da bet esporte： Shahid Afridi was banned for two Twenty20s after being caught on camera biting the ball during the final ODI in Perth. Disbelief and jokes followed
da bet sport： Cricinfo staff03-Feb-2010″No I just was trying to smell it, [to see] how it was feeling.”
“There is no team in the world that doesn’t tamper with the ball. My methods were wrong. I am embarrassed, I shouldn’t have done it. I just wanted to win us a game but this was the wrong way to do it.”
“I’m just watching like you. If he did that it is not a good image for Pakistan. He can tell you better.”
“Shahid’s desire to win today was there for all to see.”
“He would have had all sorts of things going through his mind for the last couple of overs and as captain you have enough going through your head without worrying about things like that.”
“There must have been a bet, or perhaps he was drunk.”
“Perhaps he didn’t appreciate the lunch he was given in Australia.”
“Whatever justification or excuse … cannot justify the act because in the laws of cricket it is illegal … He’s so talented and you can see the [good] body language when the team is playing under him. All this is going his way. It is so foolish.”
“It’s no secret that everyone wants to change the condition of the ball but that’s through shining the ball and things like that.”
“I don’t think there was any malice in what he did, but given his track record he probably got off lightly. I think five-six matches should have been the minimum.”