'Indian Media should be Ashamed of Creating match-fixing Stories'


KARACHI, Oct 7 (PTI): National coach Intikhab Alam accused the Indian media of triggering and fanning the match-fixing debate and said the Pakistan Cricket Board 
should decide whether there is any need to restore cricketing ties with a neighbour which is "hell bent" on damaging them.

"The Indian media should be ashamed of itself for creating these stories about our team being involved in match-fixing in the Champions Trophy," a furious Alam said in an interview.

"All this stuff about our team being involved in match-fixing started because of a report in some Indian newspapers and since then they have carried out a relentless campaign to defame us," he said.

"Maybe it is time we also reviewed our cricket relations with India and decided whether we really need to play them when they are hell bent on trying to damage us," said Alam, who had coached the Punjab Ranji team in India.

Alam was shocked that a parliamentarian like Jamshed Dasti, who heads the National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports, made a noise on the basis of the reports in India.

"The truth is that it is hard for the Indians to digest the fact that this year in two major tournaments their team, whom they tagged as favourites, was eliminated in the first round and our team not only won the Twenty20 World Cup but also reached the semi-final of the Champions Trophy," he said.

"It is hard for them to accept that we did much better than their team in the Twenty20 World Cup and Champions Trophy," he said.

Alam said it was shameful that although the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit had expressed no concerns whatsoever, the Indian media was creating all sorts of stories.

"They even came up this story that myself and Younis Khan have been sacked. I don't know from where they got this story. It is laughable because our board has full confidence in me and the captain," he said.

Alam also hit out at Jamshed Dasti stating he should be very careful while giving statements on cricket matters.

"Without any evidence or proof how can he make such allegations?" he said.

Dasti had accused the Pakistani team of throwing their match against Australia.

Alam said if the National Assembly Committee asked him to attend any hearing to discuss the Champions Trophy performances he would definitely go.

"I'll go because we have nothing to hide. We played bad cricket and lost the semi-final, that is all. We just need to learn from our mistakes," he said.

  

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  • bilal, Karkala

    Wed, Oct 07 2009

    PAKI LOST TO AUSTRALIA TO AVOID INDIA TO COME TO FINAL,.....BECAUSE THEY KNOW IF INDIA REACH FINAL .... ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE TO FACE INDIA IN THE FINAL...... .. THIS IS THE TOTAL CALCULATION THEY HAD..... ANY SMALL SCHOOL GOING BOY CAN CALCULATE! HOPE INTIQAAB AALAM TOO AGREE.... TELL HIM

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  • Rahil Akhtar, Dubai

    Wed, Oct 07 2009

    Intiqab's comment doent carry any value. Pakisatn is dependent on India & not vice versa. He dont have any right to talk about India or Indian media.We all know how pathestic is the situation of cricket in Pakistan. The world cup taken away from them is a current proof.

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Wed, Oct 07 2009

    Time and again Pakistanis have proved us they are not trustworthy. We dont care whether they want to play cricket with us, but certainly we dont need to play with them nor do we need to engage them diplomatically. Just igonore them and disintegrate them. Worthless people on the planet.

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  • Francis Pinto, Mangalore, Chennai

    Wed, Oct 07 2009

    That's a real joke Inthikab ! Your own Pak sports Committee chief has alleged publicly that the Pak team deliberately lost its last two matches againstAustralia & N Zealand. Its another matter that he did an equally quick about turn and denied his remarks. Duplicity and double dealing are traits associated with their politicians, army & sportspersons. Just observe the frequent intervals at which their cricket board chairmen, ors, coaches etc. are fired/replaced/resign. They dont trust their own shadow. Is it any wonder that foreign teams refuse to tour there.

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  • rakshith, mangalore

    Wed, Oct 07 2009

    i feel indian media also is partly to be blamed especially the news channels like toi showing missed runouts and droped catches as a result of match fixing.media has to be more responsible instead of hyping things up and sensationlizing things just to increase their viewership be it this matter or some other.media hangs a person before the accused is proved guilty.

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  • Rajesh Rao, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 07 2009

    Pakis are known match fixers in cricket. Not knowing this or feigning ignorance is another paki trick / trait to fool cricketing world. It was quite evident when they lost match against Australia, just to keep India out of competition, where player were smiling with open heart and congratulating aussies with a mischevous smile in their eyes as if they have won the battle. Intakab may be living in fools paradise not to know about match fixing of pakistan. His threat of severing cricketing ties with India is absurd as we are not interested in having any kind of ties leave alone cricketing ties with country sponsoring terrorism.

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  • STALIN MISQUITH, MANGALORE/BAHRAIN

    Wed, Oct 07 2009

    There is no democracy in Pakistan. The simple mantra is "never accept defeat and never accept your your FAULT",turn this world upside down if things don't go your way. What a disgrace for civilized world this country is. They are always exploring ways to put down the faith, trust, belief and spirituality.

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  • Manjunatha Bangera, Kasaragodu/Bengaluru

    Wed, Oct 07 2009

    Pakis want to review their cricket ties with India. LOL. This is the perfect example of "oolta chor kotwal ko daantein." We should sever all the ties with Pakis. There is no use of talking to them in any matter.  Its nothing but useless. Jai Hind.

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