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Nasim Akhtar, mother of former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Amir, reacts after the London’s court verdict against her son Amir at her residence in Changa Bangial village on November 3, 2011. –AFP Photo/Aamir Qureshi
CHANGA BANGIAL: Relatives wept and professed the innocence of their loved ones on Thursday as a London court jailed three Pakistani cricketers for fixing parts of a Test match against England.
“My son is innocent and he did the no ball at the asking of the captain,” said Nasim Akhtar, the mother of Mohammad Amir, tears rolling down her cheeks at her home in the village of Changa Bangial outside the Pakistani capital.
Amir, 19, is the youngest of the trio and will be detained for six months at the Young Offenders Institution.
Pakistan former Test captain Salman Butt, 27, received 30 months and fast bowler Mohammad Asif, 28, received one year in jail.
Amir’s mother, who lives in a simple two-roomed home, 73 kilometres east of Islamabad, said she feared she might die before he returns home.
“I spoke to him two days ago and he asked me to pray for his acquittal. I’m ill after this case, suffering from several diseases and I may not be here (when he gets out),” she added.
“My prayers are with my son and only Allah will do justice with us,” she said, watching the television in her living room, surrounded by female relatives,
Amir’s house is located on a narrow street. The village of Changa Bangial is surrounded by farmland, where workers were tilling the land with tractors.
“He should not have been sentenced after his confession. We were under the impression that he will be released after the imposition of a fine,” said Amir’s brother, 26-year-old Mohammad Ijaz.
In the eastern city of Lahore, where Butt was brought up in relative luxury compared to Amir, his sisters spoke to reporters to defend their brother and claimed he had been made a scapegoat for a wider conspiracy.
“The punishment is unfair, it is shocking. Our brother is innocent,” said Khadija, veiled and in her 30s, outside the family home.
“We talked to him this morning he was very upset and asked us to pray for him. His crime is that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time,” she added.
“The trio had been framed and made part of a wider controversy.”
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Nov 03, 2011 08:10pm
well its a drama why cant confess that amir has done it !!! evidence is there on video. Accept it what your son has done it !!! suspend them for life then they will realize ..
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Nov 03, 2011 08:13pm
Mothers are always like that, they all believe their babies are innocent, they all meant to cry over pains of their kids. Long live mother, you are everyone us mother, your son will come back in six months and then a whole world will be in front of him to conquer
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Nov 03, 2011 08:47pm
I really feel sorry for such beautiful talent being wasted.
I feel a lot for Mohammad Amir who had just started his career.
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Nov 03, 2011 08:54pm
Hm...confession brought him half sentence, he got half year instead 12 months like other. It was very smart recomendation of his lawyer. Most probably he will learn froim his personal mistake....for other two I am not sure, they are already naughty enough..sorry. Fortunatelly, no need to cry, Pakistan has many many excellent cricketers and will make us happy even as we are foreigners here....we always praying for Pakistan victory....but by honest way! Will pray for this boy too...and for his mother as well.
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Nov 03, 2011 09:26pm
@Butt's sister... How come your brother is innocent??
You should be ashamed to be a sister of that corrupt person who bought shame to whole Pakistan nation and millions of cricket fan.
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Nov 03, 2011 10:57pm
may allah make it easy for all the three families....especially for aamir
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Nov 03, 2011 11:06pm
Being a human though I can't feel your immense pain but yes I am also feeling bad for this talented guy.I believe you that Amir had done under pressure from his captain. Your tears from your eyes..has make me weep. I pray to God to keep good things in store of this young talented boy.
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Nov 03, 2011 11:47pm
Short cut, lust & greed led to where they stand today. All were enjoying the ill gotten money but now when the court has issued a just judgment against the trio, they say that the three were innocent. In my opinion the sentence was quite lenient peoples were hoping 5 years for Butt & Mazhar. The trio should offer public apology and ask for forgiveness. In the eyes of Pakistan cricket fan, the three are real culprit, greed over shadowed everything for them. During the matches peoples were praying their heart out for success but then these heartless souls were busy making illegal money, what a shame.
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Nov 04, 2011 12:03am
May god give him strength. I feel particularly sorry for Md. Amir as he was just starting his cricketing career and had a lot of potential. He is 19, Naive and probably was misguided by senior players. I hope he will play for Pakistan again some day.
