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[42] he was accused of match fixing in the match fixing scandal that erupted in the aftermath of the series. [43] Then captain of South Africa Hansie Cronje stated that Azharuddin was the one to introduce him to bookies. [44] International Cricket Council and BCCI banned Azharuddin for life based on a report by Central Bureau of Investigation ...
In cricket, match fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law.In particular, players have been approached by bookmakers and bribed to throw matches or aspects of matches (such as the toss), or provide other essential information.
On 15 June, Cronje released a statement that revealed all his contact with bookmakers. In 1996 during the third Test in Kanpur, he was introduced to Mukesh Gupta by Mohammad Azharuddin. Gupta gave Cronje $30,000 to persuade the South Africans to lose wickets on the last day to lose the match.
Mohammad Azharuddin is a former international cricketer who represented and captained the India national cricket team. Considered to be one of the greatest batsman to emerge from Indian cricket, he was well known for his "wristy strokeplay". A right-handed middle order batsman, Azharuddin scored 29 international centuries before the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) accused him of ...
[9] [10] Specific areas of concern for the media was the method of recording evidence, lack of initiative to dig into the disconnect in facts of the Aamir Sohail – Mohammad Azharuddin toss, lack of questioning and evidences against people involved in betting and match-fixing, not considering the tapes of interview by Outlook with Rashead ...
Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were later jailed and banned from cricket. In 2013, three cricketers from New Zealand were approached by the ICC in regards to match fixing, [14] later named as Lou Vincent, Chris Cairns and Daryl Tuffey. [15] In 2014, Vincent admitted to being involved in match fixing. [16]
In organized sports, match fixing (also known as game fixing, ... Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja as fellow match fixers. Jadeja was banned for 4 years. Although ...
The film has generated controversy prior to its release over a storyline that absolves the protagonist Mohammad Azharuddin from charges of fixing matches in return of money. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] M. A. Ganapathy the former Superintendent of Police in CBI who was the chief investigating officer in the match-fixing case has refuted the movie's clean chit ...