The difference in reporting the incident. Both skippers of lesser teams. Cremer's is the example of how it is done, while Shakib's is an example of exactly what not to do. Really perplexing why Shakib kept quiet.
ICC should ideally make an example of how Cremer's case was handled and use it as a case study.
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This is of course disappointing butI dont think anything should surprise Bangladeshi cricket fans anymore. We a perfect example of how to be functionally non-functional.
My personal takes, bearing in mind I have no actual knowlege...these are just my educated guesses.
1) I do not think Shakib actually fixed matches. I say this because he is a fiercely competitive person and hates losing. I hope $$$ wouldnt change that.
2) I think the most likely reason he didnt report was due to extreme laziness. Shakib is known to be a very lazy cricketer. He routinely skips major tours, or claims injury, only to be playing in some T20 league immediately before or after (sometimes f***ing BOTH!). I am pretty sure he even mentioned in an interview he hates training. I think he figured all the hassel of reporting was not worth his time.
3) I hope someone as clever as him would have realized its not easy to cover all tracks and thus did not fix any games.
The thing I am excited about is that his absence for however long will open up a slot in the team for younger players to step up. Tamim and Mushfiq will probably play another 5-7 years, possibly longer. But Shakib and Riyad have at most 3 or 4 years left.
My personal takes, bearing in mind I have no actual knowlege...these are just my educated guesses.
1) I do not think Shakib actually fixed matches. I say this because he is a fiercely competitive person and hates losing. I hope $$$ wouldnt change that.
2) I think the most likely reason he didnt report was due to extreme laziness. Shakib is known to be a very lazy cricketer. He routinely skips major tours, or claims injury, only to be playing in some T20 league immediately before or after (sometimes f***ing BOTH!). I am pretty sure he even mentioned in an interview he hates training. I think he figured all the hassel of reporting was not worth his time.
3) I hope someone as clever as him would have realized its not easy to cover all tracks and thus did not fix any games.
The thing I am excited about is that his absence for however long will open up a slot in the team for younger players to step up. Tamim and Mushfiq will probably play another 5-7 years, possibly longer. But Shakib and Riyad have at most 3 or 4 years left.
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Didn’t he agree to meet the bookie??
You can say that he’s a competitor or he hates losing and that he earns enough money from his numerous T20 gigs, but sadly one thing that brings down a lot of people is greed.
You might think he earns enough but people who earn lots of money always want more, if the likes of Hansie Cronje, Salman Butt, Saleem Malik etc could fall to temptation then Shakib could could as well.
It’s very sad because he’s the best Bangladesh cricketer if all time and his name will sadly always be remembered or linked to this.
You can say that he’s a competitor or he hates losing and that he earns enough money from his numerous T20 gigs, but sadly one thing that brings down a lot of people is greed.
You might think he earns enough but people who earn lots of money always want more, if the likes of Hansie Cronje, Salman Butt, Saleem Malik etc could fall to temptation then Shakib could could as well.
It’s very sad because he’s the best Bangladesh cricketer if all time and his name will sadly always be remembered or linked to this.
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How did he get caught?
If I was an international batsman I would just take the money and play well anyway. Maybe take a few early swings.
If it works you come off like AB De Villiers in 2015 and get a bumper IPL deal and If you fail the bookies just think you complied.
If I was an international batsman I would just take the money and play well anyway. Maybe take a few early swings.
If it works you come off like AB De Villiers in 2015 and get a bumper IPL deal and If you fail the bookies just think you complied.
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It seems that the penalties for the players are harsher than for the people paying them to play in a certain manner, or to obtain information. I don’t think it’s even illegal in some countries.
What would happen if they bribed our guys to win? 😂
What would happen if they bribed our guys to win? 😂
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