Ashes might be a victim of spot-fixing for money worth 1,40,000 pounds reveal the bookies

Cricket has been marred by controversies over the years. The most brutal of them are the spot-fixing scandals. Cricketers have been mercilessly punished for any involvement in fixing and yet there seems to be no end to such hideous acts. There have been multiple reports coming from various sources about spot-fixing in the ongoing Ashes series.

A British newspaper, The Sun, recently did an undercover operation which has led to some chilling revelations. A journalist interviewed a couple of Indian bookies and their conversation is extremely hard to swallow. Every cricket fan is well aware of the current spot-fixing scenario but the Ashes being one of the purest rivalries is in the picture now.

The bookies also revealed that as many as eighteen Indian Premier League matches were fixed in the latest edition. Almost 1,75,000 pounds were paid to a former Test cricketer to bowl a wide that eventually altered the run-rate. The bookies revealed some other gestures through which the bookers are notified.

The conversation

The conversation was between the journalist of a British tabloid, the sun and two identified bookies named Sobers Joban and Priyank Saxena. They, first of all, talked about how the ongoing Test between Australia and England can be spot fixed and money worth 1,40,000 can be moved around. The video of the same has sent a quake through the cricketing fraternity.

Here is the conversation as reported by Indian Express:

Joban: “I will give you work in the Ashes Test in Perth.”

The reporter: “So, do you think we might get something in the third Test.”

Joban: “Yes, sessions in Ashes…maybe first day or second day.”

Joban: “Yeah, runs, so it’s going to one session, the man will take Rs 60 lakh.”

Sobers also named a few international cricketers who indulge in spot-fixing and have worked for them. Sobers is a former Delhi based cricketer while Priyank is an entrepreneur. The bookies also revealed that it is by the medium of simple signs that the communication takes place. Acts such as stopping the bowler before the ball or changing your gloves or even bowling a wide at the start of the over.

Such revelations are absolutely unhealthy for the game. Though ICC has denied all the claims there still might be some truth to this story.