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[Krs]

5 runs only when the ball is being tampered?

Is that all?

This is blatant cheating - and for once Pakistan were not involved in it.

[arsenal123]

Iain O'Brien ‏@iainobrien 35m
Every team ball tampers,  some teams are just better at it...

[The_Bird]

http://youtu.be/euA2ZAZxCts

Who's puts zips on cricket trousers? SA are banged to rights really.

[Buzz]

Bans for Philander and Du Plessis coming up then... that is a blatant as any cheating as I have ever seen

[wasted_talent]

What disgraceful scenes.. The Saffers should be ashamed really. Given their position in this match, was this really necessary? Hope the ICC are watching and those guilty are punished accordingly!

[The_Bird]

Ban for Philander coming up then... that is a blatant as any cheating as I have ever seen

AB is denying it...

http://www.thealternativecricketalmanack.com/2013/10/south-africa-penalized-ball-tampering-pakistan-dubai/

[csnew]

AB is denying it...

http://www.thealternativecricketalmanack.com/2013/10/south-africa-penalized-ball-tampering-pakistan-dubai/

Didn't see many denying it when it happened. Most of the SA players accepted it. Planned team tampering in my view

[The_Bird]

Didn't see many denying it when it happened. Most of the SA players accepted it. Planned team tampering in my view

I'm going on the AB Quote in the article. The evidence is pretty damning

[jwebber86]

cant believe they were so obvious about it. they must know that there are so many cameras watching their every move on the field.

how is a five run penalty enough when they are blatantly cheating

[dirkbat]

Wonder how long they have been cheating for !!! Is this just a once off ?

[wasted_talent]

Wonder how long they have been cheating for !!! Is this just a once off ?

Makes you question if they were doing it in the first innings... Shocking stuff

[ProCricketer1982]

Ball tampering needs stamping out, loads of teams do it (some sneaky, some as we sees re less so). 5 runs isn't enough, just forfeit the game and force the offending nation to return all ticket money back for the whole match. Money is the only hing people listen too and it has to be shed loads, otherwise it won't bother them

[Cover_Drive]

AB is denying it...

http://www.thealternativecricketalmanack.com/2013/10/south-africa-penalized-ball-tampering-pakistan-dubai/

As stated in that article why cheat when you are in a winning position? More so, that too against such a brittle batting line-up?

Certainly seems like a team event, if they were innocent they could have forfeited the game, simple as that.

If my memory serves me right, their bowling coach in past has stressed on legalization of ball tampering so who knows this might be going on for sometime!

[FvanN]

Yip 100% guilty 

Though day to be an SA cricket fan.

[Alvaro]

I think that with there being very little in a pitch for bowlers in International cricket, plus bigbats and short boundaries that fielding teams should be able to adulterate the ball, but not with zips and bottle tops.