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'Spot-fixing' refers to illegal activity in a sport where a
specific part of a game is fixed. Examples include something as minor
as timing a no ball or wide delivery in cricket or timing the first throw-in or corner in association football. Spot-fixing attempts to defraud bookmakers illegally by means of a player agreeing to perform to order by pre-arrangement. As such spot-fixing differs from match fixing, where a whole match is fixed, or point shaving,
a specific type of match fixing in which corrupt players (or officials)
attempt to limit the margin of victory of the favoured team.
Spot-fixing is more difficult to detect than match fixing or point
shaving. Spot-fixing is most associated with the betting markets of the
Indian subcontinent where bets can be placed on individual deliveries in
a cricket match. The advent of Twenty20 cricket is said to have made spot-fixing more difficult to detect as has the growth of Internet gambling and spread betting.
Cricket
In India, five players in IPL Season 5 (2012) were suspended for Spot-fixing. The five players were Mohnish Mishra, Shalabh Srivastava, TP Sudhindra, Harmeet Singh and Abhinav Bali.In India, three Indian players in IPL Season 6 (2013) have been allegedly arrested for Spot-fixing. The three players are S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila. Along with them, 11 bookies were arested. The players have accepted that they have done spot-fixing. The Delhi Police arrested the three players in a post-midnight operation in Mumbai May 16 for spot-fixing in IPL matches for payments of upto Rs.60 lakh, just for giving away a pre-determined number of runs in an over.
In the 2010 Pakistan tour of England, it was alleged Pakistani players Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir bowled no-balls at specific points as part of a conspiracy involving captain Salman Butt to defraud bookmakers. As a result, Salman Butt has been banned for ten years, Asif for seven years and Amir for five years. The matter became a criminal investigation that resulted in custodial sentences for four people involved.
IPL spot-fixing Live: Gurunath, Vindoo to remain in police custody till June 3
Zee Media Bureau2:25 pm BCCI joint secretary, Anurag Thakur has said that he has spoken to board president N Srinivasan to convene a meeting. When asked if there was a deadline set for Srinivasan to quit his post, he replied in negative saying the reports aren’t true at all.
In an interview, he accepted that the image of the board has taken a beating and that is why he has spoken to the board president and secretary to convene a meeting as soon as possible.
2:02 pm Gurunath Meiyappan and Vindoo Dara Singh's police custody has been extended till June 3.
1:56 pm Union Minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who was embroiled in a controversy over IPL Kochi franchisee two years ago, today steered clear of the raging spot-fixing and betting scandal involving the lucrative T20 league.
1:20pm Rajasthan Royals' Siddhartha Trivedi was offered bribe by the bookies but didn't accept. He will be made a prosecution witness in the spot-fixing case.
12:40 pm Hotelier Vikram Aggarwal has appeared before Mumbai Crime Branch. His statement is currently being recorded. The Mumbai Police had summoned Aggarwal to appear before it on Friday in relation with the IPL spot-fixing case.
12:10 pm Politics and sports should not get mixed up: PM on IPL spot-fixing scandal
12:01 pm Chidambaram raised Lalit Modi extradition issue during UK visit with his counterpart.
12:00 pm Delhi HC issues notices to Centre and BCCI on a PIL seeking separation of IPL from BCCI.
11:53 am “Developments in the last two weeks have been shocking and disappointing. It always hurts me when game of cricket is in news for wrong reasons,” Sachin Tendulkar said on the issue of spot-fixing on Friday.
11:45 am IPL CEO, Sundar Raman, has filed complaint against Gurunath Meyiappan, India Cements and Rajasthan Royals in the spot-fixing scandal.
11: 25 am : Retired Justice T Jayaram Chouta, who is a part of the three-man inquiry commission probing the alleged betting charges against Gurunath Meiyappan, has said that he cannot ask Srinivasan to step down.
11:00 am Crime Branch and Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) officials are carrying out raids on hotels of suspected Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing accused Vikram Aggarwal.
10:00 am: BCCI president’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and actor Vindoo Dara Singh, both arrested for alleged involvement in the IPL betting scandal, will be produced in a Mumbai court today.
The Mumbai police is likely to seek extension of their custody.
A Mumbai court on Wednesday had extended the police custody of CSK team owner Gurunath Meiyappan till May 31 after it was told by the city crime branch that it wanted to confront him and actor Vindoo Dara Singh with a Chennai hotelier, also suspected of involvement in the case.
Vikram Agarwal, owner of Chennai`s hotel Radisson Blu, has been issued summons by Mumbai crime branch to appear before it on May 31.
