The culprit behind the PSL intrigue, a bookie named Yousaf, was revealed on February 12
ISLAMABAD: The ghost of match-fixing has once more raised its ugly head, this time in the rich Pakistan Super League (PSL). Another arrangement of developing players has failed miserably. Both Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif have now joined an extensive rundown of players in Pakistan’s cricket history who have endeavoured to favour the bookies to toss a diversion, or a session, and trade the country’s image for their selfish interests.
The way the two admitted to their wrongdoing is the key here. Alternatively, it would have seen a comparable example of cases, counter-cases, assertions, and refusals similar to the past where none of the guilty parties ever yielded to have changed his loyalties to the fallen angel and organisation.
The culprit behind the PSL intrigue, a bookie named Yousaf, was revealed on February 12. As indicated by sources, Yousaf was the individual who used to contact players to fix the matches. Yousaf was identified with Indian system. Yousaf is from Lahore and furthermore, he works for an NGO.
PSL was a competition that had turned into a monumental achievement and had the world agape at the size of its undertaking and productivity. Yet, it was unfortunately joined by a terrible underbelly nearly from its commencement since Dubai is known to be a popular chasing ground for bookies. In spite of the fact that it is without a doubt very late in the day to stem the spoil, the Pakistan Cricket Board managers will do well to save the PSL from bookies. Finally, it should set up a framework to have a thorough check and balance on the players preceding their presentation on behalf of their country in international cricket.
Razia Khurshid
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2017.
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