Entire Indian cricket establishment is compromised

[Sachin=GOD]

Entire Indian cricket establishment is compromised Pradeep Magazine May 18, 2013

The ticking time-bomb that the Indian T20 league was, has finally exploded to tear to smithereens the facade of well-being the `paid servants' of the Board have been trying to build for Indian cricket for the last few years. Instead of expressing shock, despair, dismay and take recourse to sentiments of hurt and anger, but still not lose our abiding faith in those who administer the game in the country, it is time to accept the fact that the entire cricket establishment in India is compromised to the core. It is not my case that the pre- T20 era was pure and pristine, and the winds of corruption began to sweep the corridors of cricket once Mr Lalit Modi launched a global product which dazzled the world. We all know what happened in 2000, when the match-fixing scandal broke and the subsequent ban imposed on a few Indian players. Crony capitalism It is definitely my case that the post-T20 era has taken cricket corruption to a new level, where first a format was created which lends itself easily to fixing and then a tournament was structured around it in a manner which allowed private enterprise to break almost every rule-book of corporate governance. Crony capitalism is a word which almost every Indian is aware of today, thanks to the minute-a-day exposes which show corporate-politician nexus in its brazen, crude form. And thanks to the T20 league, the line between the administrators, team owners, players - former and present — and now the bookies, has got so blurred that it defies belief. Litany of grievances The list of alleged crimes is almost endless. From money-laundering to FEMA violations, from turning almost every powerful voice of Indian cricket into paid servants of the board and making use of them in painting a rosy picture for itself. In this cleverly crafted strategy every effort has been made to silence the voice of dissent, something whose consequences are always fraught with extreme danger. A mirror is supposed to reflect your true face. Manipulating that image to create a face minus all its warts, does not change the reality. When the mirror comes crashing down, as it has today, its piercing splinters can rip apart the mask and create more ugly scars, which become impossible to hide. Greed begets greed and an unregulated market which thrives on speculation is a sure recipe for disaster. Unfortunately, the T20 league has become like the stock-market, where profits are more important than the sport and its integrity. In this atmosphere of complete lack of faith in anyone who has anything to do with cricket today, does anyone expect the world to believe that the three players arrested for fixing are the only bad apples that are spoiling the fair name of the game? The Board and those who have become its paid cheerleaders need to genuinely introspect for the sake of the sport which they claim to worship and not use it to enhance their already bulging bank balances. Unfortunately the cricket establishment in India today is so heavily compromised that only a credible, independent, fearless authority with all the powers to probe and punish, can restore any faith in the game. Is this asking for too much?

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[superstar]

He is speaking like a communist in Cnn. Nothing other than banning IPL and getting rid of srini will keep him quiet

[bulbul]

He is speaking like a communist in Cnn. Nothing other than banning IPL and getting rid of srini will keep him quiet

His opinion , he is free to express.

[G_B_]

His opinion ' date=' he is free to express.[/quote'] my opinion is that the writer is an idiot. Wonder what he had to say when Test cricket first unmasked the spot fixing saga. The test cricket brigade need to get this into their heads that the masses in most countries are not interested in this format. They shout till their throats are sore but its not going to change the fact.

[G_B_]

hahahaha btw that dude's name is Pradeep Magazine?

[bulbul]

my opinion is that the writer is an idiot. Wonder what he had to say when Test cricket first unmasked the spot fixing saga. The test cricket brigade need to get this into their heads that the masses in most countries are not interested in this format. They shout till their throats are sore but its not going to change the fact.

your opinion should be about his views I guess :--D

[velu]

Sachin=GOD is lalit modi in disguise

[bulbul]

Sachin=GOD is lalit modi in disguise

He is a common cricket fan I guess.

[Sachin=GOD]

Sachin=GOD is lalit modi in disguise

:secret:

[superstar]

He is still winning about conflict of interest. I see how that is related to spot fixing. Mixing unrelated things to act as if he is a great journalist.

[kubrickian]

Just typical BS nonsense from another stupid Indian "journalist". An Indian journalist talking about honesty and integrity is the funniest thing.

