Showing posts with label Corruption in Cricket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Corruption in Cricket. Show all posts

Monday, April 08, 2024

Pakistan's domestic circuit - creating a culture


This personal journal is about 3 parts;
From single-tier to two-tier stadiums,
it seems highly unlikely to have it
completed during stipulated
period i.e., before
Champions Trophy 2025 in
February of 2025
  1. Bringing the crowd into our cricketing grounds to make it an enjoyable and unforgettable experience
  2. Upgrading our stadiums to support the latest technologies
  3. Multiple other-then-cricket activities on the ground to engage the crowd's attention
Keeping discussion intact with National Bank Cricket Arena (formerly known as National Stadium, Karachi), this vicinity is best known for its worst viewing experience, especially due to newly installed tensile roofs there, because of which, even while watching on TV, I personally also noted, which was also recognized by those visiting the ground that specific roof has been a distraction.
The potential scheduling clash between the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the HBL PSL presents a significant challenge for cricket enthusiasts. The concurrent timing of these two major tournaments could result in confusion and disappointment for both fans and players. Crafting a plan that satisfies all stakeholders is crucial. Collaborative efforts are vital to ensure that the excitement and grandeur of these prominent cricket events are fully realized. Moreover, the necessity to enhance Pakistan's cricket venues is clear, not only to spark interest among spectators at the grounds but also to secure more ICC events, such as qualifiers, ensuring ongoing improvements to the facilities.

شیخ چلی کے خواب

Tight jammed pack itinerary for
NBS for the time to come, for initiating
upgrading
Upon a careful evaluation of the images of the National Bank Stadium (NBS), it is clear that the heavy upgrades required for the project are unlikely to necessitate the entire vicinity to be vacant, even if Nespak is involved. As a fervent supporter of Pakistan cricket, I am highly confident that the successful completion of this project will showcase our country's sporting prowess on the global stage.

Maintaining authenticity is paramount as Pakistan strives to position itself as a dynamic and competitive force on the global stage. A strategic approach is essential in crafting the narrative that Pakistan wishes to share with the world. Central to this endeavour is the development of a robust cricket economy that can compete internationally. This development requires a series of incremental investments, beginning with:
1. The modernization of cricket facilities.
2. Guaranteeing that spectators have a pleasant experience at these venues.
3. Offering engaging and interactive viewing options for both local and global audiences.
4. Creating local applications that enable fans to interact with the sport, akin to India's renowned stats-guru.
5. Utilizing the high-quality services of broadcasting companies such as CricWick, while also promoting these platforms.
6. Enhancing grassroots infrastructure, including cricket pitches, wickets, and umpires, through continuous and systematic improvements. 
They have been planning a lot for
such a tight scheduling

The successful completion of the National Bank Stadium project stands to benefit not just the cricket community, but the entire nation by elevating Pakistan's stature on the global stage. As the project progresses, we must place a strong emphasis on transparency, accountability, and quality to guarantee its success. Our steadfast dedication will ensure that we carry this project to its successful realization.

The current viewing experience of NBS

The 3D model proposed by NESPAK is an impressive feat of design. However, it is essential to acknowledge that time is a valuable resource, and strategic planning is necessary to promote the betterment of our country. While the 3D model is visually captivating, it is imperative to prioritize political actions that promote the prosperity of our nation.

Soft image, the portrayal of a country's overall image, plays a significant role in attracting foreign investors. It is not solely limited to the portrayal of women but also includes the way our infrastructure is presented on a global stage. Therefore, we must focus our efforts on marketing strategies that effectively showcase our country's strengths and potential for growth.

We need to prioritize building a positive and appealing image that highlights the potential of our infrastructure. To achieve this, effective marketing strategies must be developed that represent our country's strengths and appeal to potential investors. Ultimately, these strategies will catch the eye of foreign investors and promote the growth of our nation.

In conclusion, while the 3D model presented by NESPAK is impressive, we must prioritize practical steps that promote our country's growth. Building a positive image through effective marketing strategies is crucial in attracting foreign investors and promoting our country's potential.

Speaking of long run

The establishment of competitive club cricket is a significant development in the sport's history, reflecting its evolution from a pastime to a structured competitive activity. Club cricket, as a formalized version of the game, typically involves teams competing in leagues or cup formats on weekends or evenings, adhering to the Laws of Cricket with variations in game format. It is predominantly an amateur pursuit but maintains a level of formality and seriousness, especially in Saturday league cricket where matches are often limited-overs contests with bonus points awarded for runs, wickets, and match outcomes. This level of cricket can range from casual players in lower divisions to professional and ex-professional players in the highest leagues, showcasing a wide spectrum of talent and commitment.

The global reach of club cricket is extensive, with strong presences in countries such as Pakistan, England, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Netherlands, Hong Kong, and major cities in India. The United States and Canada have also seen growth in club cricket, driven by immigrant communities from traditional cricket-playing regions. The format of club cricket matches can vary, with some games played over several days, while others are confined to a few hours in the evening. The traditional format of declaration cricket, where a time limit or some overs is set for the entire match, is less common but still practised, particularly in friendly matches on Sundays.

