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 Less than a minute read
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.

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