PAKISTAN: Aamir Sohail, a former captain of Pakistan and a witness to match-fixing, says the flood of legal revenue into cricket, which has seen players earn millions in championships, is a good thing since it lessens the temptation for corruption.
Sohail’s prime playing years were from 1990 to 2000, which is far too soon to take advantage of the T20 revolution that the Indian Premier League started. But the 55-year-old, who exposed match-fixing in Pakistan in the 1990s — a term he despises.
Sohail, who competed in 47 Tests and 156 One-Day Internationals, stated, “It’s good that players are earning high money nowadays.” Although there are temptations, there hasn’t been any misbehaviour reported recently.”So I believe that’s extremely healthy for the game if things are under control and cricketers are getting legitimate money.”
After the nation’s cricket body established a judicial commission to look into allegations of match-fixing made by a number of players, including Sohail, Salim Malik, the former captain of Pakistan, was given a lifetime ban for match-fixing and pace bowler Ata-ur-Rehman was charged with perjury.