[Sachin=GOD]

Pradeep Magazine knows more about the betting/bookies/fixing than most people in this country and those who think he is an idiot who is just blabbering without knowing anything about this issue, I'd suggest you read this book written by him on the nexus between cricketers and bookies/fixers : Not Quite Cricket 1st Revised Edition (2007). Since then he has covered IPL extensively so when he says that the entire IPL is corrupt and needs to be investigated then I'd take his words over those of random people on ICF.

[kubrickian]

Pradeep Magazine knows more about the betting/bookies/fixing than most people in this country and those who think he is an idiot who is just blabbering without knowing anything about this issue' date=' I'd suggest you read this book written by him on the nexus between cricketers and bookies/fixers : Not Quite Cricket 1st Revised Edition (2007). Since then he has covered IPL extensively so when he says that the entire IPL is corrupt and needs to be investigated then I'd take his words over those of random people on ICF.[/quote'] Then why didnt he co-operate with the police before and clean the corruption rather than write his rubbish articles now after this spot fixing controversy broke out ?

[Sachin=GOD]

Then why didnt he co-operate with the police before and clean the corruption rather than write his rubbish articles now after this spot fixing controversy broke out ?

go ask him.

[superstar]

Pradeep Magazine knows more about the betting/bookies/fixing than most people in this country and those who think he is an idiot who is just blabbering without knowing anything about this issue' date=' I'd suggest you read this book written by him on the nexus between cricketers and bookies/fixers : Not Quite Cricket 1st Revised Edition (2007). Since then he has covered IPL extensively so when he says that the entire IPL is corrupt and needs to be investigated then I'd take his words over those of random people on ICF.[/quote'] You do not understand what I am saying. People seem to be speaking as if other forms /tournaments are not corrupt. If IPL is corrupt then most of those bad eggs are going to be in other domestic tournaments/int tournaments. Banning iPL or suspending it is not going to do anything. If you read most articles it is clear bookies make initial contacts in domestic /low profile tournaments. So probably we need to ban ranji first. And he repeatedly brings Srinis conflict of interest in BCCI during discussions on this issue. That has absolutely nothing to do with spot fixing unless srini is himself using the team for betting.

[kubrickian]

go ask him.

He wont because he is clueless.

[Crookbond]

You do not understand what I am saying. People seem to be speaking as if other forms /tournaments are not corrupt. If IPL is corrupt then most of those bad eggs are going to be in other domestic tournaments/int tournaments. Banning iPL or suspending it is not going to do anything. If you read most articles it is clear bookies make initial contacts in domestic /low profile tournaments. So probably we need to ban ranji first. And he repeatedly brings Srinis conflict of interest in BCCI during discussions on this issue. That has absolutely nothing to do with spot fixing unless srini is himself using the team for betting.

Does he ask the IPL to be banned or suspended?

[superstar]

Does he ask the IPL to be banned or suspended?

Check his ibnlive interview yesterday. Constantly whinning about IPL and srini. Does not seem to think beyond that. The question as to whether IPLs has credibility issues is stupid. Indian cricket as a whole is facing a credibility issue here.

[Sachin=GOD]

Check his ibnlive interview yesterday. Constantly whinning about IPL and srini. Does not seem to think beyond that. The question as to whether IPLs has credibility issues is stupid. Indian cricket as a whole is facing a credibility issue here.

that is because of IPL. Indian cricket did well to get over the 2000 match fixing scandal and had moved on but then 6 years ago came IPL and brought with it fixing, betting, spot fixing, conflicts of interests, money laundering, manipulations and other shady stuff so its no wonder that Indian cricket is once again facing a credibility crisis.

[superstar]

that is because of IPL. Indian cricket did well to get over the 2000 match fixing scandal and had moved on but then 6 years ago came IPL and brought with it fixing' date=' betting, spot fixing, conflicts of interests, money laundering, manipulations and other shady stuff so its no wonder that Indian cricket is once again facing a credibility crisis.[/quote'] This is a naive statement. A lot of people escaped axing in 2000. Kapil and Sunil stil sound dubious to me. And they have very close access to players. 2003 worldcup and 2007 worldcup had match fixing accusations as well. IPL did not exist then.