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Man arrested over Test match 'betting scam'

A man has been arrested over an alleged betting scam during the current Test match between England and Pakistan.

A tabloid newspaper alleged that some members of the Pakistani team were involved in cheating during the Lord’s Test.

The News of the World claims it gave £150,000 to a middleman, who promised to arrange for Pakistani players to bowl “no balls” during the match.

The man was secretly filmed by reporters posing as representatives of an Asian gambling cartel as he counted out the money.

A dossier compiled by the tabloid has been passed to the police who in turn alerted the International Cricket Council, the game’s ruling body. Read more at www.telegraph.co.uk

 

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