Keep spot-fixing out of Windies cricket
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:27 am
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In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal affecting Pakistan cricket, local officials have rejected the idea that West Indies might ever face a similar predicament. During the Lord’s Test match between Pakistan and England last month, bowlers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir were allegedly bribed to bowl deliberate no balls at specific points in the match. The crime fell under the category of spot-fixing, where minor incidents can be premeditated rather than the entire result. One West Indian player, Marlon Samuels, has ever been found guilty associating with a bookie. In May 2008, the ICC banned the batsman for two years for giving out team information during West Indies’ tour of India in January 2007.
In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal affecting Pakistan cricket, local officials have rejected the idea that West Indies might ever face a similar predicament. During the Lord’s Test match between Pakistan and England last month, bowlers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir were allegedly bribed to bowl deliberate no balls at specific points in the match. The crime fell under the category of spot-fixing, where minor incidents can be premeditated rather than the entire result. One West Indian player, Marlon Samuels, has ever been found guilty associating with a bookie. In May 2008, the ICC banned the batsman for two years for giving out team information during West Indies’ tour of India in January 2007.