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Nov 04, 2011 12:27am
All three have not committed a grave offence like murder or rape. Who is not tempted by big money? We are all. No doubt they have committed a crime & I am sure they will learn from their mistake. I am sure they will come out early with good behaviour. Specially Salman Butt he looks quiet but confident & intelligent & he will come out stronger after this in his life. Without committing mistake we don't learn.
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Nov 04, 2011 12:29am
Yea and Zardari is innocent too. So says his mother.
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Nov 04, 2011 12:47am
They are all innocent..never done anything wrong in their entire life and come from the most honest nation in the world!!!
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Nov 04, 2011 01:17am
As you sow, so shall you reap.....
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Nov 04, 2011 04:08am
I am sorry for what Amir's mother is going through but the fact is that, as per BBC, the defense in Amir's trial had ample evidence that would have directly implicated him in this charade. He exchanged text messages with people in Pakistan and with other phones in the UK where he was told what to do and even inquired clarifying questions about what exactly his role was. This was the reason why Amir's plead guilty. He deserves jail as much as the others!
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Nov 04, 2011 04:53am
Does this mean, even Kasab and all other terrorists are innocent, because someone else asked them to do so?
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Nov 04, 2011 05:21am
I think his family members are upset and sad because he got caught. He wanted to get rich quick, thats it. I am sure his family members would have been fine as long as he was making money by a hook or crook.
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Nov 04, 2011 09:37am
Problem with our culture is that no one accepts crime. It is amazing to see the basic concept of "Repentness" simply doesnt exist. It is really sad to read about Amir's poor family, but it would be more appropriate if they accept the crime, and move on. This will help others learn from their mistake.
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Nov 04, 2011 09:47am
what the effected families wanted to tell rest of the world is '' why our beloved are being penalized,corruption is no longer a crime in pakistan''.
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Nov 04, 2011 10:03am
The decision has come after a long trial. Amir has accepted has crime for whatsoever the reason. We should not deny the facts.There is no use to cry upon split milk.
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Nov 04, 2011 10:07am
If you were as poor as his family, you may have wanted to get rich quick. Your comment indicates you dont have any idea of how the poor live. Before being so judgemental may be you should go to india or pakistan and live with the poor for a few years and then rethink your position.
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Nov 04, 2011 10:16am
@ Karim,
Where does Kasab come from?
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Nov 04, 2011 10:20am
when one has committed that he is guilty then why their family members are trying to prove them innocent. these black sheeps must be punished in Pak also. we do not need such type of ugly faces.
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Nov 04, 2011 10:35am
good joke
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Nov 04, 2011 10:39am
Dear amir Mom, we are sorry for what ever ill are falling upon you and your family. But please can't denied the truth which finally comes out quite evidently. Even you yourself accept that your son did commit crime what ever the motives were (off course money). Please consider that what ever (a very portion) of the crime of your son has been charged otherwise we all know that your son along with others are guilty of more which has not discovered yet. Sadly, but please it time to say sorry to country and to the world the disgrace your son has brought. This is only decent way of coming into the media. Denial is not going to serve any good for you and your family as your son crime are more serve than what he has been punished. I had no sympathy to your son and majority also. So please don't denied the crime and apologies at least. Finally my personal opinion is that your son should be BAN for life from any form of cricket as no body want's Pakistan's Cricket to remain in doubt.
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Nov 04, 2011 10:39am
from my opinion all the players have no love with their country infrant of money ....but amir mother tears shows taht he may be innocent ......... we pray to ALLAH That leave ours national heros and zeros from the presion of british
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Nov 04, 2011 10:46am
Now it matters little what they did. That is in the past. What is to be seen now is what the PCB does to rid the game of this menace. What everybody would rally like to know is what role the officials of the PCB played. Surely they knew what was going on! And if they did not, then they should be fired for dereliction of duty. These young persons have to take the blame for all the oldies who run the game from the plush drawing rooms where they do their wheeling and dealing while having never set foot on a pitch! God save Pakistan. (For only God can.)
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Nov 04, 2011 11:10am
They deserved sterner punishment than this--especially Salman Butt--he lured young Amir to this world of corruption--I myself heard from a test cricketer who played in the Galle test on Pakistan's last tour to Sri Lanka that Salman Butt offered him money to get out early--Pakistan lost that test match chasing a modest total of 176
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Nov 04, 2011 11:10am
The trio sold our beloved sport and our nation for money. If one trades motherlannd there is no forgiveness and no prayers are answered. Barkat Ally Islamabad
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Nov 04, 2011 11:19am
Their sentence is quite less than the crime they committed at the same it is not at all shocking as the whole govt machinery is practicing the same.
