Spot Fixing?

[amitb]

The punishment is spot on.

Never expected ICC to give hefty bans for spot fixing.

[SaintPowelly]

Such cricketers who are a disgrace to cricket should be banned forever.

agree with that, shouldnt matter what extent they took their cheating too.

Cheating = life ban

[amitb]

Cheating = life ban

Thats almost like saying

Any Crime = Life sentence

Not going to happen

[betterpolo]

Not enough of a difference in punishment between Butt and Amir for me.

Would like to see some actions to address the bigger issue, namely the influence of bookies within the game.

[mikesiva]

What a farce

With the "suspended" parts of the sentance if all of them are "good boys" they could all be back in 5 years.

Basically the minimum sentance for all

Pathetic decision.

I hope the ICC appeal

Five years is a long time for a professional cricketer, especially a pace bowler....

It's effectively ended the careers of Butt and Asif. When the bans end, they'll be too old to make a comeback.

[Aidan11]

i suspect there will be an appeal.

[Edward Mills Grace]

Some nice righteous indignation, but the problem is, if you give "life" bans (a phrase brought completely into disrepute by the Pakistan Cricket Board last year in any case) for spot fixing, what do you do when somebody actually does fix matches? What you're actually demanding if you say "any cheating = life ban" is that there is execution and there is "getting away with it" and no points in between. There is not a civilised justice system in the world that would accept that notion.

Instead we have bans for the two senior players that effectively ends their international careers in disgrace even if they undertake the anti-corruption programme, and for the teenager who has been corrupted in their presence, a lengthy ban with the possiblitiy of rehabilitation at the end. It's a damn sight more than a slap on the wrist, but at the same time, an outcome that avoids posturing, rhetoric and, again, righteous indignation. A punishment,in short, that fits the crime.

[meninblue]

Some nice righteous indignation, but the problem is, if you give "life" bans (a phrase brought completely into disrepute by the Pakistan Cricket Board last year in any case) for spot fixing, what do you do when somebody actually does fix matches? What you're actually demanding if you say "any cheating = life ban" is that there is execution and there is "getting away with it" and no points in between. There is not a civilised justice system in the world that would accept that notion.

Instead we have bans for the two senior players that effectively ends their international careers in disgrace even if they undertake the anti-corruption programme, and for the teenager who has been corrupted in their presence, a lengthy ban with the possiblitiy of rehabilitation at the end. It's a damn sight more than a slap on the wrist, but at the same time, an outcome that avoids posturing, rhetoric and, again, righteous indignation. A punishment,in short, that fits the crime.

Isn't it this kind of leniency that cricketers are taking advantage of? Give a shot at match fixing, earn fortune. If not caught, great earn more and more. Even if caught, you can come back and do it again.

[D/L]

...and for the teenager who has been corrupted in their presence, a lengthy ban with the possiblitiy of rehabilitation at the end...

He's the oldest looking teenager I've ever seen. Perhaps he won't have so much of a career left when the ban ends. The sanctions seem about right to me.

[mikesiva]

Personally, I agree with Edward....

The bans effectively end the careers of Asif and Butt, who should've known better, while Amir has a chance to prove that he's learnt from his bad mistake, committed when he was young. I don't really have a problem with that....

D/L

Yeah, all three Pakistani players look older than their official ages....

[SaintPowelly]

Cheating is cheating and should be a life ban

if I steal £5..I should recieve the same punishment as if I stole £50,£500 or £5,000, crime is crime regardless of magnitude

[amitb]

Cheating is cheating and should be a life ban

if I steal £5..I should recieve the same punishment as if I stole £50,£500 or £5,000, crime is crime regardless of magnitude

Punishment is always meted out depending upon magnitude.

[englandmad666]

Ha pathetic sentences, ban for life or dont bother. Just weak by the ICC, no doubt the Pcb will be happy 5 years time amir will be straight back into the team and he would still be onlly 23, a joke im furious. I hope our courts send em down, that would feel like justice was done.

[ddb]

Does anyone actually believe Amir is 18 at the moment, really?

[meninblue]

BCCI took bold steps in dealing with Azhar,Jadeja,Mongia and Chopra. They never came back in to the squad.