The betting and spot fixing scandal that has got Pakistani cricket trapped badly into a big whirlpool can only end if the culprits are seriously punished and the team would be cleaned up with all the ugly members that have brought this shame to the nation. Right now only few have been identified but considering the interview of Yasir Hameed the member of the squad who was kept away from the team for unknown reason, the need for stronger action against the guilty players is now more important than anyother thing. This scandal is unfolding many things with every passing moment, but the attitude of our High Commissioner at UK seems irresponsible and beyond understanding. Everybody knows that betting, gambling and practices like these are always done very carefully without leaving the trace behind. You can assess the situation through circumstantial evidences but pulling out a concrete proof is always a difficult thing to do. We are presently more focused on throwing mud on the reporter who digged this story out with all its ugliness but we are still unable to accept that our players did that. Many times in the past the unbelievable performances by the team raised questions for many. Many matches were identifed and have been called suspicious but few more are to be noted to arrive at any conclusion. Not to forget Pakistan's T20 Semi Final against Australia in West Indies this year. Although Pakistani batsmen put on an exquisite fight but it was the bowlers who swept the match away from the hands. The second last over of the match was the turning point in my opinion when Mohammad Aamir gave away 16 valuable runs with the bowling that did not match his class. That over squeezed the target to the reach of Michael Hussey and in the final over the match was lost by Pakistan. Aamir's doubtful attitude was a big question but was ignored as Saeed Ajmal's bowling was receiving big criticism at that time. When Yasir Hameed revealed that every match is fixed, that really shocks everybody. One can say that other teams would now show reluctance in playing with our team when they will begin to believe that our cricket players are not serious in healthy contest but are more interested to meet the requirements of the bookies. When I see the attitude of our local media and many critics who are throwing different arguments on this scam, I must say that the betting and matchfixing scandals have been the part of our team since long. Our key players like Wasim, Waqar and even Saeed Anwar were involved in that when we closely examine the report of Justic Qayyum. It is always dissappointing to note that players like Miandad, Asif Mujtaba, Younis Khan, Asim Kamal, Rashid Latif, Fawad Alam and Abdul Razzak were treated the insulting way by our Cricket highups only because these players were loyal to the nation and they don't get fit into the frame of mind of those operating the matters of our Cricket. This scam if not investigated seriously will lead to eventual exit of Pakistani cricket from international arena in a most shameful way. http://hamariweb.com/enews/senate-body-seeks-removal-of-ijaz-butt-from-pcb_nid305739.aspx Our Parliament's standing committe on Sports was highly critical on the matters of Cricket and was quite vocal since past few months. I laud their efforts but their screams were in vain when the President of Pakistan who is the Patron in Chief of Cricket Board is himself not serious in fixing the things, then who will come for rescue, The Angels?? The person who is the present Chairman of the PCB had himself played mere 8 test matches with an unimpressive 19 runs average. He happens to be the close relative of the Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, who is infact a close aide of the President of Pakistan. When the merit is already sacrificed in selection of the officials just to fulfil the black desire, then it would be better that we should not play cricket with the international teams anymore. If you ask a common Pakistani, he would point finger towards our President because without his consent, our players would have not jumped into this shameful game of betting. Javed Miandad recently met the President and informed him about the wrong doings in the PCB, but sources revealed that the President straight away refused to remove the present officials despite knowing completely about their involvement in match fixing and spot fixing. http://tribune.com.pk/story/28055/miandad-meets-zardari-to-discuss-pakistan-cricket/ The involvement of our High ups in the match fixing scam cannot be ignored. We know that looters hardly leave any trace behind to locate them, but what is visible now is beyond any doubt. The huge amount of money involved in fixing the match has changed the lives of many players who live like the members of a Royal family. Those who do not agree to become part of this shameful drama usually sit out and curse themselves like Yasir Hameed, Younis Khan and Asim Kamal. Not many are brave like Rashid Latif who single handedly foiled the plans of teammates who were involved in the match fixing. The article below quoting Rashid Latif the former Test Player of Pakistan is an eye opener for many. http://www.cricinfo.com/match-fixing-anniversary/content/story/468255.html Many would be criticizing the efforts of "News Of The World" the British newspaper that brought this scam to the limelight, but I would say that one day or another this scam was to be brought before the masses. Betting and match fixing is now killing the spirit of the sports. We are hearing about the fixing in Soccer and Tennis too that is extremely detrimental for the future of these sports. Now from top to bottom all the culprits must be brought to justice and be punished the exemplary way so that no body would ever think of committing this shameful crime. As a Pakistani I am shocked, I am grieved and I am seriously concerned about the future of Pakistani Cricket, but as a nation we should be strong to face this reality and should strive hard and become vocal to put pressure on those running the show in our Country to fix things as quickly as possible. President Zardari's unpopular actions are hurting the nation as a whole. It is painful that he does not hear to valulable suggestions and is more focused on swelling his offshore bank accounts through whatever means and through whatever source he finds.  The anaconda of corruption is making this nation annoyed and frustrated that is clearly making route for the Army to fix things as stated by Mr. Altaf Hussain the MQM leader. God Bless Pakistan.