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Nov 04, 2011 12:30pm
The first chapter whether Guilty or not Guilty is over. The three was found guilty and handed over what they deserved. For Salman Butt & his evil mentor the sentence was somewhat light, In the opinion of the general public the two deserved more than what they got, any justice is done & it is hoped that the game of cricket will have more respect in future.
The second chapter is still open and remains to be addressed. Few questions in minds are:
1. Why & how this particular incident got such publicity?
2. This incident happened couple of months before the world cup?
3. Why ICC never acted before the way it did this time?
4. Why PCB failed to discipline the suspected players?
5. Lastly who benefited most from the banning of the three players in the last world cup?
In my opinion there existed a bigger game plan to weaken Team Pakistan in the World Cup.
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Nov 04, 2011 12:43pm
No body thinks when a crime is committed, but regrets when he is caught red handed
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Nov 04, 2011 12:54pm
What can we say about a mother's love; but PCB should be dismantled.. Ijaz butt, Yawar saeed and the guru behind every thing Mr. Zardari's assets should be confiscated..
Amir should be given a chance again..
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Nov 04, 2011 01:16pm
Their families should be forgiven coz of the many emotions they are feeling right now and also they have been told a web of lies by the accused - particularly Butt! Also there is a wider hypocrisy within our Pak society to "Deny, Deny, and Deny" and hope ppl will eventually forget or move on!
Amir was groomed, I don't care wot ppl say - a teenager maybe aware at that age but cannot appreciate the full gravity of his actions, hence why, he was sent to a Young Offenders jail. Butt and Asif deserve no quarter and I hope they go for Kamran Akmal next - either he is innocent or guilty but the cloud of doubt must be addressed....
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Nov 04, 2011 02:12pm
Pakistan has good talent, but few people misguide them.Amir he is really young to understand politics of cricket. poor chap he is trapped.similarly youths in Pakistan are taking up wrong routes.
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Nov 04, 2011 02:44pm
Well said!
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Nov 04, 2011 03:14pm
As the Bollywood dialogue goes "MAA TO MAA HOTI HAI" .... sob sob
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Nov 04, 2011 03:14pm
good decision,taken by the court.
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Nov 04, 2011 05:22pm
Well done British justice but the punishment is too less for the traitors.
Anyways they are going through so much humiliation and dislike that the less punishment will be compensated by that.
I pray that they have learned their lesson and in future the players of any game will think twice before selling their country's honour and dignity for gambling.
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Nov 04, 2011 05:38pm
Mother's tears tell the whole story. Youngman not only ruined his life & career, he also ruined the life of his mother.
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Nov 04, 2011 05:59pm
I feel bad for Amir but not for other two.I have a feeling of Amir making a comeback to Pakistan cricket. However, when will the team management for England tour be taken to task. It's high time for PCB to be controlled by an independent body rather than a patron in chief, President of Pakistan. Get someone from the corporate world and cleanup the mess. And how the hell a dumb man without any kind of personality, Yawar Saeed, be part of PCB?
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Nov 04, 2011 06:10pm
Most of these comments are from Indians using fake names, only an Indian would bring Kasab into a story about cricket. Indians please go to your favourite tabloid newspaper - timesofindia - and commment, not here.
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Nov 04, 2011 06:29pm
About cricketers it was fair enough, what about the corrupt politicians. Who is there to keep eye on them? If you know please let me know.
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Nov 04, 2011 06:31pm
Amir is now on to blame game. He precisely knew that he will get wealthy overnight. He deserved severe punishment but he should be thankful to the jury for granting him too less.
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Nov 04, 2011 06:46pm
The BEST Comment which came from some guy up there Amir. so it goes like
(They are all innocent..never done anything wrong in their entire life and come from the most honest nation in the world!!!)
It cracked me up!!! but what a shame.... these boys should be penalized and a more stricter sentence so no one else can think of doing this again. and Salman Butt should be jailed for 10 years in Pakistan and banned for life.
