CRICKET AND MATCH-FIXING – HOW IT WORKS, THE PUNISHMENT FOR FIXING AND RECENT FIXING

Guys if you are a cricket fan, you might have heard about the match-fixing right. Even if you are not a fan, still the word ‘fixing’ might have encountered you somewhere. For those who don’t know what is match-fixing, match-fixing refers to a match whose outcomes are fixed and predetermined.

In any sports game, any team can win until the last second, nothing can be predicted. But when a match is fixed, the things have already been decided and the results are fixed. Many a time in the past, there have been instances where match-fixing has taken place.

WHAT IS MATCH-FIXING AND SPOT-FIXING

About the match-fixing which is also known as spot-fixing, the fixing is done not only on the results of the game but on everything, on the player getting out, scoring a six, getting hit, runs in an over, almost everything.

The main reason why math fixing is done is to earn the money. The primary and biggest objective of spot-fixing is earning loads of money through a match.

MATCH-FIXING AND SPOT-FIXING
MATCH-FIXING AND SPOT-FIXING

The difference between match-fixing and spot-fixing is that match-fixing is fixing the results of the match, about which team loses and which one wins. While spot-fixing is fixing on a specific point in a whole match like a single ball where the player will throw a no-ball or white or player hitting a six. Comparatively, spot-fixing is a lot harder to detect than match-fixing.

PARTIES INVOLVES AND BENEFICIARIES

Taking about the parties involved in a match-fixing, there can be a lot of people involved in a match-fixing. Though most of the time, there is a bookie who takes care of the betting, the people who pay to them, and the cricketers who actually play the game. All three people in the deal are beneficiaries as everyone gets their share of the money.

HOW IT WORKS

As match-fixing is illegal in India and a punishable crime, the fixers try to keep it secret so that they do not get caught and earn their money safely. So, rather than fixing the whole match, they try to fix a limited number of outcomes.

That does not get in the eye of the people and they could easily manipulate things up. As it is an illegal thing to do, the people involved in the fixing are very limited and the ones who are involved have a 100% chance of going to jail if get caught.

It’s easier to fix up things in cricket as there are a ton of opportunities. If it’s a T20 match, there are 120 balls in every single innings out of which the fixers need to take care of just a few of them which makes them very safe and easy for them. As a very small portion of the game gets fixed, it becomes next to impossible to spot.

HOW IT WORKS
HOW IT WORKS

Longer the game, the more opportunities for spot-fixing. Talking about how things work in betting, the people who are the fixers, talk with the players about the hints which will be provided to them so that whenever they get such a hint, they will know what to do.

As the players get the hint, they do what they are told and hence the outcomes become fixed. The reason behind match-fixing is betting. If it’s a 20 overs match, there are many opportunities for fixing. If it’s a 50 overs match or a test one, there are way more opportunities.

WHAT IS BETTING

Betting refers to bet on an outcome that is just a mere possibility of a happening or non-happening of an event. In matches, people bet their money on the results or overs or on a single ball of the match. If the outcomes turn out to be the same as the bet, the one who bet earns money. If the outcomes are not what he betted on, he loses all.

So, to make sure they win the money, the big players in the betting already fix the outcomes, so that they will bet money on the outcomes which they have already fixed and when the outcomes come positive, they earn.

In betting, the amount that one will get on winning the bet depends upon the possibilities of the happening of an event. For example, if it’s the last ball of the match and the batting team needs seven runs to win, there are no possibilities that they will win so the odds will be in the favour of losing.

But if there are three balls left and six runs to hit, the possibility of winning is higher. Higher the possibility, the more the return. As the players get money from the fixers for increasing the certainty of an event, they will do it and the fixers also earn money from betting, so it’s a win-win situation for both of them.

WHY MATCH-FIXING IS ILLEGAL, ARE PLAYERS TO BE BLAMED?

The reason why match-fixing is illegal is that if a match is already fixed, if the outcomes are pre-decided, then what is the point of playing at all. Also, if you already know that who will win the match, will you go to see the match, of course not. Also, whenever a tournament is organized, the organization wants to have a fair and honest game.

When two countries play a match against each other, not only the players and the committee but also the people from both the countries want their country’s team to win. If they already knew who will win, then it would be meaningless to organize any games.

WHAT IS MATCH-FIXING AND SPOT-FIXING
WHAT IS MATCH-FIXING AND SPOT-FIXING

Also, a lot of sponsorships and money is spent to arrange games, even the players are also paid the salary for playing, if they do something unethical in the game, it is illegal. Plus, winning bets by predicting the pre-decided results is not a way to earn money, and also betting is illegal in India and a punishable crime.

PUNISHMENT OF MATCH-FIXING

As far as match-fixing is concerned, there is no specific punishment for match-fixing in India. However, the court can punish the guilty for penalties and imprisonment depending upon the crime.

Also, the Board of control for cricket in India can also ban the player for a specific number of years which means the player won’t be allowed to play in any domestic or international match.

As it’s not easy to detect fixing in a match, a player can’t be charged. Also, it’s not possible in most of the cases to find out any proof of the match-fixing because of which there is no specific punishment for it.

As Players are supposed to be responsible and honest towards their game and they share a relationship of honesty with the general public of the nation, when they cheat, they break such trust. So, the guilty can be charged with section 415 of the Indian Penal Code.

HOW TO KNOW IF A MATCH IS FIXED

It is not easy to detect if a match is fixed as cricket is a totally unpredictable match and anything can happen at any moment of the game. Still, if there are unexpected and shocking incidents, like the whole team getting out one by one without scoring, or an in-form bowler getting destroyed, or a very easy catch dropped, one can get an idea that the game is fixed.

One can easily know while watching a match if things are going completely strange. Though it’s not that easy to know if things are fixes. Even if one detects the spot-fixing, it’s next to impossible to prove it and there won’t be legit proof that can prove that match is fixed.

IS INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE FIXED?

Our very own Indian Premier League is not only just a cricket tournament but also a business worth thousands of crores. A lot of money is involved in the game and some people earn great money during the two months time of IPL. Since the initial season of the Indian Premier League, a lot of money was spent on picking up players, for broadcasting rights and sponsorships. Also, some amount of revenue was earned through ticket sales too.

There are no certainties that say that the IPL matches are fixed. However, instances happened which say that there have been fixing in the IPL. In the year 2013, Indian police got two bookies who told them that every single ball of the game is fixed by their employers who were sitting overseas.

Also, last year, Mumbai Indians made a tweet about Delhi’s final score in 20 overs. As it turned out, it was almost similar to what Mumbai predicted which is not a coincidence.

Also, if one has noticed, there are a lot of matches in which one team loses or wins a match on the last ball only or by a single run which is quite hard to digest.

Also, in the year 2013, three players from the Rajasthan Royals team were arrested on the charges of match-fixing whom BCCI banned for playing cricket. Though the life ban was removed a few years later.

In cricket, a lot of players around the world have been arrested due to involvement in match-fixing. They have put a lifetime ban on playing cricket, but some of them got to play cricket later.

However, as there is no specific law, the players are free to do whatever they want. Don’t you think there should be a law under which such players and fixers be punished?

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