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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.
Delhi police have claimed that Chavan has confessed being involved in the spot-fixing. The police also claimed that Chandila had tried to get other players, including Chavan, involved in the spot-fixing under the direction of the bookies. [9] The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended the players till further investigation. [7]
The 2009 Hindi film, 99, starring Kunal Khemu, Boman Irani, Soha Ali Khan and Cyrus Broacha, is set in the year 1999, with the India-South Africa match fixing controversy as the backdrop. The 2008 Hindi film, Jannat , directed by Kunal Deshmukh and starring Emran Hashmi , Sonal Chauhan and Javed Sheikh is also based on match fixing.
The reason for fixing a match includes ensuring a certain team advances or gambling. Match fixing is seen as one of the biggest problems in organized sports and is considered as a major scandal. This article is a list of match fixing incidents and of matches that are widely suspected of having been fixed.
The 2012 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case was a controversy which arose during the 2012 Indian Premier League and led to the banning of five cricketers. It started when a Hindi news channel, India TV , aired a sting operation which accused five players of seeking money in exchange for spot-fixing . [ 1 ]
A bombshell report has been dropped on the world of men's tennis with a BuzzFeed News/BBC investigation uncovering secret files that point to match-fixing.
All of these inferences of journalist of match-fixing were not unjustified as the Judge himself believes that large amount of betting took place on cricket in India. But the Police said that it had not been possible for their investigating teams to identify any player or players in the Indian team who lay bets on cricket.
The pitch tampering incident involving both India and Sri Lanka is a developing controversy in international cricket following the 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal. [13] Match fixing scandals in Sri Lanka have flared up in recent times, including alleged misconduct during a domestic first class cricket match between Panadura Cricket Club ...