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ESPNcricinfo staff
November 3, 2011
This is a sad day for Pakistan cricket, a sad day for the cricketers and their families. I can just imagine what the families are going through. In a society where crime pays... Where this sort of thing goes on, an impressionable young man would have got swayed by it. A message has to go that crime does not pay. I feel sad for the cricketers but I feel that you have to punish crime, so that it becomes a punishment for aspirants of the corruption of cricket that crime does not play.
Imran Khan, former Pakistan legend
"The real possibility of spending time in prison is a further compelling argument for players to distance themselves from those who seek to profit illegally from the game"
Tim May, CEO of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA)
I hope it sends a shockwave through the game and I'm delighted with the way it's been handled. I still believe there are more out there and more can be done to try and catch more than just the three we've seen in court over the last few weeks.
Michael Vaughan, former England captain
The sentences could have been harsher. What saddens me is that the ICC didn't take a stronger line when they had a chance. When they found these players guilty with their own investigation earlier in the year, they were only banned for five years. I don't understand that kind of logic. If you get caught doing anything like this you should be banned for life and the ICC should get a wake-up call themselves and be more pro-active in rooting out the problem because it won't go away without pro-active measures. Players are susceptible when they are young to being lured into this kind of thing so [the ICC] has to get the message through when young.
Simon Hughes, cricket analyst
Absolutely the decision is a hard one for the families of the three cricketers. Justice has been done and you've got to get rid of the corrupt elements from the game. The verdict will act as a great deterrent for future aspirants. These big fishes need to be taken to task.
Ramiz Raja, former Pakistan captain
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