Spot Fixing?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Adi is being ironic. I suspect Splinters is too, but my irony meter is oscillating a bit on that one.

[Making_Splinters]

More or less, possibly more sardonic than anything.

[DiligentDefence]

I think adi is being sarcastic in his last post. He is clearly very annoyed by this.

annoyed is an understatement and I think that goes for quite a lot of us

I appreciate that Red but was having trouble picking the a word that couldn't be construed as belittling adi which I certainly did not want to do. The perils of being a mathematician.

[meninblue]

Picked the news paper (TOI) as soon as i woke up. Almost full page is dedicated to this fixing scandal.

The first half page of print version occupied by the column is Headlined "A billion betrayed for a few lakhs".
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spor ... 095465.cms

A very good read and it tells police got clues while intercepting some underworld contacts phone conversation.

Another small column in print version specifies that the police officer who was investigating this case since last month was found dead. That says it all. One has to feel for this innocent person who lost his life because he played a part in gathering evidence about this scandal. - Have the underworld already destroyed one crucial evidence


Some arrested bookies were cricketers
Headlined : Key fixer himself a talented cricketer
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spor ... 097267.cms


From the happenings, the underworld has probably got a clue of the police plan and acted to destroy evidences. The police officer is not even safe and he died. How safe are the tapes ? Will our system be able to prevent more evidence being destroyed? Will there be no interference of the political-underworld nexus which could mean this is forgotten and leads nowhere in courts ? Like we say in India it seems like a case of Taariq pe taariq, taariq pe taariq.


Protests:
Many Indians have also protested in public about this scandal. The pics can be viewed here.
http://www.indiatimes.com/sports/cricke ... 77954.html

Also trending a lot on twitter, facebook and various forums to protest this shameful incident.A common discussion in every local train coach ,social joints, office as well.

[dan08]

Think we can be sure it happened now...

"I have made a mistake, Ankeet Chavan confesses"

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spor ... 101896.cms

[meninblue]

Think we can be sure it happened now...

"I have made a mistake, Ankeet Chavan confesses"

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spor ... 101896.cms

Sreesanth too has apparently confessed but put a lot of blame on bookie Jiju .Ankeets confession is valid because if it is done in front of some higher level police it can be used as evidence in court.

[meninblue]

These shameless fixers should be banned from playing cricket for life.Rigorous jail punishment should be given to these fixers. It's a shame that the cricketers who are supposed to play in pivotal role as guardian of the game are actually corrupting the game.

But shame they didn't confess until police probably convinced them that they had enough evidence and maybe expecting a lighter punishment after confession.Cheaters of highest orders.But as in India we have often seen in numerous criminal court cases that the accused say that they never agreed about crime to police or the police forced them.Maybe Ankeet will do the same, who knows.

Now that Ankeet has confessed, BCCI has apparently arranged immediate meeting off working committee on 19th and 20th May.By that time they might also receive anti corruption units report.It is being reported that BCCI will ban them from cricket for lifetime.

News are pouring out that there are bigger culprits related to fixing but now they have confessed it might get swept under cover.

The big news is that girls were used to tempt these cricketers.Sreesanth was caught with a girl in hotel during his arrest.

Previously umpire was found with a Mumbai model.Pics can be found by googling Asad

Hats off to Indian Police

[meninblue]

Now it is being reported that Fixing also happened in last years IPL. Some more suspicious cricketers might get arrested if Delhi Police gather more evidence which might be enough to press an arrest warrant.

All 3 have reportedly confessed by now. Call girls were provided to all.


News channel
http://ibnlive.in.com/livetv/

[D/L]

The greed of these well paid players must know no bounds if the allegations are true.

It’s all very tacky and the Indian cricket watching public, especially those placing honest bets on matches, seems to be being ripped off even further.

[Kim]

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalco ... lean-event

[ddb]

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/sport-comment/ipl-money-not-enough-to-ensure-clean-event

Just about to post that.

Also this: http://sidveeblogs.wordpress.com/2013/0 ... rt-breaks/

[meninblue]

The greed of these well paid players must know no bounds if the allegations are true.

It’s all very tacky and the Indian cricket watching public, especially those placing honest bets on matches, seems to be being ripped off even further.

Honest Indians betting on matches.

This business is run by Dawood.He is the most wanted terrorist by US now or probably top 5 terrorist wanted by them.Also most wanted criminal by India.I would never place bet and help his business. They use profit from this betting to do antisocial activities against India.It is ridiculous if Indians bet on cricket.I would never bet on cricket match even if it was legal here, because the money would go to Dawood.Sadly people around world don't understand that what their government gets is just tax from legal betting but the remaining money is used for anit social purpose in every country.And those aged even above 50 bet on cricket. Age really is just a number.Many people actually contribute to evils unknowingly and indirectly.

[D/L]

I spoke of honest bets, i.e. where neither party seeks to influence the outcome of the subject of the wager.

Are there no other bookies in India and do not the public have bets amongst themselves? If so, I’d suggest that there is some honest betting in India, probably quite a lot actually, and of course they are being ripped off when players take money from the dishonest bookies.

[meninblue]

I spoke of honest bets, i.e. where neither party seeks to influence the outcome of the subject of the wager.

Are there no other bookies in India and do not the public have bets amongst themselves? If so, I’d suggest that there is some honest betting in India, probably quite a lot actually, and of course they are being ripped off when players take money from the dishonest bookies.

No, it is apparently monopoly business of the terrorist.I guess share of money probably goes to him, irrespective of the place where people place their bets.Even if i was in a country where betting was legal i would not bet due to guess that tit helps him and it can be used worldwide to cause deaths of innocent people as we have seen.Not just in India.

[Kim]

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/sport-comment/ipl-money-not-enough-to-ensure-clean-event

Just about to post that.

Also this: http://sidveeblogs.wordpress.com/2013/0 ... rt-breaks/

As someone pointed out on twiiter its a bit ironic that it was Srees catch that won the T20 Wcup that could argue was the start of IPL fever.