BCCI certainly has a point.
Any big event with a lot of money riding on it is going to attract the punters. Obviously, there are unscrupulous elements lurking to take advantage of the punters interest. From there on it just a small step to try and lure players to reveal inside information in order to hedge their bets. Players who reveal inside information can surely induced into throwing games.
So this begs the question, what was the need for the ICC or its officials to reiterate something so obvious in public?
Ideally, ICC should sanitize the players to these threats. Or if that had failed, then they would have kept an eye on those who are susceptible to the lure of easy money. Is 'nt prevention better than a cure?
These public reiterations draw unwelcome attention on the IPL and may serve as a beacon for the match-fixers. Surely, that is what ICC is hoping to avoid.
Or wait, is the ICC hoping that IPL will be tarnished by match fixing allegations?
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I believe there is talk already doing the rounds.
Rajasthan Royals had the least favoured odds to win before the IPL got underway, while Deccan Chargers were the favorites according to the bookies.
We all know the fate of those 2 teams. There's plenty of fixing talk going around in Pakistan.
This is news. I thought these were speculation.
No no it is still speculation.. Im just saying that in Pakistan fixing in this year's IPL is widely dicussed... no one has any conrete evidence or anything but its the talk that has probably reached the ICC's ears, which is why they came out with the statement that they did..
Sorry. I misunderstood.
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