Former Pakistan offspinner Raza arrested
Former Pakistan offspinner Akram Raza was arrested on charges of betting on Indian Premier League matches in Lahore on Sunday
ESPNcricinfo staff
15-May-2011

Akram Raza was arrested from a busy Lahore shopping area • Associated Press
Former Pakistan offspinner Akram Raza was arrested on charges of
betting on Indian Premier League matches in Lahore on Sunday, reports AFP. The
46-year-old Raza was among was one of seven men arrested from a busy Lahore
shopping area when police raided a gang of bookmakers who were taking
illegal bets.
"Seven men were arrested after a tip-off that they were taking bets on IPL
matches, and one of them has been identified as Raza, a former Pakistan
player," a police officer at Gulberg police station told AFP.
Raza, who played nine Tests and 49 ODIs for Pakistan, was one of the six
players Pakistan players fined in a match-fixing inquiry conducted by
Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum in 2000. Raza currently officiates as an
umpire in Pakistan's domestic matches.
Police said they recovered telephones, computers, televisions and a large
amount of money in the raid, and will charge the arrested men later on
Sunday.