Cricket betting scandal
- 3 November 2011 13:081346883 players and an agent have now got their just desserts, that is if you class porridge as a dessert.
the judge said that it was merely the tip of an iceberg as cricket has many more opportunities for spot fixing than any other sport.
it has been suggested that the anti corruption unit should enlist former test match players as the police have said that unless they are fully clued up with the intricacies of the game then they miss something that an insider would see as unusual.
a good example was when a no ball was bowled in the match in question, the commentator at the time, an ex west indies star bowler michael holding expressed incredulity at the over stepping. - 3 November 2011 13:19134692The sentences were very lenient, they must never be allowed on a cricket field again, but no doubt they will
Audere est facere. - Jan Higgins
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3 November 2011 15:18134716I am not to worried about the length of sentence there are far worse crimes than this that get lighter sentences.
I would say they should never be allowed anything to do with cricket unless it is for charity and then should receive no money not even expenses.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 3 November 2011 15:32134719i thought the judge got it about right given that the felons had to fork out for the prosecution costs as well as their defence fees.
i suspect they will be back in the future though, drug cheats in other sports seem to.
i would give a second chance to amir though, only 17 and from a mountain village, he would have done what his captain told him.
plus he actually pleaded guilty.