London, England (CNN) - British police questioned four members of the Pakistani National Cricket Team on allegations surfaced That Gamblers fixed part of a match against England, the manager of the Pakistani team, Said Sunday.
They Different Arrested a man in connection with the allegations late Saturday.
The investigation "was random on a British tabloid newspaper Reported That two Pakistani players deliberately bowled" no balls "- a foul - while playing against England in London last week.
A "no ball" is "when the bowler - the equivalent of a pitcher in baseball - Steps over the line as they throws the ball. The batting team gets a run "when That happens.
The British tabloid News of the World posted what it Said was a video of an undercover reporter meeting with a man Identified as Mazhar Majeed, Ken tells the reporter exactly wakes bowlers'd bowl "no balls" and "when, then Lays out 14 thick stacks of bills on a table.
The video of the meeting - wakes up the news paper Said Took place on Wednesday, the day before the match Between Pakistan and England began - is intercut with clips from the following two days, M as the players PERFORM Majeed Said They'd.
The tabloid also Life Style says the Alleged ringleader pocketed 150.000 British pounds (U.S. $ 232.800) in the Scam.
London's Metropolitan Police Said a 35-year-old man was late Saturday is Arrested Suspicion of conspiracy Thurs defraud bookmakers.
A source familiar with the investigation "named him as Mazhar Majeed.
No players or team officials as Have Been Arrested, the International Cricket Council Said Sunday.
But police questioned team captain Salman Butt, manager Yawer Saeed and two mutch players, Saeed Told Reporters Sunday.
Not did they name on the other two players at the news conference, but their Britain's Press Association earlier Reported That They Said they had were bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asaf.
Police refused "Confirm Thurs Thurs CNN Being Ken was questioned.
Team captain Butt Said Pakistan Gave 100 PERCENT Throughout a match. "We not have Given our best," Said Butt at his team lost on Thurs England.
The team manager refused "Thurs comment on the report That Pakistani players a committed intentionally-three fouls During the match.
"No allegations are true UNTIL They are proved either way," said Saeed. "So that this is an point in time They are just allegations. Let's Wait Until the case is complete."
England beat Pakistan in the four-day match at Lord's cricket ground, wakes ended Sunday afternoon, on the Scandal broke.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari ordered an investigation "into the Scandal, his spokesman Said Sunday.
They directed the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Thurs submit a Preliminary report "immediately," Farhatullah Babar Said, adding Zardari That Asked To Be Kept Informed about British Investigations for months as well.
It is the second allegation of corruption directed at the Pakistan cricket team this year.
The International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit was set up in Response to allegations against the Captains of Pakistan, India and South Africa in 2000. All-three were Banned from the game for life.
News of the World Does not allege Gamblers That fixed the results of the match - only That Specific moments in the match were fixed, a Practice known as "spot-fixing" rather than "match-fixing."
Betting is a cricket matches is legal in England.
International and local cricket officials as will be Not Issuing Further comment "as this is now subject to a police investigation", "Said the council in a statement.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman Told CNN the arrest Came in response to Information Provided by the news paper.
Andrew Miller, a cricket expert and the U.K. editor for ESPN's Cricket website, Told CNN on Sunday morning That since a major Scandal involving match fixing Between India and South Africa in 2000, things NOT TO Appear not have changed much.
"What we're Discovering well that corruption has never gone away," Said Miller, via telephone from London. "It's resurfacing this year - During the 10th anniversary of the Biggest Scandal Ever Thurs hit cricket."
Said Miller, though it Remains to Be-proven, it appears this newest Scandal Could Be a par with the Scandal from 10 years ago. That they added cricket's many Aspects of Play and Rules make it susceptible Thurs betting. And in a five-day test match, such "as the one under way Between Pakistan and England at the Lord's cricket ground, there are a lot of Possibilities for placing bets That Can Manipulate players.
"If you were going to invent a game That you wish you had corrupt - it'll be the cricket because you Can bet is every aspect of the game," he Continued.
For example, there are up to 2.700 Fri Deliveries game and if a gambler were Thurs plop down $ 10,000 on the 827th delivery, predicting it correctly, the payoff for Particular bet That Could Be Handsome.
The News of the World report was co-authored by Mazher Mahmood, a controversial figure in British journalism has Ken Exposed monetize previous scams. He was about responsible for a report in May That Revealed Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson Offered Thurs sell you access to her former Husband, Prince Andrew.
According to the UK Press Association, the tabloid's Reporters were Able Thurs gain access to the Alleged ring by posing as "Far Eastern businessman."
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