Cricket world was shocked when spot fixing saga broke out back in August 2010; a british newspaper called "News Of The World" performed an operation and exposed a betting group consists of several Pakistani players.
The players that were originally accused of fixing were - Wahab Riaz, Salman Butt, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Mohammed Aamer, Mohammed Asif and Umar Amin. Out of the these 7 players, 3 of them received punishments while 4 others managed to get away due to lack of sufficient evidences.
All 3 of them are currently banned from international cricket for a few years; is it a blow for Pakistan or a blessing in disguise?
A few months ago, many people could have said it was the final nail on the coffin of Pakistan cricket. There were people demanding Pakistan to be banned from cricket world. Thankfully Pakistan team management reacted properly and now Pakistan probably have a clean team where players give their 100%.
After the spot fixing scandal, Pakistan got a team which managed to did very decent. They drew series against South Africa, beat New Zealand and then reached the world cup semi final. They also just won the series against West Indies, which shows probably spot fixing saga was a blessing in disguise for Pakistan.
Still Pakistan have a long way to go. They have to ensure they do not get wrapped up by controversies.
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