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Mark
Waugh S/o W. Roger
(Recorded
on 8th October, 1998)
I was a
member of the Australian team which came to Pakistan in 1994. On the presidential
reception before the Rawalpindi one-day game I was approached by
Salim Malik. He came to me and talked about myself arranging some Australian
players to perform below their best the next day in return for $200,000,
He said that he will speak to me later in the evening. Later, he spoke
to me for about 90 minutes. He said that I can have many players in the
night at the hotel. I told him it was not a good idea and that the Australians
didn't play their cricket that way. We play to win for our country all
the time. When I said no, Malik walked away. At the time when Malik talked
to me Shane Warne was standing next to me. At that time I didn't tell this
incident to anyone. The next day we spoke about this among team members,
casually. I did not disclose this fact to the authorities immediately as
such things had never happened before and this came to me as a shock, I
needed some time to think over it. I am not sure who disclosed this fact
to the Australian press. I did not raise this issue formally in the team
meeting. I personally did not make any formal complaint to Bob Simpson.
Our coach was very keen to follow it. I did not exactly recall when I talked
to Bob Simpson, whether it was the next night or the next week or so. I
am not sure but probably it was the Australian team which asked me. My
relations with Malik have been good and I was on speaking terms with him.
We lost the match in which Malik offered us money. It is incorrect that
I have these allegations only to create some justification for having lost
the match. I realise that offering a bribe is a serious offence. I had
informed the management of the tour at that time. I did not make a formal
complaint.
(Recorded
on 9th April,1995)
I, MARK
WAUGH of Royal Antiguan Hotel, Antigua, DO SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY DECLARE
THAT:
1. On the Australian Tour of Pakistan in 1994 I attended a Presidential reception on the night before the One Day International at Rawalpindi.
2. I was standing with Shane Warne when I was approached by Salim Malik.
3. Malik said he wanted to talk to me about my arranging four or five Australian players to perform below their best and lose the game the next day in return for $US 200,000. He said he wanted to talk to me about it later.
4. Subsequently that same evening Malik spoke to me again. He said I could have the money at my hotel that night.
5. I thought about Malik’s offer and then told him I didn’t think it was a good idea. I told him Australians did not play their cricket that way, we play to win for our country all the time. Once I had said that Malik walked away.
6. After the game the following day (which Australia lost) I saw Malik very briefly. He laughed at me and said that I should have taken the money.
AND I MAKE
this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true.