Every international cricket team fixed matches in the 90s: Paul Condon

[thakur_ritesh]

Former ICC Anti-Corruption Unit chief Paul Condon has made a sensational claim that every international team was involved in match-fixing at some stage in the 1990s. Condon, who was founding head of the ICC's ACSU, said match fixing was not just restricted to Indian sub-continent.

"In the late 1990s, Test and World Cup matches were being routinely fixed. From the late Eighties certainly through to 1999-2000 there were a number of teams involved in fixing, and certainly more than the Indian sub-continent teams were involved,"

"A whole generation of cricketers playing in the late 1990s must've known what was going on and did nothing. When they look back on their careers, a bit of shame must creep in. The last fixes of whole matches, or even series, were probably in 2001 before we'd really got the unit going."

Spot Fixing: "It started with friendly fixes in the UK in the old Sunday leagues. Over a weekend you'd have a county side playing their county match and then a Sunday league match and there would be friendly fixes, not for money but for manipulating places in the leagues."

"If you're Team A and have a higher position in the Sunday league and I'm captain of Team B and my team have no chance in the Sunday league, I might do a deal to ensure you got maximum points in your Sunday league match. You would reciprocate in the County Championships. These friendly fixes quickly became more sinister, probably in the Eighties."

"In one group match during a couple of overs two guys suddenly went from scoring runs in double figures to just ones and twos. For spot fixing, that's all you need. From 2003 spot fixing became the name of the game,"

Every international team fixed matches in 1990s: Condon - Hindustan Times

Every international team fixed matches in 1990s: Condon - The Times of India

The Hindu : Sport / Cricket : Every international team fixed matches in 90s: Former Anti-Corruption Chief

 

[SHASH2K2]

I dont think anyone would say that its wrong report . heck even world cup final was fixed. even victory by hitting a six at end of the match was also fixed.

 

[thakur_ritesh]

Incidently Australia and South Africa were considered as the biggest fixers of that era!

 

[Yusuf]

All Sharjah matches were fixed. Fixing was prevalent. Best is that the report points at the holier than thou lot from England right from grade cricket. Look how early they start.

 

[SPIEZ]

All Sharjah matches were fixed. Fixing was prevalent. Best is that the report points at the holier than thou lot from England right from grade cricket. Look how early they start.

LOL! Sharjah matches are fixed and ICC governing body meets happen at Dubai, how curious.

 

[thakur_ritesh]

Azharuddin's decision to field first in 1996 World Cup semis stunned me: Kambli


Azharuddin's decision to field first in 1996 World Cup semis stunned me: Kambli - The Times of India

Kambli claims that his suspicion arose due to Mohammed Azharuddin's decision to field first even though it was unanimously decided that the team would bat after winning the toss.

"I will never forget the 1996 match because my career ended after this and I was dropped from the team. I was stunned by India's decision to field,"

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"I was standing on one side and on the other end my fellow batsman was telling me that we would chase the target. However, soon after they quickly got out one by one. I don't know what transpired."

"Something was definitely amiss. However, I was not given a chance to speak and was dropped soon after. Our team manager at that time Ajit Wadekar was aware of everything. He had even written an article afterwards that Vinod Kambli had been made a scapegoat," he said.

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"We had been playing well during the entire World Cup and even defeated the likes of West Indies and Pakistan to reach the semifinal. Our openers were all set to bat, however, at the nick of time, we learnt we had to field. I got a huge shock after learning this," he said.