Pakistan

PCB wants inquiry into Warne’s prediction

Surprised how the former spinner knew it would end all-square.

Express March 01, 2011

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt will question Shane Warne’s prediction about the India-England World Cup match at the International Cricket Council’s executive board meeting.

The high-scoring match was tied off the last ball and raised eyebrows given that Warne predicted it would end all-square on Twitter prior to the start of the match.

“Looking forward to the game between India and England today, it should be a cracker,” said Warne’s tweet. “My prediction is a tie!”

Talking to the reporters at a Lahore City Cricket Association function, the chairman looked puzzled as to how someone could forecast such a correct result before the match.

“We will raise the matter and ask the ICC to conduct a fair inquiry into the matter,” he said.

Central contracts

The chairman added that the PCB would issue central contracts to nineteen players on Thursday while the remaining players would get the contracts in June.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 2^nd, 2011.

COMMENTS (13)

Anwar | 13 years ago | Reply Ijaz Butt head

Umayr Masud | 13 years ago | Reply Warne not only predicted it but he said it again when india reached 300. And I was amazed at how frequently all the indian players (atleast the first 5 of them) changed their bats and gambhir got out .. the others hit 4 .. etc Most interestingly .. there was a single run by the indian team that was disallowed for being short. These things need to be honestly looked into because spot fixing and match fixing is a reality.

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Hamza | 13 years ago | Reply Ijaz Butt HAS to make a fool out of himself, too tempting for him to resist. I just wish that he does it as Ijaz Butt, not as the chairman of PCB. Already the board and its reputation has gone through enough!

Halagu khan | 13 years ago | Reply Morons, This is an idiom to say that both of these teams are equal in talent and stand equal chance of winning the game!!!! What is happening to pakistan? Instead of cleaning own house we are looking for equal equal for our shameless acts and generate more conspiracy theories in the end.

xyz | 13 years ago | Reply PCB led by its chairman, is full of idiots. We really dont need this right now.

Khizer | 13 years ago | Reply Its not a match fixing or anything, its just a random guess that everyone does, like me!!!

CB Guy | 13 years ago | Reply ICC should have already looked into it. warne's bookie connections are no secret and those who think its "just twitter" obviously, like us all, are not aware if it was a gaffe that turned true or he made large sums of dosh coz of a predetermined result he was aware of. .

muhammad imran | 13 years ago | Reply pcb must raise this issue because if a Pakistani predict this then the ici start investigating.so i say we should raise this issue at all forums.

tahira | 13 years ago | Reply Good! Raise this issue.we all know shane warne's & india's past. Wanre stayed with his prediction even after india scored 338! i wonder how was he so sure thn!

MAD | 13 years ago | Reply Butt Sb its twitter. anyone can write anything. saying a tie was his way of stating that he felt that it would be a close game and couldnt guess a winner. Please kindly avoid making statements that end up as PR disasters. the PCB is hardly in a position to make such allegations.

Betting mafia is there....!!!!! | 13 years ago | Reply This shows that match fixing is not limited to Pakistanis....!!!! Its a reality the world over....wake up...ICC..........

Iftikhar Ali Khan | 13 years ago | Reply no need to get excited.... he tweeted after the match !!!

karachiite | 13 years ago | Reply hahaahahahahahahahahah .... ohh pcb pcb pcb you never fail to amuse me

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