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London, Sep 5 (PTI) In a sensational twist to the spot-fixing scandal, former Pakistan opener Yasir Hameed today claimed that his teammates were involved in fixing "almost every match" even as a fourth touring Pakistani player is being investigated in the scam which continues to grow in proportion. Even before the dust could settle over the suspension of the tainted trio of Salman But, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir, British tabloid News of the World, came out with more explosive revellations which has plunged the game into a major crisis. Hameed told told the tabloid that he had been asked by a bookmaker to help fix a Test for 100,000 pound, but turned down the money and said his teammates were fixing almost every match. "They''ve been caught. Only the ones that get caught are branded crooks. They were doing it (fixing) in almost every match. God knows what they were up to. Scotland Yard was after them for ages", Hameed is quoted as saying in the sting interview which was released by the tabloid. But within a few hours after the videos of the interview was released, Hameed denied having given any such interview, saying he could never think of accusing his teammates of fixing matches. "I have told the team management that the newspaper is claiming that I have given them an interview. This is not correct. I deny it", he said. After the disclosure, Hameed could face disciplinary proceedings from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for violating its anti-corruption code of conduct which states that it is an offence if a player "fails to disclose to the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (without undue delay) full details of any approaches ... that would amount to a breach of the anti-corruption code". The tabloid also said that it will reveal how the ICC was now probing a fourth Pakistan touring player over "match- rigging claims". It is not naming this player for legal reasons. "The three suspended Pakistan players face a staggering 23 ICC charges between them - each charge runs to six pages... Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt was warned five times about his responsibilities to report any irregular contact with outside agencies," it said. The tabloid said its print edition will publish the "entire investigation starting in January this year including printing the transcripts of every meeting, conversation, email and text exchange". More PTI PS MRM
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