Lahore: Pakistan’s International umpire Nadeem Ghauri Monday refuted allegations of spot-fixing by Indian TV and said that certain elements in India were using these videos for black-mailing.
According to Indian media reports, a sting operation was carried out in July, August and September ahead of the recently concluded ICC World Cup T20 tournament.
The report said that the six umpires who were exposed in the sting named “Operation World Cup” are: Nadeem Ghauri and Anees Siddiqui of Pakistan, Nadir Shah of Bangaldesh, and Gamini Dissanayake, Maurice Winston and Sagara Gallage of Sri Lanka.
The seventh umpire Sharfudoullah Shahid Saikat of Bangladesh refused to give any favour in lieu of money.
Talking to media, the ICC umpire said that he had not been in the international panel of umpires since two years.
These footages were taken during Sri Lankan Premier League, he said adding that the video clips were tempered.
The umpire further said that he would sue the Indian journalists involved in the fake campaign against him.
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