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Nov 04, 2011 07:05pm
I am an Indian who is depressed at the jailing of Pakistani cricketers, especially of Aamir. They were guilty and deserved punishment, but as Michael Atherton wrote in the Times newspaper (London) the punishment of Aamir may have been too harsh. However, it is time to look forward and to make sure Pakistan (and other countries') cricket is not infected again. Incidentally, I personally think that Salman Butt's punishment is too light. He destroyed Aamir, poured scorn on Pakistan's cricketing name, and his actions told of contempt for the position of captain of Pakistan team.
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Nov 04, 2011 07:57pm
It is an extremely harsh punishment on Mohammad Aamir. He should be immediately acquitted looking at his young age and junior status in the team and he did not lie to the court whose decision is based on his confession. Swaran Singh India
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Nov 04, 2011 08:37pm
I symphathize for Aamir..What a wonderful talent wasted..I was putting him in the likes of Wasim, Waqar..But sure, he is going to come back and test our batsmen(I'm from India) in future..But the Pakistan cricket board is inefficient in handling off cricket activities..Bring some greats like Imran, Zaheer to the PCB helm and I bet Pakistan team will be back in track..We need Indo-Pak cricket rivalry again...God bless Pakistan along with Indian cricket :)
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Nov 04, 2011 09:45pm
Our heart goes out to Amir's mother. Mothers can't do any 'drama' as some people have commented. They are just mothers. I can understand the agony Amir's mother is going through but feel helpless as there is nothing we can do to console her.
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Nov 04, 2011 10:27pm
This is really said to know about the Aamir such talent should not go away.. its not choosing the country for me but as an cricket fan im very much shock and have sympathy for Aamir. its not only salaman butt, but also the PCB who are fail to resist the good reputation of cricket at international level , i think former players specially Imran, Anwar, even inzamam should come forward and help the young talent to avoid match fixing which later harm their career, Butt should be sorry for a Aamir's mother.... Hope ICC should withdraw his 5 year bannnnnnnnnn..
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Nov 04, 2011 11:16pm
I am a Pakistani and from a poor family bro.
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Nov 05, 2011 12:10am
In fact, these cricketers were not monitored by the Pakistan Cricket and the authorities should be blamed and jailed for this. Butt, who was president of Pakistan cricket board must be punished rather than pointing fingers at cricketers and their agent. How come Pakistan players in the cricket don't have common sense to understand what is ethical and fair play in a game of win and loose. Now, they lost their career and live with a life of shame. It should be an eye-opener for all cricketers all over the world.
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Nov 05, 2011 12:19am
Mr talha i agree you have got a point and lets look at it this way in ICC Cricket World cup 2011 an Indian bookie was sitting next to an Indian player during their group match vs south Africa i think and the ICC was silent no action taken so far,
although what the trio did was wrong but under what circumstances we don't know may be they did it intentionally or may be they did it because they were threatened so basically this whole situation is a tangled web
if corruption has to be eliminated from the roots the ICC should interrogate Ijaz Butt, former Team manager yawar Saeed because without their involvement this couldn't have happened and the evidence is that even when it wasnt officially announced that salman butt has been made captain how did mazhar majeed know about it and why was he the 1st one to congratulate salman butt
so if the ICC is sincere they should start by investigating the world cup
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Nov 05, 2011 12:23am
hehehheh
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Nov 05, 2011 12:48am
the comment was reply to Mr Hussains Post not Mr Talha
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Nov 05, 2011 02:11am
The simple answer is the sting operation set up by the now defunct' News of the world'.If there was no sting then no body would be any wiser.These guys were doing it all the time but got caught this once.Amer texts indicate that he was fixing during other matches,sending his bank details to pakistani bookies and asking them as to what needs to be done.He did not need this and would have been a pin up and a millionaire in 2 years
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Nov 05, 2011 02:18am
Another conspiracy theory. Its impossible to convenience a Pak mind.
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Nov 05, 2011 02:20am
PCB is a joke,the appointments are not professional but political by president Zardari.A famous ex cricketer,Waqar Younus,was on tour with the team but confesses to be ignorant of these matters.These crooks were using cell phone every night and sending text messages all hours to the bookies,Majeed staying at the team hotel some times with his brother and no body raised an eye brow.When is the management of this tour is going to be taken to task.
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Nov 05, 2011 02:23am
Kasab is an Indian, who killed Indians and Indian govt got opportunity to blame Pakistan.
Happy now??
Forget Kasab, all those suicide bomber, who are blowing themselves in public and killing hundreds are also innocent right?? Because they did that on someone else's saying? Right.
