Spot fixing saga: Reactions of former players and current analysts

MICHAEL VAUGHAN:
It hits home how big a deal this has been to think three cricketers are going to be behind bars for varying lengths of time.I hope it sends shockwaves through the game, but I still believe there are more out there [involved in corruption] and that more can be done to catch those apart from those three.They (ICC )could have done it a few months ago and banned these players for life.

MOIN KHAN:
It is a sad and tragic day for Pakistan cricket but one hopes it will also result in a new beginning for Pakistan cricket

INTIKHAB ALAM:
Today is a black day for Pakistan cricket. I feel for these boys but what they have done they must pay for it. They let their families and nation down, which is terrible

DARREN GOUGH:
I'm pleased, I would have liked to see the (sentences) longer to be honest

RASHID LATIF:
They deserved this punishment, they had it coming. But now the Pakistan government and Pakistan cricket board should also take action against them.
These convictions will hopefully serve as a deterrent to others in future because cricket should not be allowed to be corrupted by anyone.

IMRAN KHAN :
I feel very sad today not only for the players but for Pakistan and its cricket. But the fact is that when these players see corrupt people flourishing in our society they think they can get away with anything.
It is a shameful day for Pakistan cricket today. I feel very bad for Amir in particular because he still very young. I think he saw others doing it and thought he could get away with it as well.
when we come to power we will 'FIX' the cricket
Cricket board in Pakistan has to be blamed, it's in complete shambles here
Answer lies in ICC monitoring cricketers' assets. Their assets need to be checked.
I was impressed by Mohammad Amir that he admitted and did not get swayed I don't see Amir's career getting over. As far as Butt & Asif go, don't think they will ever play cricket again spot-fixing might happen without captain, match fixing not possible without captain


SALMAN BUTT'S FATHER ZULFIQAR :

My son has been implicated and made a scapegoat. I will produce evidence and documents to prove what is really happening in this case.



MICHAEL HOLDING :
I hope this acts as a deterrent for others thinking of doing the same thing, not just in England but in the rest of the world.
Conviction should serve as a warning: Botham

IAN BOTHAM:
We know it is all over the place, we know it is endemic, now is the time to attack it.

BOB WILLIS:
This will certainly help to eradicate spot-fixing and match-fixing in the UK, as for the rest of the world I'm not sure.