The Thin White Line

The Inside Story of Cricket's Greatest Fixing Scandal
The Thin White Line is the gripping account of the spot-fixing scandal of 2010 which sent shockwaves through cricket. Examining the fateful events of that August and beyond, it reveals how the News of the World uncovered the criminality of the Pakistan captain and his two best bowlers, and how its reporter followed them to jail.

**Winner of the Cricket Writers’ Club Book of the Year Award 2021**

A revelatory insider account of a global story that sent shockwaves through cricket which still reverberate – the spot-fixing scandal of 2010. Perfect for every cricket fan!

By Nick Greenslade, former deputy sport editor of The Times and The Sunday Times.

The scandal stunned the wider sporting world and confirmed the reputation of the News of the World's Mazher Mahmood as the most controversial news reporter of his generation.

This gripping and forensically researched book:

• Takes the reader through the twists and turns of those fateful days late one August and beyond
• Shines a light on the tradecraft of the News of the World team and how they exposed the criminal scheming of the cricketers and their fixer Mazhar Majeed
• Brings you exclusive views and insights from the international cricketers, commentators, reporters, officials and lawyers involved
• Reveals how deeply fixing had penetrated the Pakistan dressing room, and lifts the lid on the black arts of investigative reporting which would eventually prove Mahmood's undoing
• Benefits from exclusive access to previously unpublished News of the World documents

Discover how the spot-fixing scandal started a stunning chain of events that saw the News of the World shut down, Pakistan captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir banned and sent to prison and Mahmood himself put behind bars.

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