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What is Cricket Match Fixing And How

In a Cricket match, when two teams play or in a league match, the outcome of the match is predetermined and bets are placed on the teams .

Then money changes hands based on the outcome of the match.

Mohammed Azharuddin, The Fixer of Cricket Matches, India.
This is not legalized.

The primary mover of the system, usually the Underworld,operates through persons who accept the bets called 'Bookies'

They get in touch with the players, offer them money and induce them to throw away the match,either by tactics or selection of players.

Apart from this,there is another system which is called 'spot fixing'

Here the outcome of the Match is not altered, but the components of the game, especially Bowling is manipulated' like giving away 'wides',bowling 'No Balls".

IPL6 Cricket Betting The Silence, Dawood Ibrahim,Diversion

I have been feeling that, ever since the IPL6 betting story broke out with the arrest of Srresanth, Chandila and Chavan , the BCCI's and the official broadcaster, Set Max, muted and in cases where there was a discussion it appeared as though it was a reluctant one.

This could not have been only due to the official coyness resulting from the fact that the' enquiry was in progress' line'.

I found some one who has similar suspicions.

It is curious to note the difference in speaking about the accused, including Sreesanth , for their role in the IPL6 match fixing.

Compare this with the earlier Cricket match fixing cases, say , the one involving Azharuddin and in another case of the Pakistani Cricketers.

This deafening silence is not limited to only BCCI.

What about the ICC?

Now news comes out that the Dawood Ibrahim's group might have terrorized the cricketer into participating in the match fixing! The IPL spot-fixing controversy acquired a sinister edge on Saturday. Delhi Police sleuths investigating the crime said that D Company mobsters controlling the illegal betting operations were desperate to involve other young IPL players to join the spot-fixing racket.

According to transcripts of recorded phone conversations between bookies and gangsters, the criminals instructed bookies to threaten some young players with dire consequences if they refused to cooperate."

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Is this a trial run to exonerate the accused, step by step?