the cloud of the match-fixing haunting cricket match once again now according to sun newspaper Cricket chiefs voiced “grave concern” Thursday after a match-fixing bombshell rocked the Ashes series with a British newspaper
the cloud of the match-fixing haunting cricket match once again now according to sun newspaper Cricket chiefs voiced “grave concern” Thursday after a match-fixing bombshell rocked the Ashes series with a British newspaper
claiming to have exposed attempts to rig the third Test in Perth.
Two bookmakers, including an Indian “Mr Big”, allegedly offered to sell details of rigged periods of play which could be bet on
to win a huge amount of money, reported by the sun.
One of them claimed to have worked on the scam with former and current internationals including a World Cup-winning all-rounder. They said they liaised with a fixer in Australian cricket known as “The Silent Man”.
No Australia or England players were named as being involved.
The tabloid said their undercover reporters were asked for up to £140,000 ($187,000, 158,000 euros) to “spot fix” markets such
as the exact amount of runs scored in an over.They asked for up to £140,000 to “spot fix” markets such as the exact amount of
runs scored in an over.
The Indian Mr Big said: “Before match. I will tell you this over, this runs and then you have to put all the bets on that over.”
Asked if it was a good source he said: “Absolutely correct information.”
The pair said corrupt players “signal” the fix is on by making a subtle gesture on the field, such as changing their gloves.
“Before match. I will tell you this over, this runs and then you have to put all the bets on that over,” one of the bookmakers
was quoted as saying.
Asked if it was a good source, he said: “Absolutely correct information.”The International Cricket Council said the revelations
were of “grave concern”.
“We take all allegations of corruption seriously and welcome The Sun’s offer to share this information,” it said.
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Cricket Australia said it took a zero-tolerance approach to anyone bringing the game into disrepute.
“The allegations raised by media outlets are of serious concern,” it said in a statement ahead of the third Test starting
Thursday in Perth, where England are battling to avoid going 3-0 down in the five-Test series.
“Cricket Australia will co-operate fully with any ICC Anti-Corruption Unit investigation.”
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It added that “players are able to report any suspicions they have on a confidential basis and in the past, there has been a
strong Australian player culture to do so”.
The Indian pair — secretly filmed at hotels in Dubai and Delhi during the paper’s four-month investigation — claimed corrupt
players would signal the fix was on by making a subtle gesture on the field, such as changing their gloves.
Spotters in the crowd then tell bookies who put millions of bets into the illegal Indian betting market.
The two Indian Indian match fixers claimed they could get players to follow “scripts” like how many runs would be scored in
a one session, or an innings the match, when a wicket would fall and what a team would do if it won the toss, The Sun said.
“I will give you worksheet in Ashes Test. Session runs. Maybe day one of the test match, day two, day three. We have two session
work, one session costs 60
lakh rupees (£69,000), two sessions 120 lakh rupees (£138,000),” it cited one of the men as saying to sun reported.
“If you are interested (we) will talk to the Silent Man. If you want to go with him alright, but you will not sit in the meeting.”
The Sun said the men also bragged to their reporters, who posed as financiers for underworld London bookies, that they also
claiming they could fix Twenty20 leagues such as Australia’s Big Bash and the Indian Premier League (IPL).They claimed to
have carried out 17 to 18 fixes with two IPL teams.He said: “You have to give advance money in India. ***** will tell you each and
everything, how to put on a bet. I will give you exact figure, like 10 overs, 35 runs.”
In a call this week Joban said details would be passed on after the toss “maybe on day one or two”.He added: “The Australian bookmakers will buy this match so it will be perfect, perfect news.”
Experts believe the Perth Test is a target for Indian fixers as the time difference to Delhi is 2½ hours — making high-speed telephone betting trades easier.
In recent time, two Pakistan players Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were caught in a spot-fixing scandal which shocked Pakistan
They were both banned for five years.
More recently, a probe was launched by the ICC into pitch tampering claims against a ground official ahead of the second one-day
international between India and New Zealand in Pune in October 2017.