"I took a … Aamer Sohail, one of Aaqib Javed’s allies in the match-fixing scandal that rocked Pakistan cricket in 1998, had alleged then that Pervez had told him he had given money to Inzamam ul Haq and Waqar Younis as well, as also mentioned in the report.Javed added, “When I came to know about fixing, I took a strong stance and stood by it. People tried to sideline me from tours because of my stance and would also reprimand those people who would talk to me.”Javed had alleged in a statement during the 1998 investigations that Wasim Akram had kept him out of the Pakistan team after he had declined an offer to fix matches.He said he had been instructed to contact Saleem Pervez, accept a sum of Rs 40 lacs and a vehicle, and that Akram had told him he would never play for Pakistan as long as he was captain when he turned down the offer.Copyright © 2020 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights Reserved 'Was told to fix matches, career ended because I refused': Aaqib Javed ‘Was told to fix matches, career ended because I refused’: Aaqib Javed Aaqib Javed, whose career ended at the age of 25, elaborates on how Pakistan players were approached to fix matches through a former international player in the 1990s.

Aaqib Javed (Urdu: عاقب جاوید ‎; born 5 August 1972) is a Pakistani cricketer and coach. He played 22 Tests and 163 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1988 and 1998. View Aaqib Javed cricket stats, news, career record, batting average, bowling average, fielding, age, teams, debut and more at Wisden.com Hat-trick Aaqib Javed Aaqib took a hat-trick in an ODI against India in October 1991, aged only 19 years and 81 days. Updated: June 22, 2020 11:41:28 am He was educated at Islamia College in Lahore. All rights reserved | We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you non-personalized ads.

He was a key member of the Pakistan team that won the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Aaqib Javed was one of the workhorses of the Pakistan team in a period where their bowling was dominated by the brilliance of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He remains the youngest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick. Find out more in our Aqib Javed was born on 5 August 1972 in Pakistan played his first test debut on10 February 1989 v New Zealand and ODI debut on 10 December 1988 v West Indies.he was also a Pakistani team cricket coach and former cricketer whos role was of bowling. Aaqib Javed named former cricketer Saleem Pervez as the person who would introduce players in the Pakistan team to bookies who would give them money to throw matches. Aaqib Javed was one of the workhorses of the Pakistan team in a period where their bowling Aaqib Javed was one of the workhorses of the Pakistan team in a period where their bowling Aaqib Javed set for short Bangladesh coaching stint Aaqib Javed declines Bangladesh's bowling coach offer Bangladesh contact Aaqib Javed for vacant post of bowling coach Ashish Nehra adds a lot of depth to pace attack: Aaqib Javed © 2020 Cricbuzz.com, Times Internet Limited. Aaqib Javed named former cricketer Saleem Pervez as the person who would introduce players in the Pakistan team to bookies who would “Lavish cars and millions of rupees were handed over to cricketers. He was a right-handed medium-fast bowler with the ability to swing the ball both ways. I was also asked to fix matches and was told that if I did not comply, my career would be finished. Players were approached with match-fixing offers through a former cricketer named Saleem Pervez,” Javed was quoted as saying on a local news channel in Pakistan earlier this week.Saleem Pervez, who played his only ODI against West Indies in 1980 and passed away in 2013, had confessed to offering money to Saleem Malik and Mushtaq Ahmed according to the 1998 Qayyum report.


I don’t regret the fact that it shortened my career as I strongly believe in my values.