New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has claimed that he was aware of the exchange of messages between his teammates and a bookmaker before the 2010 spot-fixing scandal but then coach Waqar Younis refused to act despite being provided with evidence.
Making another startling revelation in his autobiography ‘Game Changer’, Afridi said he stumbled upon a series of SMS messages between bookie Mazhar Majeed and some Pakistan players before ‘News of the World’ broke the story in a sting operation. The spot-fixing scandal happened in August 2010 during Pakistan’s tour of England and then captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were banned by the ICC for their involvement. Afridi claimed he had lashed out at the team management for turning a blind eye to the issue when he confronted them with evidence prior to the scandal that rocked world cricket. (PTI)
