New book uncovers illegal Indian bookie dealings with alleged match fixers and corruptors; Bookie Tweets ‘script’ for alleged ‘fix’ during high-profile 2011 World Cup match; Casts doubt on criminal conviction of Pakistani spot-fixers for ‘cheating at gambling’; Alleges links between 45 former and current international or domestic cricketers and illegal bookies
Startling new claims of widespread corruption and match fixing in world cricket are contained in a powerful new book that for the first time infiltrates the heart of India’s illegal bookmaking industry.
At the centre of the sensational allegations is that that the result of one of the highest profile One-Day matches in recent years, during the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup in India, was fixed.
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