Former Australia pacer John Hastings has disclosed that the anti-corruption unit approached him regarding his bizarre 18-ball over during the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 clash against the Pakistan Champions.
A month earlier, during the Australia Champions WCL clash against Pakistan, Hastings bowled an 18-ball over in which he bowled two consecutive sets of five wides and conceded a total of 20 runs.
Due to his over, Pakistan Champions eventually won the match without losing any wickets while chasing a modest total of 75 runs.
Speaking during a recent interview, Hastings shed light on the over and the conversation he had with the anti-corruption unit.
“The anti-corruption guys came up to me and said, ‘gee you put us through a bit of hell last night,” Hastings revealed.
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“He said we had to have a look at it. You missed the pitch on one of your balls. I said, ‘Do you think I’ll be doing any sort of match-fixing or anything like that?” Hastings questioned
“He said ‘No, but we don’t know where you’ve been or what you’ve been doing for the last seven years’. I said, ‘I’m not corrupt’. The Pakistan game, it’s hard to explain,” he said.
The pacer further stated he also deleted his social media following the conclusion of game along with receiving text messages from the cricket fraternity
“I had so many text messages from all the cricket fraternity, but I had also deleted social media for three days straightaway when I came off the field after the Pakistan game. I didn’t want to deal with it,” the 39-year-old said.
“It’s not funny, but it’s one of those you can’t explain when you’re actually bowling. It was hard to take, it was embarrassing, and it was horrendous. But I am back on social media. So, the 1.5 million people who messaged me on Instagram, I’ll reply to you when I can,” John Hastings concluded.
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