Spot Fixing?

[meninblue]

Say it aint so, Joe.

Understandable and admirable moral stance Adi. Fixed sport isn't sustainable.

The first proved incident happened in 1990's (Hansie).Then afterwards of that Pakistan court, UK court, Indian court etc have proved fixing exists.Therefore we can say that 13 years past and still cricket has sustained in spite of all fixing. I think only few out of millions will give up on watching cricket, so it does not matters to the cricket viewership even though many more such new fixing incident will crop up (or won't be caught) but i doubt cricket will decline. I was planning to watch the third session of the England-NZL test tonight, then the IPL match between K11P and SRH. But not anymore.

[DeltaAlpha]

I did say that I understood your decision, adi, and I do respect it.

However, our situations are rather different: I can't go out and play cricket, go to the nets, go to watch a match, or indeed go out at all. Abandoning watching cricket on TV would, for me, mean no more cricket - none. I'd find that difficult to live with.

[Arthur Crabtree]

I wonder what the IPL will do? Do they remove the results of all games this season featuring these players, or games in which match fixing can be proved? Or just games RR won? A bit of a headache.

[meninblue]

I did say that I understood your decision, adi, and I do respect it.

However, our situations are rather different: I can't go out and play cricket, go to the nets, or indeed go out at all. Abandoning watching cricket on TV would, for me, mean no more cricket - none. I'd find that difficult to live with.

Yes Delta, i understand that.

Parents of all cricketers are saying they can't do fixing like this. Sreesanth's dad went step further and said on some news channel that it is a ploy by Dhoni and Bhajji to take revenge.

[meninblue]

I wonder what the IPL will do? Do they remove the results of all games this season featuring these players, or games in which match fixing can be proved? Or just games RR won? A bit of a headache.

BCCI has suspended three of them till the inquiry gets over. The results will not be scrapped.They were not scrapped in international level matches either and given that this is a domestic tournament they won't do it in this for sure.


Delhi Police have said there are other players involved but they do not have enough evidence to arrest them.

[meninblue]

Delhi police have said that they have 6 hours of recorded evidence (Call records as well as some video) . 1 or 2 more cricketers likely to be arrested in next 2 hours perhaps.

[Arthur Crabtree]

I suppose if it is spot fixing it may be justifiable to let the result stand. Though the losing team might quibble at this, given parts of the game were rigged. But if it extends to match fixing, then the result has to be scrubbed, surely?

Gavaskar seems to be suggesting that there is nothing in this story.

[meninblue]

Sreesanths mom has said that his dad got emotional and said that on TV accusing Dhoni and Bhajji for this.Offered apology.He had also said that Dhoni had threatened that Sreesanth will not be included in international team. But reports are saying that stills he is defending Sreesanth .

[meninblue]

I suppose if it is spot fixing it may be justifiable to let the result stand. Though the losing team might quibble at this, given parts of the game were rigged. But if it extends to match fixing, then the result has to be scrubbed, surely?

Gavaskar seems to be suggesting that there is nothing in this story.

I agree Actually results should be removed but practically they wont replay all matches.On personal front if i win the IPL2013 FL i will definitely not add that in my signature

Gavaskar and other commentators are not the right people to hear what they say about BCCI.Evidence with police is what matters.Hopefully it wont be destroyed as we have seen in numerous cases in India.

One international player also likely to be involved.

[greyblazer]

It maybe a rumour but names of Shah and Tait are floating around too.

[meninblue]

20 phone calls leading to Dubai. The head quarter of fixing .

[meninblue]

7 bookies are arrested in total so far.


http://news.oneindia.in/2013/05/16/ipl- ... 17956.html


"Media reports said the arrested bookies are said to be close to Dawood's D-Company. Around 30 calls were routed to Pakistan and more than 12 matches are being investigated for match fixing."

The special cell was tapping phones of several cricketers and bookies and incriminating evidence was found against the three accused. It was said that the spot fixing was being done in matches against Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab.

The bookies reportedly had met Chandila in a Mall in Gurgaon on May 7. A case was filed against Chavan and Chandila at Marine Drive Police Station under Sections 420 (for cheating) and 120(b)(for conspiracy) of the IPC. Details of the case registered against Sreesanth were yet to be known.

[meninblue]

And now a tweet
Inspector investigating the spot fixing case found dead over weekend. The rot deepens. Ominous nexus and the power it wields

N Srinivasan Press conference:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-prem ... 36169.html

"We are really surprised that such an incident has taken place." - N Srinivasan


"We have an anti-corruption code, we have an anti-doping code. But here people involved are Ranji Trophy players. One is a Test player. That is what is shocking." - N Srinivasan

"We acted the moment we found out Delhi Police has arrested them. We haven't seen the FIR so we can't go into the details. The mere fact that players have been arrested is sufficient for the BCCI to act immediately." - N Srinivasan


"I hope nobody else is involved. If information comes to our attention, we will act immediately." - N Srinivasan

"One cannot assume that this will happen all the time. What can the BCCI do? We can put in place a massive education programme, which is already in place. We can engage professionals, which we have done. We have out own unit too. We are taking necessary preventive steps. If there are bad seeds, they are there. You can't paint everybody with a broad brush. It is not fair." - N Srinivasan

"I am also equally sad as are my colleagues that the name of a cricketer who has played Tests for India is involved. That doesn't mean whole of the game is corrupt. I do not agree that the IPL can't continue." - N Srinivasan

"Incidents have happened in the past too. Cricket has gone on. To make a sweeping statement that IPL is untenable, I don't agree." - N Srinivasan

"As far as the IPL is concerned, it has engaged the services of the ICC's ACSU. We have recently set up our unit too. But as police have informed us, the bookie network is huge..." _ N Srinivasan

[SaintPowelly]

You sound surprised Adi, its pretty obvious it would happen eventually.

Players see Maxwell going for 1mil, while they are earning 100k, before being approached to make "easy" money.

Its human nature and bound to happen with how the IPL is structured.

[meninblue]

You sound surprised Adi, its pretty obvious it would happen eventually.

Players see Maxwell going for 1mil, while they are earning 100k, before being approached to make "easy" money.

Its human nature and bound to happen with how the IPL is structured.

Not surprised, but disgusted to see it is repeating every now and then.

Maxwell is nothing.It's just 1 mil.Many earn more than that in IPL.

Sreesanth is earning lot more than 1 million.He is coming in so many adds plus IPL contract.Few restaurants in India i guess, few TV commercial signings.I would guess he is more rich than Maxwell.It's all about greed, then ways of getting it does not matters.