pm

It's hight time PCB stands up to ECB and protect their own who served the country well. Yes, he is been punished but now he is being muddled through legalities of British system and we must come forward to protect him at any cost.

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Rana Talwar Mumbai

Jul 29, 2015 10:06pm

ECB should not ask for huge money from Danish he is Pakistani National and do not bother him, he is best bowler, ECB banned him how can he arrange his bread and butter for maintain his children, PCB should not listen any more to ECB, like BCCI in India, they have damaged career of Amir,But and Asif. This is internal matter of Pak cricket, and board should take matter in Pak land and they have no agreement with UK extradition. There SHC reject and dismissed Petation.

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Sheraz

Jul 29, 2015 10:55pm

Is he has no money to pay off fine then there is no debt collecting agency in Pakistan like in UK. How ECB will recover money.

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shahid

Jul 30, 2015 01:29am

Very interesting that no fine was imposted on Aamir, Asif and Salman.

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Aual Gupta, India

Jul 30, 2015 02:23am

@Sheraz: no collection Agency have right to bother Danish he is your national hero, let him allow to play local cricket, to maintain his family. ECB have no right to interference in Pak cricket matter. Stand up PCB all cricketer support Danish other Asian cricket will damaged, your best world class bowler like Ajmal & Hafiz banned, Sunil Narain WI also banned no ECB or other country, even SL Murli, all from Asian side, no matter Pak should support Danish and not to make him bankrupt.

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Salman Munir

Jul 30, 2015 02:56am

@Ustaad , indeed the most successful Pakistani test bowler, his stats tells all...

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Sarah

Jul 30, 2015 02:59am

ECB is fraud board like BCCI,they play fraud game like Srinivasan who are born cheats.There Chairman is implicated in match fixing and they want recovery from case which was based on cooked up story.Some body caught fixing gave that Danish inspired.Tomorrow I will say MS Dhoni ,Srinivasan and ECB Chairman inspired me to bowl no bowl.Any way every body knows guys mentioned above are ring leaders and match fixers for betting syndicate

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Deepak

Jul 30, 2015 03:00am

@EuroStar77 how about mohammad azaruddin same thing, india gave him everything, our sub continent players follow their leaders in corruption

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Corruption Remover

Jul 30, 2015 03:11am

@Khalid why only him what about Indian and other player found guilty?

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imran

Jul 30, 2015 03:17am

I hope Pakistan dosnt help ECB . Let ECB pays for all the cost and fines. Enough is enough, first you ban Kaneria now you want him to pay. Go get a life and leave this poor guy alone.

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Jul 30, 2015 03:33am

This is nonsense. They have no proof against him other than a few people, who have ganged up against him as if he did that. Rashid latif is behind him and he remains our most respected figure in international cricket due to his role in justice Qayyum report. PCB should listen to both sides of the story and conduct am impartial enquiry to put this matter to an end.

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Jul 30, 2015 03:44am

@EuroStar77: We cannot be judgemental, unless we have seen proof with our own eyes. Against him, all that seems to exist is some jokes or remarks in changing room and other silly allegations which even a 10 years old could come up with. If he did joke, it was stupid of him. He deserves a retrial in Pakistan, for whatever good he did for his country. It us his constitutional right. Judge him after that.

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Robbie

Jul 30, 2015 11:10am

The Guy is already broke paying for his legal fees to get himself cleared out of this scandal, where do u expect him to pay these charges from?????????????? Simply nonsense by ECB.

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