So is Ammir, he is innocent, because he did that on Salman Butt's saying.
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Nov 05, 2011 03:53am
It means poor Pakistani must be banned by ICC, as they will try to corrupt the game.
Cricketer raised in India and earn enough in IPL. For Pak cricketers who are poor, they are left with nothing but matching fixing. Right?
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Nov 05, 2011 04:22am
I am a Pakistani and sorry but I am glad that they are being punished. The need to have the luxuries of the West without the responsibilities is not possible.
For the message is clear if you cheat you will pay! Only now lets hope they do the same to our politicians and Feudal lords.
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Nov 05, 2011 04:34am
Hold on a minute. There is a difference between being unethical and committing a crime. The actions of these players are ethical indiscretions rather than criminality.Has anybody else ever been jailed for something similar. And what about the now defunct newspaper which enticed these players and then FRAMED them. From what I understand framing somebody is a crime in itself according the western legal system and cases of this nature usually get thrown out. To me this is a "beat up the pakistani" culture that is an english trademark.
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Nov 05, 2011 04:47am
While the whole nation is praying for the country's win these B's have already betted the game.I remember when Pakistan lost match to Bangladesh unexpectedly In Sharjah in 31st May 1999 when Wasim Akram was the captian a fan in Peshawar shot his TV and shot himself.Who is reponsible for that casualty.Is this not a manslaughter if not a murder.Tell me.Else we should not hope anything from our team.
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Nov 05, 2011 04:59am
Pakistan is one of the most corrupt countries on the map Corrupt starts with A(Asif) and ends on Z (Zar......).These boys simply did what they saw back home.Sorry beware I am also a Pakistani.
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Nov 05, 2011 05:25am
Hang that wicket-keeper too who dropped three catches against Aussies to loose the test and then bought a new house in Sydney with his illgotten wealth! Good you guys have legalised corruption in pak.
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Nov 05, 2011 06:33am
When you play for a country then everyone in the country like you for the fact that your name is associated with everyone if you win then everyone in the country win. That's why you become hero and live a luxurious life and every where you go people love you (must be such a good feeling), But while representing a group if a person gets caught in such shameful activities then he shouldn't be treated as an individual his punishment should be multiplied because he has disrespected everyone. Justice is to pay for all the luxury and love that you got during the past.
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Nov 05, 2011 06:54am
Ditto: This phase of the case is now closed. But it MUST not end here. The ICC needs to trace the trail of this money and identify those who instigated the whole scheme ... to trap the match winner bowlers (forget about Butt)to weaken the Pak team just before the World Cup. These players, when out of the big house, should open up and tell all about who else is involved, players, officials, agents, bookies, countries, etc. Only then the game will be clean and respectable as it used to be in the days of players like Majid Khan et al.
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Nov 05, 2011 06:57am
Afridi should get 5 years for ball biting.
Akthar should get 10 years for ball tampering.
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Nov 05, 2011 08:52am
They are all over 18 yrs old!!! So, Amir, Salman and Asif all equally guilty. Amir knew exactly what he was doing and he got caught! Also, when he says, PCB not educated him! Well, cheating is wrong in all forms.
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Nov 05, 2011 11:04am
No ball is the part of the game and if it is investigated & found fix then wrong decisions of empires should also be investigated and one will found they also get corrupted mony because of wrong decision and they also fix the match by their action.
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Nov 05, 2011 11:24am
Every one who is ranting here with their opinions taking a high pedestal will do the same thing as those guys have done provided one gets an opportunity to do so, so chill out guys.
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Nov 05, 2011 11:41am
It is quite frustrating to see every other mother cries for a child who has done wrong..It is hard to hold the crying mother.Nevertheless,I spot Aamir to be a boy to be manipulated and tempted by his higher ups.....
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Nov 05, 2011 01:12pm
it hard to get respect but it takes a sec to ruined it.i feel sorry for her.she is innocent am sure of it. children mistakes,but it hurts parents.
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Nov 05, 2011 02:03pm
i am feeling shame 2 be a pakistani...i thnk they all deserved for hard punishment.They are criminels so never be polite with them and they should treated as criminels.they create a worse image of Pakistani nation and they are still insisting that they are innocent.i thnk british courts always take desions on merit.remember imran botham case when imran was declare from allegations so i thnk it is not consipiracy.
