After failing to find any credible charges of match fixing against Pakistani team cricketers, it is expected that the investigations would finally be dropped, and charged players exonerated from any charges of match fixing. Besides, the charged cricket players have been released by British police (even) without any warnings.
Sources have disclosed that the notorious bookmaker Mazhar Majeed used to work as booking agent for team captain Salman Butt, as he had introduced Salman Butt to various commercial concerns, to act as a commercial model to promote various products. Sources also disclosed that British police also found UKL 34,000 from Salman Butt’s room; out of these UKL 24,000 were commercials’ appearance fees, Mazhar Majeed had arranged for opener batsman Salman Butt, while remaining UKL 10,000 were Salman Butt’s daily allowances.
Sources said that all Pakistani cricket players had volunteered for their statements, after which the investigations of British police were near completion.
However the trials and tribulations of these charged Pakistani cricket players are not yet over, as they are proverbially out of frying pan into the fire, since they would have to face disciplinary actions of ICC (International Cricket Council), followed by another round by disciplinary committees of Pakistan Cricket Board.
The charged cricket players would be given full opportunity to deliberate their alibis, after which (any) final decision regarding the future of these players would be taken
