Under-fire Qadir washes his hands off ‘match-fixing” comments

October 9th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has rubbished match-fixing allegations leveled against captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam. Butt said the match fixing charges leveled by National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports chairman Jamshed Dasti were 'baseless'.

October 8th, 2009 LAHORE - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has brushed aside the match fixing allegations labeled against the home side by a Pakistani Parliamentarian. ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat rebutted reports regarding the involvement of umpires in the scandal, and gave a clean chit to umpire Simon Taufel who was officiating in the semi-final match between Pakistan and New Zealand.

October 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Former Australian cricket skipper Steve Waugh has ruled out any possibility of match fixing in the controversial 6UP runs-per-over SMS game. "The game is a game where you have to predict the outcome of six balls.

September 15th, 2009 LAHORE - A new name has cropped up in Pakistan cricket, Usman Qadir, the 16 year old son of the leg spinning legend Abdul Qadir, is an amazing talent himself. Usman, a leg spinner, has been selected in the Pakistan under-19 team for the Zimbabwe tour following a 5-wicket haul in a trial match recently.

August 26th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has once again denied match -fixing allegations during the Sri Lanka series, asking cricket fans not to believe and pay attention to such rumours. Terming the reports about Pakistani players being approached by Indian bookies during the Sri Lanka series as 'baseless' and 'far from truth', Alam said such allegations affect the morale of the players.

August 10th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan has rebuffed match-fixing allegations levelled against his side saying that his team-mates earn well enough not to participate in corrupt practices for extra money. The News quoted Younis as saying that match-fixing might have been possible in the 80s and 90s, as players could be lured into corrupt practices because of lower wages.

August 8th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board is unlikely to take any legal action against former players who have voiced fears of players being involved in match-fixing during the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt had said he was consulting legal advisors to take action, but board insiders have ruled out any defamation suit against the former players.

August 3rd, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's cricket officials are happy that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will probe claims that bookmakers tried to approach players during the current tour of Sri Lanka. A source in the PCB said Monday that the Pakistan Cricket Board's top brass is satisfied with the ICC's response to the claims and believes that the game's governing body will be able to tackle the issue in an appropriate manner with the help of its anti-corruption unit.

August 2nd, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is surprised by the controversy regarding presence of alleged bookies in the team hotel in Colombo and demands of probe into the issue. A statement issued by the PCB said it has nothing to do with the reports of match-fixers trying to make contact with Pakistani cricketers in Colombo, and that it can not investigate the issue because such an exercise is out of its domain.

August 1st, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have demanded an inquiry over reports of presence of some alleged bookies in the Colombo hotel where the Pakistani team stayed during the Test series last month. Former PCB chief Tauqir Zia asked the board to carry out an independent inquiry into the issue.

August 1st, 2009 KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Saturday expressed surprise over the demands of a probe into an alleged effort by bookmakers to contact national cricketers in Sri Lanka, saying that such an exercise is out of its domain. A PCB statement said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has strict regulations to stop match-fixing and that the matter was referred to the games governing body.

July 4th, 2009 KARACHI - Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir is preparing ammunition for his July 14 meeting with a parliamentary committee and says he will candidly inform the Members of the National Assembly (MNA) about the irregularities in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Qadir, a former Pakistan Test leg-spinner, said that he would also try to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also the chief patron of the PCB, as he wants to inform him about all the problems in the board.

June 30th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan cricket chief selector, Abdul Qadir has charged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of ruining cricket in the country, and said that he could write a book on his seven month long 'experience' with the board. "I can write a book on my seven month tenure in the PCB, but right now the time is not appropriate," Qadir said.

June 15th, 2009 LONDON - The Pakistan cricket coach, Intikhab Alam, has rejected former chief selector Abdul Qadir's allegations that he was not given enough room in the team's selection procedures. Alam said he was disappointed, as well as shocked by Qadir's statements, as the team for the ICC Twenty20 World Championship was finalized only after he had given his consent.

June 12th, 2009 LAHORE - Furious over not being given enough working space in the selection procedure of the national cricket team, former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief selector Abdul Qadir has said that he would not join the board again even if offered ten million rupees for the same. Qadir had resigned from the chief selector's post earlier this week saying the PCB has overlooked him and other selectors regarding the players' selection, and that the coach and captain of the team have been given all the powers.