All-Time Arrested XI in Cricket History
These players hit the headlines for getting apprehended and going behind bars.
10. Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Amir broke into international cricket at the age of 17. The fast bowler succeeded in impressing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with his impressive fast bowling in ICC T20 World Cup 2009 and ICC Champions Trophy 2009. Amir’s journey in international cricket was going well until he toured England with the Pakistan team in 2010.
During his side’s campaign in England, a British tabloid performed a sting operation, following which a bookie named Mazhar Majeed got arrested. The bookie claimed that he bribed a couple of Pakistan bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif to bowl no-balls intentionally in the Lord’s Test against England. The operation came out in the form of a video that showed Mohammad Amir bowling an over the way Majeed directed him to.
The video caused havoc in the cricketing circle as spot-fixing hit international cricket after 10 years. Amir got arrested along with his senior colleague Asif and Pakistan captain Salman Butt, who played a vital role in this act. Amir was slapped with a five-year ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following a proper investigation.
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