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Amir in ICC ACSU video warning players about match-fixing

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"I was stupid I didn't tell anybody because I didn't have coverage...If someone comes to you and asks you to do those kind of things, go straight to ICC team and team management they can help you," says Amir, banned from competitive cricket for five years for his part in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.

After being released from a UK prison following a criminal trial which led to him being jailed for six months, of which he served only three, Amir has been in repentance mode.

In the five-minute video, Amir gave an account of his sensational rise and the equally stunning downfall after bowling a couple of no balls on instructions of his banned skipper Salman Butt during the Lord's Test against England.

 

"I took six wickets but I did something very bad

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First Published: Apr 05 2012 | 1:05 PM IST

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