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Nov 05, 2011 03:18pm
Both, Indian and Pakistani politicians
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Nov 05, 2011 05:01pm
well, all the greats in cricket were also somewhat involved in match fixing, but the tech was not there to trace them, badluck for these 3 who were caught on camera. justice done? don't think so cause I still see kamran akmal playing .... yes most of you think it, I said it.
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Nov 05, 2011 06:22pm
The days of corrupt umpiring left international cricket my friend with the advent of neutral and third umpires. Incidentally, it was Imran Khan and some other honest individuals who had fought so hard for this.
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Nov 05, 2011 06:34pm
To respected Amir's Mother: Your son brought shame to you and your country. Have a courage to admit that Amir has done wrong and deserve a punishment. You will see how much admiration people (Young and Old) will have for you. Ignorance of the law is no excuse and so is the young age. Havn't you heard the phrase "If you do the crime, you do the time."
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Nov 05, 2011 09:08pm
as we r pakistanis, these circketers crime is needle & ship,
what our pakistanis r doing who r in power,power means who belongs to HIGHS, we cannot imagine what these HIGHS r doing,
sorry to say they r doing ANTI PAKISTAN activities, each and every one, PPP,PML (n)(q)....,MQM, ANP, PTI
If u see the links all r agents, PTI has linked with Mush+MQM and LONDON.......
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Nov 05, 2011 09:10pm
We are unfortunately a nation who is no more afraid of doing wrong. corruption has gone so deep into our mind and heart that one's mind is not himself agreed even after doing wrong. Point here is that these cricketers were not in Pakistan this time. Had they been in Pakistan, they would have easily avoided all blames and had come out clean. Lets accept their sentences for the betterment of Pakistani cricket as these sentences will give all cricketers and bookies and specially Pakistanis(only state of concern for me since for years) that they can't prosper everywhere after doing wrong. Even if they were wrongly acquitted, it will help Pakistan cricket in longer run as hundreds of imran khan, miandad ,wasim akran etc born everyday and keeping their mind on track is important and these sentences will will do this trick.
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Nov 05, 2011 10:45pm
I am really very sorry to read your comments. I'd rather say that justice has been done and they have to face the consequences for what they have done. As you sow so shall you ripe. I do not believe that his son was innocent and captain lured him to involved in this act. He's eighteen years old, not an innocent pamper child. It has been observed that accountability and rule of law is the rock bed of any civilised society. At this moment our country is already a laughing stock in the international arena, especially regarding availability of corruption guru in every field of life. This is not an appalling or nerve-racking decision at least for me, done by the honourable British court. I am much satisfied and believe that shame and humiliation they brought to Pakistan is enough to put them behind bars but for a longer period of time. Honestly speaking, they are brand ambassadors of Pakistan and people consider them as celebrity and even imagine in their dreams to meet these people in real life. What are they doing with cricket-lovers. I'd rather appreciate the work done by the News of World reporter, who revealed the real faces of these world-wide criminals. However, I am extremely sorry with their families.
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Nov 05, 2011 11:13pm
I do not know what the fuss is all about... they are caught red handed, their is visual evidence that everybody has seen. there has never been such solid evidence against any sportsman before otherwise it would have been someone else before. We have got our lesson so kindly move forward now and pressurise PCB and government to not let this ever happen again!
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Nov 06, 2011 12:54am
How come umpire will come to know that no ball bowled by bowler is intentional. he will just see the his step not his intention.
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Nov 06, 2011 12:57am
Pakistanis are basically Corrupt people, from a peon to the President. You must accept this fact first, then find a cure of this disease.
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Nov 06, 2011 01:24am
Neutral American here, with no knowledge of the Sport of cricket. Seems to me that the issue is simple. These guys were adults who broke the law of the land, they were indicted, tried convicted and sentenced in a court of law of that land and are now serving their sentences. Why is this any different from any other crime, such as stealing, assault and battery, etc? It seems to me that the sport of cricket is a non-issue here. They were guilty of a crime, so are serving time.
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Nov 06, 2011 03:38am
i agree,every umpire who give decision must be investigated
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Nov 06, 2011 06:05am
Amir is only 19 so how come his mom looks so old? She should be around 40 and not look like a grand mom.
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Nov 06, 2011 06:16am
You are right. It is problem of national character.
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Nov 06, 2011 08:29am
The entire Pakistan cricket should be jailed for a while until the system is fully scanned and cleared.
