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“.

• What is spot-fixing? Spot fixing is about getting players/officials to act in a specified predefined manner at a particular time or during a particular session of a match, with or without adversely affecting the overall outcome of the game. It is also known as micro-fixing or fancy-fixing.
• What kinds of events does spot-fixing target?Anything from the ordinary to the bizarre can be the focus of spot-fixing. Who will win the toss, which umpire will stand at which end of the wicket, how many players will be wearing sunglasses, how many times the wicketkeeper will take the bails off in an innings, which bowler will come on first change, when the new ball will be taken. All of these and any number of other similar (and at times very silly) aspects can become the subject matter of both legal and illegal bets. If a fixer has prior information relating to a predetermined occurrence during a specific period or session of a match, he can make a killing and happily share a part of the booty with the player/official who is his accomplice.
• What is session betting? Each innings of 50 overs in an ODI is divided into three sessions of 15, 15 and 20 overs each. For each session, bets are accepted on permutations and combinations involving runs scored and wickets taken, and more marginal aspects along the lines of those mentioned above, such as, for instance, how many wide balls will be bowled in a particular session. In recent times both legal and illegal bookkeepers have started offering odds on session betting. Thus the number of options for betting in a six-session ODI are multiplied many times – as opposed to just betting on the outcomes at the end of the match.
• What kind of inside information do bookies look for to help with spot-fixing? Bookies and punters are always looking for inside information, especially information emanating from dressing rooms: the condition of the pitch, the team composition, who will open the batting, injuries – anything that may impact a specific session of the match or events within, or the final outcome. The players in their innocence or ignorance, or in connivance, may share such inside information.”

Right now, the Don who controls this system is Dawood Ibrahim, who is an accused in the Mumbai Bomb blast in India.

List of Banned Players for fixing the Matches.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cricketers_banned_for_match_fixing

Resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_fixing

http://www.espncricinfo.com/match-fixing-anniversary/content/story/468255.html

 

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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?

There is another track where Chhota Shakeel divulging that Dawood Ibrahim’is ‘not interested and never involved in cricket gambling”(!?)

There is also a report that Dawood Ibrahim gang has collected Rs 1200 crores from IPL 6 match fixing, so far!(jaimaharastra news)

Cricket Betting IPL6

Story:

First Ramiz Raja asked Rahul Dravid, the Royals captain, about the “tough couple of days”. Then, toss done and lost, Dravid is asked the same question by Alistair Campbell. Same answer – It’s been tough for everyone who follows the game. One does not expect, on the official channel, a full-fledged discussion on spot-fixing but to avoid the issue altogether is a blinkered policy that works only in societies where despotic regimes have cut off all access to the outside world. It merely confirms, for the critics, the impression that the IPL – or, at least, its coverage on the official channel – is less about the cricket and more about the entertainment…. t was like watching two parallel universes: one, in which the crisis was being discussed threadbare, with all its implications and interpretations, and another in which the crisis didn’t exist. (There was a third universe – the spectators in the Hyderabad stadium who, as our reporter Abhishek Purohit wrote, knew the facts but didn’t really care.).. Contrast this with ITV’s coverage of the IPL in the UK; there was a frank and free discussion on Thursday, the day the story broke, with the participants – including Aakash Chopra – at liberty to discuss the story after a briefing by lawyers…

Sources:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/636576.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/spot-fixing-hits-ipl-6/news/D-Company-may-have-terrorized-young-cricketers-into-fixing/articleshow/20128371.cms

http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k7/feb/febrel38.htm

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IPL 6 Fixing,Supply Of Women Phone Conversation Excerpts.

Sreesanth,Chandila ,Chavan and eleven bookies were arrested for spot-fining the IPL 6 Matches yesterday.

Chandila,Sreesanth and Chavan

Following a tip-off that the Dawood Ibrahim gang was involved in Cricket T20 IPL 6, the Police started investigations from April first week.

The Police inform that they had taped conversations of the accused with them.

Excerpts of the tapped conversations.

IPL 6 Match Fixers ,Chavan,Sreesanth and Chandila.

Here are excerpts of taped conversations allegedly between bookies and the players released by the Delhi Police today.

The police say this first conversation took place before a match between the Pune Warriors and the Rajasthan Royals on May 5, allegedly between spinner Ajit Chandila and a bookie named Amit:

The conversations reveal that,

“The conversations reveal that two bookies, Manan and Chand, “arranged” women for Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila on at least three occasions, Indian Express reported.

The conversations have references to the times of despatch and arrival of the women,  police officers said.

A third player, also of the Rajasthan Royals, too accepted the services of escorts provided by the bookies, the transcripts reveal. But this player was apparently not involved in spot-fixing.

