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. "...the management gave a damn... typical obfuscation and delay tactics; the Pakistani management's head was in the sand. Maybe they were invested in these players as their favourites and future captains...I really can't say," Afridi wrote in the book. Afridi said that the leak probably helped the reporting team of the 'News of the World' as well. Afridi was captain of the Pakistan Test team in its two-match 'home' series against Australia in England in July 2010.

Source: dna May 04, 2019 13:18 UTC