Betting scandal hits Pakistan in pocket 02/09/2010 |
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Pakistan’s kit supplier BoomBoom has suspended its sponsorship deal with fast bowler Mohammad Amir over the spot-fixing allegations that have blighted the country’s tour of England.
The 18-year-old was just four months into a two-year deal which included plans to build a cricket academy in Karachi. Amir's image has already been removed from the company's website.
BoomBoom is also reviewing its position as the official kit supplier to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
"Like everyone else in the cricket world, we are truly saddened and shocked by these allegations," BoomBoom managing director Ali Ehsan said. "I sincerely hope they are not true. However, we believe in, and encourage players to have, the freedom to play fairly.
“We cannot allow our brand to be associated with any whiff of corruption or suspicion of foul play. While the suspension of our commercial involvement with Mohammad Amir is not a step we take lightly, we nevertheless feel that it is the right thing to do while a judicial process unfolds and innocence or guilt is established.”
The move by Boom Boom will alarm the PCB, which cannot afford to lose sponsors. Last year it suffered a $17m drop in income due to the loss of hosting international cricket following the terrorist attacks on the Sri Lanka team and match officials in Lahore.
Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif – the three players facing claims of spot-fixing following an investigation by the News of the World newspaper – will not be playing in the remainder of the England tour, it was announced on Thursday (September 2) morning.
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