Imran names Indian bookie

Imran names Indian bookie
UNITED NEWS OF INDIA

Mumbai, April 25: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan added fuel to fire by naming an Indian as the man who knew too much regarding fixing of matches in 1977.

In an interview to total-cricket.com website, Imran, who first came here to play a benefit match, identified the person as Raj Bagri, a Garware Club member, who told him about a few names of Indian players and also of other countries involved in fixing of the matches. Describing Bagri as a suspicous character, Imran said Bagri was always at the Wankhede Stadium and once ``told me so and so is upto this and that. I kept thinking that this not possible and never took him seriously.''

Imran later believed something was wrong in Pakistan's favourite hunting ground Sharjah in 1989 during the Australasia Cup. ``I was the captain and next day, I confronted my players and warned them that if any one was not playing upto potential, he will never play for Pakistan again and will also be jailed,'' Imran stated.

Imran also suspected the Australians in Sri Lanka in 1994. According to him, there was something going on and later, it was proved that batsman Mark Waugh and leg-spinner Shane Warne took money from a bookie in return of match information. Apparently, the Pakistanis were not the only ones involved in that Singer Cup deal, he alleged.