The case against three famous Pakistani cricket players is one of the most serious instances of cheating the 'gentlemen's game' has seen.
It's supposed to be the game of gentlemen, a game of valor and civility where cheating is so taboo that it sparked the British idiom, "It's not cricket," as in "It's not acceptable."
Skip to next paragraphHowever a court verdict in London today rocked the game of cricket, revealing a corrupt underside involving two of the sport?s biggest names playing for one of its most controversial national sides, Pakistan.
The country has long been dogged by corruption allegations, accusations over its abrasive playing style, and administrative chaos, but the conviction of former captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Asif for a betting scam has brought Pakistan?s reputation to a new low.
It centered around an international match ? a test ? last summer between Pakistan and England at the game?s iconic home of Lord?s Cricket Ground in north London.
The now defunct News of the World newspaper caught a British sports agent on camera bragging about how he could fix games by bribing players. In true tabloid style, they even pictured the man in front of ?150,000 (about $239,000) in cash counting out an alleged bribe in a classic sting operation.
The agent promised the newspaper he would get two bowlers ? one of whom was Mr. Asif ? to deliver three no balls at certain times of the five-day test in August last year. The balls were duly bowled at the specific times with one bowler over-stepping the permitted line so far that it elicited a disparaging remark from a commentator when it was replayed on television.
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