Former cricketer suggests Pakistan-India third ODI match was fixed

Paul Nixon tweets Pakistan threw the match on purpose after clinching the series.


Web Desk January 07, 2013
Paul Nixon tweets Pakistan threw the match on purpose after clinching the series. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

NEW DELHI: Former England cricketer Paul Nixon sparked controversy with his tweeted suggesting that the third One-Day International (ODI) match between India and Pakistan on Sunday was fixed, Zee News reported on Monday.

Nixon tweeted:
“Pakistan throwing this game away eh ! #thereisasurprise 24 from 24 ...Strangely my money is on India $$$$ from here ...Watch this space.”

One of Nixon’s followers asked if he was suggesting the match was fixed, to which he replied:
“Are you suggesting that Pakistani cricketers would throw a match? R u watching the game?”

The ex-cricketer further tweeted that Pakistan throwing the game after clinching the series win was a predictable move.

COMMENTS (39)

pir syed saddam yousaf shah | 11 years ago | Reply

we hope so,.,

Kammy | 11 years ago | Reply

When a team has the Akmal's,Shoaib Malik and Misbah I wouldn't be surprised this was fixed. I dont understand why we persist with tainted players. In the 90's wasim akram, salim malik were doing this and unfortunately we havent learnt from our mistakes. We only ban players when caught red handed by other country's media.

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