Career of these 5 great cricketers was ruined due to match fixing, many shocking names in the list
Cricket News Desk. In the world of sports, match fixing is a pest that is destroying the roots of the game. Earlier this bug was very widespread in cricket. Many players were playing this game out of greed for money. But now the Cricket Board has taken up many weapons to kill this insect. Anti-corruption units are working day and night and guilty players are being punished. Due to these strict measures, match fixing is no longer as common as it used to be. Today here we are talking about those Indian players who got trapped in match fixing allegations and later ruined their careers.
Mohammad Azharuddin: Match fixing is a stain on the career of one of India's greatest captains, Mohammad Azharuddin. Azhar, who scored 6215 runs in 99 Tests and 9378 runs in 334 ODIs for India, was the greatest classical batsman of his time, long-time captain of Team India, accused of match-fixing in 1999-2000. In the year 2000, the Indian team was playing against South Africa as host. In this case, African captain Hansie Cronje admitted to betting and also took the name of Azhar. The case was investigated by CBI and then BCCI banned him for life. Later Azhar got a clean chit from the court. By then his career was over.
S Sreesanth: On 16 May 2013, Delhi Police arrested Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan from Mumbai on charges of spot-fixing during IPL 6. However, Sreesanth has always maintained that he is innocent and that he was forced to sign the statement. In July 2015, he was acquitted in the spot-fixing case. On 18 October 2017, the Kerala High Court reinstated the life ban imposed on Sreesanth. In March 2019, on the orders of the Supreme Court, BCCI reduced his ban to 7 years, that is, from September 13, 2020, he will be able to play all formats of the game. Sreesanth was selected in the Kerala squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021. He played his first match after the ban in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January 2021. On 9 March 2022, Sreesanth announced his retirement from domestic cricket.
Manoj Prabhakar: Former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar has made a big revelation and has accused many famous players of match fixing. According to Prabhakar, the results of the matches were decided in the dressing room of the Indian team. He had conducted a sting operation against many players including Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri. However, the matter took a shocking turn when Prabhakar himself was found involved in match fixing against West Indies. After this BCCI banned Prabhakar.
Nayan Mongia: One of India's greatest wicketkeeper batsmen, Nayan Mongia will probably be remembered more for his off-field controversies. He was dropped from the Indian team for not trying to win the match. Mongia was suspended after disagreeing with an umpire's decision and was banned after being suspected of being involved in match-fixing in the late 1990s.
Ajay Jadeja: All-rounder Ajay Jadeja's cricketing achievements were later followed by a 5-year ban for match-fixing. The Delhi High Court later lifted the ban on 27 January 2003, making Jadeja eligible to play domestic and international cricket. On 2 February 2001, Jadeja approached the Delhi High Court, in which K. BCCI's order imposing a five-year ban based on the recommendations of the Madhavan Committee was challenged. He returned to play Ranji in 2003.
Comments are closed.