Pakistan

Haroon Lorgat is not a saint from heaven: Ijaz Butt

Ijaz Butt says allegations are being leveled to defraud Pakistan and Pakistan Cricket, will reveal guilty parties soon

Shaheryar Popalzai September 19, 2010

The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has said that International Cricket Council Chief Haroon Lorgat is 'not a saint from heaven' making statements everyone should believe in.

Butt was speaking to Express 24/7 on the recent match fixing allegations leveled against Pakistan. He said that the allegations are being leveled to defraud Pakistan and Pakistan Cricket and that the PCB has launched its own investigation, and will be announcing names of parties, organisations and people involved.

He also said that according some bookies, some English players were paid enormous amounts of money which is why the England batting collapsed in the third one day.

Butt said that it was unfortunate that statements and allegations had been levelled without any investigations, and that he would be bringing up these questions ata meeting on the 11th.

Speaking on the previous match fixing allegations, he said that all three players have been questioned by Scotland Yard for nine hours and no charges had been pressed against them.

Pakistan cricket recently received another blow, after a UK based paper alleged that Pakistan players were involved in fixing the third one day international.

COMMENTS (17)

Rizwan T Khan | 14 years ago | Reply Lets not waste time on Butt saab.

Zain | 14 years ago | Reply Honestly, for the first time a Pakistani (irrespective of him being ejaz butt) has stood up against the "gorraz" trying to mess with us or its the first time a Pakistani have rightly so stood up to protect another Pakistani being falsely accused and tortured of constant allegations by some third being, other then the media and ourselves, of match fixing etc. (as its not really been proven yet). Though i dont really agree to what ejaz butt did or said to protect them, but for once rather then taunting him lets just try to guide him to what exactly he should do to protect them until their proven guilty through media. Any other western nation we are always fond about talking would do the same. They will go to any extent in protecting their own citizens stuck in the situation as ours are. So why don't we for once do the same as a Pakistani. Giving it a try would be a no-loss situation as nothing good what so ever is happening around us.

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Aftab A Khan | 14 years ago | Reply Mr shows the courage to answer , This should have been done long time back . well done at last you have a courage to answer after meeting the old friend. good Show MR Butt.

Faisal | 14 years ago | Reply I don't understand all the people written above.... why his resignation.... he is not the one who has put the spot fixing blame on the Pakistan cricket team with out any proof.... why should he resign!! For once he has given a proper response to ECB and ICC. Should not Logart resign, I don't see any body written this??

Fayyaz Muhammad Mian | 14 years ago | Reply I know Haroon Lorgat is a cheat. He is ploying against Pakistan Cricket. The recent Pakistan Victory has undone all their conspiracies and shattered the best English side in their home series. As I wrote earlier, a defeat at the hand of a 'conspiracy ridden Pakistan team' is something difficult to digest for the Englishmen. It's an adamant proof that Pakistan have come out of its worst performance period over the years. Well done Pakistan! Well done Players!

Azeem | 14 years ago | Reply Mr. Butt please leave the PCB. Its our only chance at saving the game. You've now become an international joke and are now taking the team and the wntire country down into the mud with you.

Saif | 14 years ago | Reply This man is a clown, for sure!

Sohaib Alvi | 14 years ago | Reply Anyone given themselves time to think why they are all after us? I remember this quote from A Man of All Season when Sir Thomas More's son in-law implores him to break every law in England to get back at the devil (implying the people who were conspiring against him). Sir Thomas More turns to him and asks (something to the effect of): "Oh, and when all the laws were down, and the devil turned back on me, where would I [take sanctuary]? And when all the laws were down, the winds would blow from all sides so how long will I be able to stand up?" I'm afraid that when our legislatures break all the laws in front of the whole developed world, an dour own Ijaz Butt carries wields that hatchet within the cricket world, who is he to complain when his so-called 'Devil' has turned on him, our cricketers and our cricket? Does he now has the ground to stand on when he accuses the ICC of bypassing rules and laws and gentleman's agreements? And is it no surprise then that he he is being weighed down when the winds are blowing from all directions? Should we now not term him A Man Beyond All Reason?

TARIQ | 14 years ago | Reply Mr ijaz butt sahib said rightly that Mr. Haroon Loorgat is not an angle. It is Islamic law innocent until prove guilty then why they did not given a fair chance to Butt, Asif and Amir to prove their innocence. why the media is only in behind the Pakistani players other country players they were involved in match fixing in the past. It is very shame the media is playing a negative role towards Pakistani cricket players in order to pressurize them and spoil their names.

Ejaz | 14 years ago | Reply just one thing infact ejaz butt rightly said everyone should not be trusted, english media published south africa is going to withdraw a series which south africa claimed as baseless, whey they published such report? just to create more troubles for Pakistan and to torture the whole nation

Saint :P | 14 years ago | Reply Mr. Butt showed some courage i like it, why everybody puts fingers on Pakistani cricketers. south Africans have been involved in match fixing Australians have been involved but no one says ban SA or Aussie team from cricket why is that. and for everyone's information these are still allegations nothing yet have been proved so stop calling Pakistani cricketers match fixers. and kind of report SUN UK and Telegraph have written is the most crap story i have every read, looks like written by someone who dont know ABC of cricket. PAK Team won the match and they will win this series.

Azeem | 14 years ago | Reply This isnt a jab. This is Ejaz Butt giving a statement that means nothing and does nothing

Faisal Shaji | 14 years ago | Reply "Give the devil his due" This is the first statement of note from Ijaz Butt. He should learn to play more on front foot. Keep it up. Get up and take a jab on ECB and Haroon Loorgat face.

Ilyas Hussain | 14 years ago | Reply Well well here we go again,news in the English paper "THE SUN"and this time is the batting,can some one please tell me why Pakistan and not any other country is involved in the fixing scandel,I do belive that some were down the line,there are players and mangement in this togethe,and it won't surprise me if the chairmen mr ijaz butt him self his the ring leader,it's about time that we should get rid of ijaz butt and the team mangement at once,and should put them in jail and throw away the key,and if any player is found guilty of spot fixing or match fixing,or any sort of fixing should be band for life,and put in to jail,for selling his country.the way kamran akmal is backed by the pcb telling whole the story he is backed by some one at the top level who is making money too.I can't belive after so many miss catches and costing Pakistan so many times he is been drop from one match and back in the second match,that alone tells u about the pcb itself,the way Pakistan cricket is running at the moment I think the day is fast comming when Pakistan will be band from cricket altogether,and now look at the statement made from ijaz butt about the English players taking money and to lose the third one day,it tell you how low one can get,do mr ijaz butt have any prove if he has he should bring it open or else shut up and leave,and I do belive he will do any thing to stey in power,he has no shame left,he is too old,and he is king of the fools,I think the only way he will leave is a bullet trough the head,and if we want to win matches we have to get rid of the current mangement,the borad,and get some new players in the national side,it's time to act,and act fast or say good buy to cricket in Pakistan...

The Only Normal Person Here. | 14 years ago | Reply Said rightly Butt Sahib. IF there is any saint it has to be you Butt sahib. That's why despite all the insults you shouldnt resign at any cost.

Abrar Pakistani | 14 years ago | Reply Butt Saheb, please have pity on Pakistan cricket. You can sell shoes, just keep on doing that. Cricket is a game for gentleman and you certainly lack the competence or morality to head PCB, otherwise why should you prefer those charged in the past for match fixing, cheating, fraud and bribery to form the team of officials accompanying the team.

Hamza Malik | 14 years ago | Reply No offence Ijaz Butt, but you're not a saint either. Instead, you're extremely shameless.

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