A List of Match Fixer and Their Punishments – Why Pakistani Should Be Ban

Mukesh Kumar Gupta is a well known Bookie of India. He had disclosed the names of following players for role in Match Fixing/Spot Fixing/Fancy Fixing.

Mark Waugh (Australia)
Mukesh Kumar Gupta  stated that he paid a sum of $20,000 [£12,900] to Waugh to provide “information” about pitches, weather, strategy, etc.

Brian Lara (West Indies)
According to Mukesh Kumar Gupta was paid $40,000 (£26,000) to under-perform in two one-day matches in India during 1994.

Alec Stewart (England)
Mukesh Kumar Gupta discloses he paid £5,000 in exchange for information about pitches, weather, team composition, etc.

Martin Crowe (New Zealand)
Mukesh Kumar Gupta went to Crowe’s residence in presence of his wife and paid him $20,000 [£12,900] for information on pitches, etc.

Besides these players Marlon Samuels, Shane Warn and Harshell Gibbs were also involved in match fixing.

Gibbs was fined and suspended for six months by his national board after admitting he agreed to underperform in a one-day international.

Marlon Samuels was punished as 2 years ban.

Shane Warn and Mark Waugh was fined by Australian board for offering information about the weather and pitch information

Although Ajay Jadeja, Hansi, Salim Malik and Azher Ud Din were punished for life ban, but infact the career of Hansi, Saleem Malik and Azher Ud Din was at the end  and the punishment was symbolic while ban on Jadeja was lifted after 5 years.  

The international media is showing the case of Pakistani players as it is the first case of fixing. Infact some of the players in the above list have already faced the punishment. But the maximum punishment in recent past is that of Marlon Samuels i.e. 2 years ban. Now after looking into the above facts why international media and ex players are demanding for ban on Pakistani cricketers and Pakistan cricket. Why ICC was silent in the cases of the above players. It shows clear double standards of the International Media and ICC towards Pakistan.

Now when even the Pakistani players are involved in Spot fixing not Match fixing ICC should look the case on merit and should punish the guilty players equally as the other have been punished before.