The history of cricket is rich and storied, with its origins tracing back to medieval England and gaining popularity in the 17th and 18th centuries. The establishment of clubs and local matches during this period solidified cricket as a national sport in England. The Hambledon Club, founded in 1760, played a pivotal role in this development. As the sport grew, so did the formalization of rules and equipment, with significant advancements over the centuries. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), established in 1787, was instrumental in setting the standards for cricket that are still observed today.

For those interested in starting a cricket club, developing a sound financial plan and securing funding sources are crucial for smooth operation and goal achievement. The Club Cricket Conference, founded in 1915, was initially created to help clubs manage fixtures during the Great War and has since evolved to support the aspirations of club cricketers.



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Saturday, April 18, 2020

The PCB doing something right

Post 2023 era for Pakistan Cricket

Pakistan expecting to bid for 3 major ICC events after this current contract ends where major FTP contracts are again going to be allocated to the highest bidders, Pakistan Cricket Board expecting they might be able to go for tournaments like U19, etc. which is something positive because Pakistan if hosts an ICC tournament, will going to be one after the 1996 Cricket world Cup, furthermore Pakistan has not hosted any ICC tournament like WT20 and CT which almost all cricketing world has hosted in their own backyards, therefore a cricket maniac country like Pakistan should also host some ICC events, which is surely going to benefit the cricket and the cricket vicinity in the country.
List of players who were plagiarized with the match/spot fixing
allegations.

Pakistan Cricket Board is going to grip harder the fixers

When I am using the word fixers, it includes both match and spot fixing and like we use a term in Urdu Language, سزا کا خوف which mean fear of the allegation, which is harder in the UK and the Australia compared to countries in the South Asian region, but Pakistan doing the right thing because it has been a norm when we've lost precious players because they were involved in the illegal activities, but the main thing is why we are mixing forgiveness with inclusion in the national team, because of this ACT of kindness, it has made the tainted players being getting accustomed of involving into such activities, the recent victim is being Umar Akmal, where he was convicted and was taken aback a day before the PSL 5 ceremony, which is a shame for the whole country because it has been a norm in Pakistan cricket since 2000s and now it has been almost 20 years when Hansie Cronje, Muhammad Azharuddin, Gibbs, Wasim Akram etc were called in match fixing allegations, South Africa and Australia have researched well and here instead still we have still being "fighting" with this contagion.

The problem lies with the masses

Not downgrading my nation but the reality is we require to acknowledge the flaws in ourselves instead of showing swiftness in allegating and pointing fingers on others, and thinking it as a sign of confidence, where in the world is the grace, sophistication, acceptance and mature temperament we should have shown instead of this immature attitude where we are always ready to degrade our fellow countrymen?

Taking ques from neighbours might help

As neighbouring country have zero-tolerance on these aspects and because of which they have able to gain the world-confidence in their favours, because in this way the world has shown confidence in that country's products and productions.




Tuesday, April 07, 2020

The Hansie Cronje' Chronicles

Hansie Cronje could have had been a hero for all
young cricketers when he went all South.
Sorry to say but this is the reality of modern day world, where we have ended being human and instead monetized ourselves, like we say in Urdu, جو ہوگا دیکھا جائے گا، ابھی تو کرنے دو۔ (let us do what we want, who has seen the future), this is a shameful reality of our-so-called-modern-society, where everything including life of a living human being is monetized which itself is a non-living-thing.

Greed is evil

Evil as red, this is literally like a devil's advocate which is center of all conspiracy when it comes to current modern world conflict(s) we are seeing in our living times, which is a shame that where are we heading towards? Are we acting like human beings? This is the QUESTION we should all ask from our-own-selves instead of pointing fingers on others as if we play god.

1. The first blow

April 7, 2000 Delhi police charge Hansie Cronje with fixing South Africa's ODIs against India in March for money. They also release transcripts of an alleged conversation between Cronje and an Indian businessman, suggested to be a bookie, Sanjay Chawla. The conversation is about who is playing and who is not, who is in on the "deal", the amount alleged to be paid to Cronje and his team-mates Herschelle Gibbs, Pieter Strydom and Nicky Boje. Cronje denies any involvement in the matter, and the South African board, former players and media rally behind him.

2. Cronje's denial

April 9, 2000 South Africa's captain continues to stand his ground, saying at a press conference: "I want to make it 100% clear that I deny ever receiving any sum of money during the one-day international series in India. I want to also make it absolutely clear I have never spoken to any member of the team about throwing a game."

3. Cronje confesses

April 11, 2000 The South African board sacks Cronje after he calls the board's managing director, Ali Bacher, at 3am and admits he "had been dishonest" over his activities in India. Cronje acknowledges receiving $10,000 to 15,000 for "providing information and forecast but not match-fixing" during the one-day series in India.

4. Dodgy Test investigated

April 12, 2000 The South African board says the controversial fifth Test between South Africa and England at Centurion in January, during which both sides forfeited an innings at Cronje's suggestion, will be investigated as part of the inquiry into match-fixing allegations.

