SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Match fixing is not something new in cricket arena. But after the allegations by The International Cricket Council’s Bangladeshi president that match was pre-arranged in favor of India, shows serious concerns about the impartiality of the matches. This is not first time that such allegations are hurled at a team. Earlier there were speculations that Pakistan’s semi final with India in 2011 was fixed. The bookies that were arrested from Karachi, revealed that all the matches of world cup are pre-fixed. They also provided evidences to substantiate their claims. Now once again Mustafa Kamal has leveled allegations of match fixing against India. Mustafa Kamal told Bangladeshi reporters in Melbourne after Thursday’s match at the MCG that he would raise the issue at the ICC’s next meeting, saying the umpires’ decisions seemed to have been “pre-arranged”. “As the ICC president, whatever I have to say I will say it in next meeting. It could happen that maybe I will resign,” Kamal said in comments aired on Bangladeshi television. His comments came as protests erupted in Bangladesh after the cricketing minnows suffered a 109-run defeat by holders India, due in large part to a blistering knock by Rohit Sharma who top-scored with 137. Sharma was caught at deep mid-wicket off the bowling of Rubel Hossain when he was on 90, only for the umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould to signal a no-ball for what appeared to be a legitimate waist-high delivery. Bangladeshi fans were also furious at the dismissal of star batsman Mohammad Mahmudullah who was caught close to the boundary rope. The match was the biggest in the history of the cricket-mad nation, marking the first time that Bangladesh had made the World Cup quarter-finals. “I cannot represent the Indian Cricket Council. If someone has imposed a result on us, in that case no one can accept it,” added Kamal who is a minister in the Bangladeshi government. Bangladesh’s exit dominated the front-page headlines on Friday with, many commentators blaming shoddy umpiring for the defeat.
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