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Cricketers indulge in match fixing because of low payments, says Shoaib Akhtar

New Delhi, Oct 7 : Former Pakistan pacer 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar  says money and glamour can  make youngsters go  astray in international cricket, but in some cases it is the system that turns players


"In 2008, I had no money to even buy a car. I had to borrow money from a friend. I handled it, others go astray. Your friends ditch you, board doesn't back you. They all run you down. So when you return you think let me teach them a lesson. Some are corrupt but some cricketers are turned into criminals by the system," he said.