5. The Indian government steps in

April 28, 2000 The Indian government orders the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the match-fixing allegations and to find out whether any Indian cricketer or official was involved.

6. The King Commission inquiry

June 7, 2000 Former South African cricketer Pat Symcox testifies before the King Commission, which is inquiring into the Cronje scandal, that he had been approached by Cronje about "throwing" a match against Pakistan during the 1994-95 season. He also confirms that during a team meeting in Mumbai in 1996, Cronje had conveyed an offer of $250,000 dollars to lose a one-dayer.

7. A damning confession

June 8, 2000 Herschelle Gibbs effectively seals Cronje's fate, confessing he had accepted an offer from his former captain to make less than 20 runs in a one-day match in India earlier in the year in exchange for $15,000.

8. More South African players' testification

June 9, 2000 Nicky Boje, one of those named in the match-fixing case by the Delhi police, tells the King Commission he was shocked to hear his name linked to the scandal and said Cronje had never approached him with an offer to play badly. Seam bowler Henry Williams testifies that he had been offered $15,000 by Cronje to bowl expensively in a one-day international in India earlier in the year. Pieter Strydom reveals that he had been offered money by Cronje before the first Test against India in Mumbai in February.

9. Cronje offered immunity

June 10, 2000 After three days of damaging revelations during the King Commission hearings, Cronje is offered immunity from criminal prosecution in South Africa if he makes a full disclosure about his role in match-fixing.

10. Kallis' testimony

June 13, 2000 Jacques Kallis corroborates evidence by Mark Boucher and Lance Klusener that Cronje had made an offer to the three players in a hotel room before the second Test against India in Bangalore in March 2000.

11. Cronje accuses Azhar

June 15, 2000 Cronje confesses to taking about $100,000 in bribes from gamblers since 1996, but he claims that he had never thrown or fixed a match. He also announces his retirement from cricket. Cronje tells the King Commission that former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin had introduced him to a bookie who offered him money to throw a 1996 Test match during South Africa's tour of India. Azharuddin calls the allegation "rubbish".

12. Cronje breaks down

June 23, 2000 Cronje is led away in tears after his three-day cross examination by the King Commission ends in Cape Town. He gives evidence clearly and admits that he accepted money from bookmakers and says his "great passion of the game and for my team-mates'' was matched by "an unfortunate love of money".

13. Paul Condon heads ICC investigation

June 26, 2000 Cronje begs forgiveness for his involvement in illicit gambling deals after the first round of hearings of the King Commission closes.
A former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Paul Condon, is appointed director of the ICC's anti-corruption investigation.

14. Two South African players barred for representing South Africa

August 28, 2000 The UCBSA bans Herschelle Gibbs and Henry Williams from international cricket until December 31, 2000, for their role in the match-fixing scandal. Pieter Strydom, is acquitted of conspiring to bet on the outcome of the Centurion Test againt England in January.

15. A Life ban sentence for Cronje

October 11, 2000 The UCBSA imposes a life ban on Cronje. The ban, which was widely expected, extends to all the UCBSA's related cricket activities as well as that of its affiliates.

16. Death of Hansie Cronje

June 1, 2002 Cronje dies aged 32 when the light cargo plane in which he was travelling in crashed into mountains near the coastal town of George in bad weather. Four years later, an inquest into his death reveals that the crash was caused due to pilot negligence.

17. Boje skips India tour

November 3, 2004 Nicky Boje pulls out of a two-Test tour of India after being told he might be detained by Indian police over their match-fixing investigations.

18. Gibbs questioned

October 12, 2006 The Delhi police question Herschelle Gibbs for over two hours about the South Africa tour of India in 2000. Gibbs allegedly names Derek Crookes, the former South Africa spinner, as being involved in match-fixing. Crookes denies the allegation, saying he was cleared by the King Commission.

19. Crookes declares innocence

October 13, 2006 Derek Crookes expresses shock at being linked to the fixing allegations after being cleared by the King Commission. Offers to cooperate with the Delhi police.

20. Boje questioned by the Delhi police

December 11, 2007 Nicky Boje, playing in India (for the Indian Cricket League) for the first time since 2000, is questioned by Delhi police. He denies any role in match-fixing.

21. Cronje barred from Hall of Fame

March 17, 2008 Cronje will not be posthumously inducted into South Africa's Sports Hall of Fame.

22. Cronje named in chargesheet

July 22, 2013 More than 13 years after the scandal broke, Cronje is the only cricketer named in the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police relating to the match-fixing case of 2000. The charge sheet includes several bookies. 

In nutshell

It is a definite lesson for us commoners to live withing our limits and try to be contented with what we have got, because it is definitely a long shot to earn quick money in short amount of time, but along with the risk, where your life isn't going to be the same again, so why bargain your personal life individuality, and the fame we could had earned by playing with honesty, Hansie might have had been a role model for future cricketers all around the world, but he bargained this opportunity with match fixing and the country, which is why it is said by wise and elders, not to involve money where it is not recommended and could be done with alternatives.
Material and Dates Data Credit: ESPNcricinfo


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