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Tracking The Deal: Outlook’s Exposes Over Three Years

From first breaking the story on the seamier side of the so-called gentleman's game, <i>Outlook</i> has carried out a relentless campaign to uncover the larger picture. And as Hansiegate has proved, the cancer of rigging matches has spread from the I

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Tracking The Deal: Outlook&#146;s Exposes Over Three Years
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JUNE 11, 1997
India's Worst Kept Secret
In an exclusive to Outlook, all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar admits he was offered Rs 25 lakh to throw a match against Pakistan in the Singer Cup (‘94) at Colombo. A can of worms opens. Investigations point the needle of suspicion all around - players, management, journalists.

JUNE 18, 1997
Ostrich Stance
A shocked cricketing community calls for a probe. But a week after Outlook breaks the game’s biggest scam, Jagmohan Dalmiya (then BCCI secretary, en route ICC) stalls, refusing to pick up the gauntlet.

JULY 30, 1997
"Azhar, Jaddu Used To Call Me"
Former Pakistani keeper Rashid Latif, in the thick of a campaign against ‘tainted’ Wasim Akram and Salim Malik, spills a few beans about Indian players. Tells Outlook that many regularly contacted him informally for information on pitch and form to "pass on to other people".

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DECEMBER 22, 1997
45 Minutes With Chandrachud
First-person accounts by Prabhakar and Outlook correspondents who deposed before the one-man commission of Justice Y.V. Chandrachud. The verdict on the judge: his clean chit to players is ‘vague’, his methods ‘farcical’. Also, a revelation on bookies’ D Company links.

JANUARY 19, 1998
A Cloud Caught Behind, Cleanly
Unlike the BCCI, the Pakistani board swings into action. For starters, Wasim Akram - whose father is reportedly kidnapped by thugs close to bookies - is replaced as captain by his main accuser, Rashid Latif.

FEBRUARY 23, 1998
The Ball's In Court
The Pakistani government gets into the act. A senate subcommittee formed to investigate the match-fixing scandal questions Akram (who by now carries a gun, as ‘tainted’ players face threats).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 1998
It's Three Down
The PCB probe report, leaked to the media, calls for suspension of Akram, Malik and Ijaz Ahmed on "prima facie" grounds. Aussie cricketer Tim May says it’s "naive" to think only Pakistan is into match-fixing.

OCTOBER 26, 1998
Spinning Out Of Control
It’s the word of whistle-blowers Aaquib Javed, Aamir Sohail, Rashid Latif et al against the ‘match-fixers’. Ata-ur-Rahman retracts his damning affidavit under threat.

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DECEMBER 21, 1998
Bigger Than Bodyline
Mark Waugh, Warne admit taking money from a Madras bookie for a "weather report". Dean Jones says an Indian player offered him $50,000 "in a biscuit-tin". Greg Matthews, Danny Morrison say it also happened to them. Latif says "Kapil’s the biggest gambler".

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FEBRUARY 22, 1999
Bets, Lies, Deceit
Exclusive extracts from the Justice Qayyum match-fixing inquiry report. Depositions of Miandad, Sohail, Majid Khan, Intikhab Alam, Latif, Aaquib, Ata-ur-Rahman, Basit Ali et al provide damning evidence.

MARCH 1, 1999
Blood, Sweat And Bisleri At Golgotha
In an exclusive interview to Outlook, Pakistani coach Javed Miandad says those who are innocent have nothing to worry about the Qayyum report.

MARCH 22, 1999
His Wicket Ways
Former Pakistani pacer Sarfaraz Nawaz stuns viewers when, in a live talk on Star Sports during tea at an Asian Test Championship match, he accuses Sunil Gavaskar of being involved in match-rigging. Sunny responds by calling Sarfaraz "the scum of the earth".

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AUGUST 9, 1999
Fixing The Blame
New PCB president Mujeebur Rehman suspends Akram, Malik and Ijaz Ahmed and debars them from selection till the Qayyum report is submitted. Five others are let off with a warning.

NOVEMBER 1, 1999
Hangman's Knotty Noose
Justice Qayyum is convinced of wrongdoing but cannot prevent the return of tainted Pakistani players to world cricket, with the prospect of facing only fines.

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