Biju alias Jiju, the alleged go-between for Sreesanth, also availed of the escorts’ services, the report said.”(IndiaTV News)

http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ipl6-bookies-supplied-women-to-sreesanth-chandila-police-7991.html

Chandila: Yes, tell me brother. Let me go. I will give the signal. Let the first over go. I will see.

Amit: Do the first over with confidence and with same confidence do the second over for us.

Chandila: Ok, Ok. I will do.

Amit: What will be your signal?

Chandila: I will pull my both T-shirts up and down and will then look up before starting the over.

In this over, Chandila, however, forgot to give the signal but allegedly gave away 14 runs as promised.

Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar told reporters: “This led to a lot of arguments and demand for return of money (Rs. 20 lakh) advanced to him. Another Rs. 20 lakh was to be given after the match. Chandila had to return the money.”

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The second conversation was allegedly between Sreesanth’s close friend Jiju Janardhan, who has played in the same club as the Kerala pacer, and a bookie named Chand before a May 9 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab. It was allegedly decided that Sreesanth  would give away at least 14 runs in the second over he bowled.

Chand: What will be the signal?

Jiju: I have told him. He will not do anything which is unusual. He will tuck in a towel before bowling the second over.

Chand: Brother please advise him to give us some time before starting the over as we can start our booking.

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The third conversation was allegedly between players Chandila and Ankeet Chavan before yesterday’s match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians. Chandila was not playing and allegedly “motivated” Chavan convincing him to give at least 13 runs in his second over.

Chavan: I am outside.

Chandila: Ok. Should I say yes?

Chavan: Yes, but how much?

Chandila: They are saying 12.

Chavan: No, I don’t think that’s possible. It will be too much.

Chandila: I have given them assurance. It will be done. Should I say yes?

Chavan: Ok. say yes.

Chandila: I have told them 60 (lakh) for one over.

Chavan: Yes Ok. I will move my wrist band as an indication. Rest we will talk on BBM.

Police said that in a later call, it was decided that Chavan will give away 14 or more runs whenever he bowls his second over.

Source:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/spot-fixing-in-ipl-excerpts-of-conversations-allegedly-between-players-bookies-367846

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Sreesanth Arrested For IPL 6 Match Fixing

In Rahul Dravid’s Team?

Weeping Sreesanth

16 May 2013 04:40,

(16 May) Delhi police special cell arrested three cricketers of the Rajasthan Royals team, including test-discard Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, in a late night raid on Wednesday after surveillance confirmed telephonic talks between bookies in India and Pakistan over betting in the ongoing T20 tournament. In a swift follow-up, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ordered suspension of the three till further inquiry. The trio would be produced before a court in Delhi. Sreesanth was arrested from his friend’s house, while spinners Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila were picked up from the team hotel in Mumbai. Apart from the cricketers, seven bookies from Mumbai and two from Delhi have also been arrested, police sources said. Raids were on to nab two more bookies in Delhi. In a statement, BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said, “The BCCI is shocked and saddened at the recent developments. The BCCI has zero tolerance to corruption. We will offer all cooperation to the Delhi police.

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“The special cell of the Delhi police arrested Sreesanth from his friend’s place in Mumbai while the other two cricketers were arrested on Thursday night from the team hotel at Nariman Point for their alleged role in spot fixing.Sreesanth is noted for his exuberant and emotional behaviour, especially whilst appealing for and celebrating wickets. Such trademark behaviour has seen him frequently fined for violating the player conduct guidelines of the International Cricket Council.

His emotional antics, which have led him to be regarded by some commentators as eccentric, were frequently noted.

He was fined after breaching the International Cricket Council’s advertising logo policy, and also for “conduct contrary to the spirit of the game” after sending off Hashim Amla after dismissing him during India’s 2006 tour to South Africa atJohannesburg.

He was also involved in a highly-publicised confrontation while batting against paceman André Nel.”

Source:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Cricket/T20/Chunk-HT-UI-T20-DontMiss/YouTube-hits-Sreesanth-s-tantrums-caught-on-video/SP-Article10-1060951.aspx

 

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Would You Pee In The Cricket Ground

The on field behavior of the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma leaves one nauseating.

The mouthing of profanities at the opposition and even on their teammates, as when Gambhir to Laxmipahy Balaji for conceding runs, makes one wonder whether these people are grown ups or have not started growing at all beyond bed wetting!

Sledging, Cricket, Indian Cricketers.

These unruly, intemperate,uncouth cricket players make the likes of John McEnroe ,Dennis Lille, Jeff Thomson,Javed Miandad, Harbhajan Singh,Ricky Ponting,Mathew Hayden look like novices!

Playing with passion, urge to compete?

This is their refrain?

Would you , if the urge is, Pee on the Cricket Ground?

Bachon, Khele pehle.

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