Both Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson revealed that during the last year tour of England they were approached by the same Mumbai Gangster-suspected fixer who tried to entrap Shane Watson and wicket keeper Brad Haddin. The Confirmation came just after Watson and Haddin came out first time that they were approached by a Mumbai Gangster with links to illegal bookmakers.
Lee, Watson and Johnson were approached in the bar of the team’s hotel in West London while Haddin was contacted in the hotel room in the night at around 11pm.
Haddin said “I got a knock on my door from someone asking if I wanted to come across to their room to have a drink, which I thought was a bit odd’’. ‘‘So I shut the door and got back onto Skype with my wife and said ‘That was odd, I’ll call you back’.
“You don’t usually get a knock on your door with someone asking you to come across to your room for a drink and then go out for dinner with someone you don’t know.
“They checked footage of who the person was and it was someone that they were well aware of.”
While Watson says ‘I didn’t think too much of it until I found out a bit more information and that he was actually one of the illegal bookmakers. It was just a little bit different to what normal fans are.’
Watson is disappointed for Pakistani player Mohammad Aamer, involved in the scandal and said ‘I was in shock after the news broke out. I feel the most for Aamer. I found him as a great competitor. He is just 18 and if found guilty, he could be banned for life’.
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