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Nov 06, 2011 09:18am
Aamir trapped by Butt and Asif. PCB should provide legal aid to Aamir. He is very young and trapped by big fish.
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Nov 06, 2011 09:19am
There so many bad fish in PCB and in Pakistan.
Aamir trapped by Butt and Asif. PCB should provide legal aid to Aamir. He is very young and trapped by big fish.
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Nov 06, 2011 09:36am
What a shame to see the best fast bowler (Asif) and a wonderful budding bowler (Amir) be put in Jail. Both of them were excellent talents for Pakistan but alas, one mistake and they are paying for it.
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Nov 06, 2011 10:06am
I don't understand why all are getting punishment in England not in Pakistan?????????????? If it happened with English cricketer will they send to Pakistani jail?????????
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Nov 06, 2011 10:22am
I consider this to be a Diplomatic Failure on part of the Pakistani government. Sportsmen are like ambassadors and should never be punished in another country rather brought back home and given punishment locally. See how US protected the killer Raymond Davis. Pakistanis should learn from that case and follow suit as punishment of Pakistani celebrities in other countries in larger context is defamation of Pakistan which should NEVER be allowed. Players should have been punished in Pakistan.
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Nov 06, 2011 10:54am
I am not trying to defend anyone, but, this was spot-fixing not match-fixing, the question is why the match-fixers were not sent to jail, the likes of Malik, Azharuddin, Hansie, Gibbs???
That was far more criminal than what these guys did. They were left alone after their apologies, Gibbs was re-instated and he was playing the game again. Shame on everyone who was invovled then in the decisions and match-fixing. Shame on Justice Qayyum who let the crooks get away because some of them were his favorite players and he thought the game would be dull if they were left out. So why these players have been put behind bars to just deliver a few no-balls. Is killing someone or planning on killing someone is an equal crime in the eyes of the law?
A bigger conspiracy is what it seems to be out there, bigger than the spot-fixing.
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Nov 06, 2011 03:19pm
MR ALI,,,
Please think before u speak ,,, Amir belongs to lower middle class,, and in our country people look older then their age boz of lack of comfortable life ,,, or he might youngest one ,, But u have no right to make such remarkss,,,
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Nov 06, 2011 06:34pm
------- and this should be followed by jailing of the indian team and all those corrupt and wealthy agents in india who are the biggest problem at the microscopic level. Nobody mentions these people. They are basis on which all these talanted cricketers lose their dignity and respect for their respective countries. Find these Godfathers of the match fixing world and hang them as you would major drug dealers as they are nothing but
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Nov 06, 2011 07:09pm
The system is to be cleaned. betting is to be stopped. this is failure of governance and some unlucky are getting punished for that.
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Nov 06, 2011 08:24pm
I am extremely happy justice was done in England. Knowing the history of Pakistan these three pathetic jokers, in all probablity, would have been given a slight slap on the wrist. Now the unending blame game. Amir's mother is crying foul how her son was corrupted by the likes of Asif and Salman. One should ask Amir if his captain told him to take off his clothes and jump in the lake never to return. Will he do that? Amir's mother should realize his son pleaded guilty to the crime and this is why he was punished, lightly I might add. If I was the chief of ICC,I would have banned them for life. Anyone who disgraces his/her nation does not even have the right to live.
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Nov 07, 2011 09:31am
That's because they chose to be tried in England as the crime was committed there. So much faith they have in the judicial system of Holy Pakistan!!!
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Nov 07, 2011 09:36am
Ali, you tell me why she looks so old!!! In a country, where procreation is recreation!
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Nov 09, 2011 05:56am
First of all please don’t disrespect someone’s family for their age, race or by nationality. It’s very clear to the entire world for what these trios did and no one can hide their actions. We have a saying that (Big bit will tear your mouth) which means if you get excited with a big chunk of Cash money and don’t think what will be the consequences later on then you should be ready for the punishment too. I am a big fan of fair cricket. I don’t support any particular team however I enjoy decent, classic and interesting cricket. Let’s pray that it won’t happen again.
Thanks.
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Nov 12, 2011 04:21pm
Mohammad Amir is Innocent it is all Salman Butt
And Mohammad Asif fault why trapped Amir in this
Dirty scam of yours I wouldn't careless if something
Happen to you. Mohammad Amir is innocent !!!!!
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