Hi all, a story will be dropping shortly about BT.
Turns out there was a lot more to the eye than we thought. BT sent a message around to his friends circle explaining what happened….ICC will drop it shortly. Quite sad it turned out this way. I don’t want to say more in respect of him…
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Official ICC Anti-Corruption Report: https://resources.pulse.icc-cricket.com ... cation.pdf
Official ICC Doping Report: https://resources.pulse.icc-cricket.com ... -2022-.pdf
Pretty much lines up with his statement I think.
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Official ICC Doping Report: https://resources.pulse.icc-cricket.com ... -2022-.pdf
Pretty much lines up with his statement I think.
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3.5 years ban for Taylor. So not as harsh as that of Heath Streak.
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One thing noticable throughout the article is the suspicious man kept on blackmailing Taylor by stating that he would leak the video to his wife..this has been mentioned on several occassions where 'wife' was specifically mentioned ..now I understand that one's wife can be mad if u r snorting coke ..but then I don't think it could be so bad that you would do anything so that she doesn't know ..so I think as someone mentioned it here ..it was not just coke there has to be hooker thing also somewhere ...(purely my guess) ..but i will never disregard Taylor for his contribution to zim cricket ..always been my favorite and will remain
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tej_27 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:44 pm
One thing noticable throughout the article is the suspicious man kept on blackmailing Taylor by stating that he would leak the video to his wife..this has been mentioned on several occassions where 'wife' was specifically mentioned ..now I understand that one's wife can be mad if u r snorting coke ..but then I don't think it could be so bad that you would do anything so that she doesn't know ..so I think as someone mentioned it here ..it was not just coke there has to be hooker thing also somewhere ...(purely my guess) ..but i will never disregard Taylor for his contribution to zim cricket ..always been my favorite and will remain
It’s an interesting thought. Otherwise why the drama. Girls love Coke. There’s a 30% chance she does it with him. If it’s that alone.
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A small group of players are planning to (or already have? not sure) air their grievances with ZC/the board/the admin about the unprofessional behaviour of ZC officials and unprofessional public statements made in recent days, presumably regarding Streak and Taylor.
It's about to get tasty ladies and gents.....
It's about to get tasty ladies and gents.....
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If you want to limit your career opportunities here then short of burning something down, this is as a good a way as any.
They've timed it well though, it's all been said repeatedly already 😂 , the horse has bolted.
They've timed it well though, it's all been said repeatedly already 😂 , the horse has bolted.
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It will also have the opposite effect if there's a white guy involved, that will cause a fresh outburst.
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Googly wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:38 pm
It will also have the opposite effect if there's a white guy involved, that will cause a fresh outburst.
Two players extremely aggrieved by the Streak bashing article apparently. And 'behaviour of ZC officials online'.
No names, but I think judging from previous outbursts we can quite easily guess who the two are lol....
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:41 pm
Googly wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 2:38 pm
It will also have the opposite effect if there's a white guy involved, that will cause a fresh outburst.
Two players extremely aggrieved by the Streak bashing article apparently. And 'behaviour of ZC officials online'.
No names, but I think judging from previous outbursts we can quite easily guess who the two are lol....
So just the two individuals?
Yes i can imagine
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 1:11 pm
Official ICC Anti-Corruption Report: https://resources.pulse.icc-cricket.com ... cation.pdf
Is this report authentic? It states that Brendan Taylor represented (and captained) Zimbabwe in 4 Tests.
Zim fanatic since 1987
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ZIMDOGGY wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:59 pm
This is a good point and should have been the card BT played. Even if these were friends of his.
Something is still weird though.
Why aren’t these businessmen the centre of scandal in the media?
Why aren’t they arrested?
Why aren’t they named?
Why did they casually have a confidential interview with that journo who said ‘it was actually 40k’.
Seems like peopel are treating those guys with the ‘lol these Indian bookies, always up to crazy tricks’ vibe.
I reckon the matchfixing kingpins are deeply entrenched within Indian politics, powerbrokers and elite. They are probably untouchable. With the widening gulf in cricketing wealth between the haves (England, Aussie, England) and the have nots (damn near everyone else), the scourge of matchfixing is only going to get worse. I’m getting to the stage where I don’t blame poor folks for considering to throw matches
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Tinah09 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:47 am
ZIMDOGGY wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:59 pm
This is a good point and should have been the card BT played. Even if these were friends of his.
Something is still weird though.
Why aren’t these businessmen the centre of scandal in the media?
Why aren’t they arrested?
Why aren’t they named?
Why did they casually have a confidential interview with that journo who said ‘it was actually 40k’.
