Dodgy to the end! Shoaib Akhtar is caught on camera as ball tampering row sours England's Rose Bowl win

 

 

By Lawrence Booth

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE by GRAHAM CHADWICK Last updated at 10:16 AM on 23rd September 2010

 

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Was this the moment Pakistan's cricketers became embroiled in one final controversy?

In the last game of their acrimonious tour of England at the Rose Bowl last night fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar could be seen apparently running his left thumb along the ball's seam before dropping the ball on the ground and standing on it with his spiked right boot.

 

Shoaib Akhtar shines the ball then stands on it

 

 

Sportsmail's pictures were taken in the 41st over of England's innings as Shoaib prepared to bowl to Paul Collingwood.

It is not the first time Shoaib, 35, has come under the spotlight at the Rose Bowl.

Four years ago, he was filmed by Sky cameras flicking at the ball with his thumb during a one-day international here against England.

On that occasion Shoaib was cleared but was warned about his behaviour after being accused of tampering with the ball during a Test match in Zimbabwe in late 2002.

The following year he was banned for two ODIs and fined 75 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of the same crime against New Zealand in Sri Lanka.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:rolleyes5: wht else we will get to face. what they need is a bashing from their fans.

Haha, ball tampering is nothing.

 

Happens all the time by everyone. If people are actually shocked by the reports they've read about cricket recently are they genuinely shocked about this story, or do they just want to be shocked and kick a nation when they are down?

Well they're on a very sticky wicket, anyway.:dozey:

British media just loves us. the love kicking us whr it hurts the most:rolleyes:

they still haven't gotten over the independent sub continent :dozey:

 

^do you think English players don't do it:dozey:.

and i want Pakistani team to stop playing coz Pakistan is the second largest cricket market and if they stop playing, cricket will just sink and thats wht i want.

btw no Pakistan means no India i think:thinking:

Well they're on a very sticky wicket, anyway.:dozey:

 

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