10 Scandals involving Match-Fixing, Spot-Fixing, and Corruption that rocked Cricket
In the past, some players corrupted the game of cricket and faced severe repercussions for their actions.
4. IPL 2012 spot-fixing scandal
In 2012, five uncapped Indian players faced a ban from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for getting caught in a Hindi news channel’s sting operation which accused them of accepting money in exchange for spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The incident shook IPL fans as these cricketers made some shocking revelations as well, in the sting video.
During the fifth edition of IPL, Pune Warriors India’s Mohnish Mishra, Abinav Bali, Deccan Chargers’ TP Sudhindra, and Kings XI Punjab’s Amit Yadav and Shalabh Srivastava were caught red-handed in the sting video. Bali also claimed that he was involved in spot-fixing during the 2009 IPL edition.
After the release of the sting video, the BCCI got active, and the then IPL chairman, Rajiv Shukla, said that he would recommend strict action against the culprits. Maintaining integrity in the league, the IPL governing council suspended all five players.
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