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Originally Posted by Neel Here
winning and losing are not the only things that are 'fixed'. betting happens on all kind of things, from what the captain does after winning the toss to which position a certain batsman (say ash) comes in to bat. a bowler can be similarly asked to bowl loosely to certain opponent batsman. the list of misdeeds evil greedy men can think up is virtually endless.
many pakistani cricketers and staff have connections with the dubai bookie world and other subcontinental underworld. for example javed miandad's daughter is married to son of dawood ibrahim, probably the biggest mafia don in the region extending from thailand to dubai with further operations in africa and eastern europe and wanted for 1993 mumbai terrorist blasts that killed 250 innocent people.
others in PCB have connections with the extremist groups that operate along pak-afghan border.
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To make assumptions about invidividuals because of the actions of other elements of the collective they belong to is unfair, prejudiced and illogical. And if you denied a candidate a job because of such an assumption, you could expect to be taken to court, and rightly so.
If we're going to avoid a Pakistani candidate it should be because he fails to meet the criteria in terms of ability, qualifications and, while we're on this topic, character.
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till the image of pakistani cricket establishment changes for the better it is prudent to keep those names away from cricket in other countries. of course, if you have players with impeccable reputations, say an akram, that is an entirely different matter.
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I'm sorry to say that you actually couldn't have chosen a worse example! From what I've gathered on Pakpassion, It's generally accepted in Pakistani cricketing circles that Wasim was guilty of all the charges that were brought against him in the match fixing investigations, and that he and the other accused used their considerable influence to pressure Ata-ur Rehman into being the fall guy. Great cricketer, but a fairly dodgy character by all accounts.