Seems like peopel are treating those guys with the ‘lol these Indian bookies, always up to crazy tricks’ vibe.
I reckon the matchfixing kingpins are deeply entrenched within Indian politics, powerbrokers and elite. They are probably untouchable. With the widening gulf in cricketing wealth between the haves (England, Aussie, England) and the have nots (damn near everyone else), the scourge of matchfixing is only going to get worse. I’m getting to the stage where I don’t blame poor folks for considering to throw matches
I dont think its the hardest crime to get away with and we have only seen the tip of the iceberg.
Most of what we know have come from whistleblowers.
Pakistan especially i reckon fixing is everyday life. Extremely inconsistent performances for years.
I almost think its at the point where kids dream of one day playing for Pakistan 'to play tests, play a world cup and get myself in position for bookie paydays'.
Their team huddles are like:
'mohammed you are going to be wicketless today, Shahzir you get out in the 40th over, Naseem you are free to kick on to a century, Saqlain 2 no balls your first over'.
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Ya I agree about tip of the iceberg.
I just googled Chris Cairns on a whim because he was involved in match fixing. I had the misfortune of running in with him here once where his totally unsavoury behaviour towards the wife of a friend of mine warranted a reaction.
I don't think I've ever met a more arrogant c**k-sure (pardon the pun) guy in my life.
That guy has not had it easy. He ended up on life support and then in a wheel chair.
I just googled Chris Cairns on a whim because he was involved in match fixing. I had the misfortune of running in with him here once where his totally unsavoury behaviour towards the wife of a friend of mine warranted a reaction.
I don't think I've ever met a more arrogant c**k-sure (pardon the pun) guy in my life.
That guy has not had it easy. He ended up on life support and then in a wheel chair.
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Googly wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:21 pm
Ya I agree about tip of the iceberg.
I just googled Chris Cairns on a whim because he was involved in match fixing. I had the misfortune of running in with him here once where his totally unsavoury behaviour towards the wife of a friend of mine warranted a reaction.
I don't think I've ever met a more arrogant c**k-sure (pardon the pun) guy in my life.
That guy has not had it easy. He ended up on life support and then in a wheel chair.
I remember you told a story a few years ago of casually driving past him in a warm up game. Stuck in my brain.
Cairns actually played it well.
Lou Vincent was hell bent on rafting him out and he just played it cool and ‘died with the lie’.
I doubt Lou would have lied himself. Why would he? Ponting seems to think he did it too. But the difference between BT and him is he didn’t buckle and so got away with it, with just a slightly tarnish ? On his rep and not anything else. Been forgotten.
You can’t be half pregnant with this s**t.
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ZIMDOGGY wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:08 pm
Tinah09 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:47 am
ZIMDOGGY wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:59 pm
This is a good point and should have been the card BT played. Even if these were friends of his.
Something is still weird though.
Why aren’t these businessmen the centre of scandal in the media?
Why aren’t they arrested?
Why aren’t they named?
Why did they casually have a confidential interview with that journo who said ‘it was actually 40k’.
Seems like peopel are treating those guys with the ‘lol these Indian bookies, always up to crazy tricks’ vibe.
I reckon the matchfixing kingpins are deeply entrenched within Indian politics, powerbrokers and elite. They are probably untouchable. With the widening gulf in cricketing wealth between the haves (England, Aussie, England) and the have nots (damn near everyone else), the scourge of matchfixing is only going to get worse. I’m getting to the stage where I don’t blame poor folks for considering to throw matches
I dont think its the hardest crime to get away with and we have only seen the tip of the iceberg.
Most of what we know have come from whistleblowers.
Pakistan especially i reckon fixing is everyday life. Extremely inconsistent performances for years.
I almost think its at the point where kids dream of one day playing for Pakistan 'to play tests, play a world cup and get myself in position for bookie paydays'.
Their team huddles are like:
'mohammed you are going to be wicketless today, Shahzir you get out in the 40th over, Naseem you are free to kick on to a century, Saqlain 2 no balls your first over'.
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😂 No way mate. Ya agreed some pakistani players have been stupid enough to get into fixing but this team has a great legacy, historically they've been one of the most successful cricketing nations. I don't think they are fixing everyday, and this is coming from an Indian.
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If guys like Younis, Mohammed Yousuf etc were averaging 50+ while fixing, how ridiciously high would they be averaging if they didnt fix
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slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:31 am
If guys like Younis, Mohammed Yousuf etc were averaging 50+ while fixing, how ridiciously high would they be averaging if they didnt fix
That’s what they are telling their friends at the Shisha cafe at 1am ‘you know I could have averaged 60 but I made the cheese, baby’
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I saw him the other day from a distance, looks slim and trim.
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