In its remand application, the crime branch said it had already confronted 35-year-old Meiyappan with Vindoo, through whom the CSK honcho was alleged to have placed bets on IPL matches, including those involving his team.
Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan is accused of giving insider information to Vindoo regarding team strategy and players which he passed on to bookies.
Sachin shocked over IPL spot-fixing scandal
- The Hindu Sachin Tendulkar
- The Hindu Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said it hurts when cricket is in the news for
the wrong reasons. He urged the authorities to take measures to stamp
out the evil aspect of the glorious game.
In a statement released through an agency, Tendulkar said: “It has
always hurt me when the game of cricket is in the news for the wrong
reasons. The developments in the last two weeks have been shocking and
disappointing. As cricketers we are always taught to go out, fight hard,
give our very best and play in the true spirit of the game. During this
difficult phase, I join every cricketer, from the boys and girls in the
maidans across the country to those who represent clubs, States
and the country, who trust the authorities to take sincere steps to get
to the root of the issue. The faith reposed by the millions of fans
should be justified and we owe it to them to ensure that Indian cricket
is all about pride and joy.’’
IPL spot-fixing: Politics and sports should not be mixed, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
On Board PM's Special Aircraft: Politics and sports
should not get mixed, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today on the
Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing and betting scandal that has
rocked cricket in India.
"It is not proper for me to comment. I only hope that politics and sports don't get mixed," he told the accompanying media on board his special aircraft after ending his five-day visit to Japan and Thailand.
The PM refused to be drawn into the controversy that top politicians, including ministers, were holding top positions in the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI). He said, "I would not like to comment on the type of things you have mentioned. This is under investigation."
Cricket has been in the midst of a major controversy following a spot fixing scandal involving players in the cash-rich IPL.
Delhi Police busted the racket in the just concluded IPL, with the arrest of three players of Rajasthan Royals. This included controversial fast bowler S Sreesanth.
The spot fixing controversy was followed by the Mumbai Police busting a betting racket involving bookies and big names.
Mumbai Police arrested BCCI president N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh for alleged involvement in betting.
Mr Srinivasan's India Cements company owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings, while Gurunath was managing the team as an owner.
"It is not proper for me to comment. I only hope that politics and sports don't get mixed," he told the accompanying media on board his special aircraft after ending his five-day visit to Japan and Thailand.
The PM refused to be drawn into the controversy that top politicians, including ministers, were holding top positions in the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI). He said, "I would not like to comment on the type of things you have mentioned. This is under investigation."
Delhi Police busted the racket in the just concluded IPL, with the arrest of three players of Rajasthan Royals. This included controversial fast bowler S Sreesanth.
The spot fixing controversy was followed by the Mumbai Police busting a betting racket involving bookies and big names.
Mumbai Police arrested BCCI president N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh for alleged involvement in betting.
Mr Srinivasan's India Cements company owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings, while Gurunath was managing the team as an owner.
IPL spot-fixing: CB-CID raids Vikram Aggarwal`s hotels in Chennai
Chennai:
Crime Branch and Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) officials
are carrying out raids on hotels of suspected Indian Premier League
(IPL) spot fixing accused Vikram Aggarwal here on Friday.Aggarwal is said to be the key link between small time Bollywood and television actor Vindoo Dara Singh and Chennai Super King`s owner Gurunath Meiyappan in the IPL betting and spot fixing scam.
Friday`s raids, which are still on, came a day after Mumbai Police, which is probing the IPL spot-fixing scandal, summoned hotelier Aggarwal for questioning.
Aggarwal alias Victor was asked to surrender before the Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday, but has so far missed the deadline.
Aggarwal, the Tamil Nadu Police claim, has been active in betting circles and was the person who introduced Vindoo Dara Singh to Gurunath Meiyappan.
Both Vindoo and Meiyappan are in police custody and are being interrogated over their role in betting on Indian Premier League or IPL matches.
Meanwhile, the Madras High Court has dismissed Aggarwal`s plea for anticipatory bail.
Aggarwal owns a franchise of Hotel Radisson Blu and other properties in Chennai.
A few days ago, the police said investigations are on to find out why Aggarwal`s wife telephoned a cricket bookie, now under arrest, over a 100 times.
Police said the hotelier used the phone connection in his wife`s name to get in touch with the bookies.
Aggarwal is said to have originally been involved in the construction business and then become a hotelier.
He has two hotel properties - the 129-room Fortune Select Palms and the 162-room Radisson Blu Hotel City Centre.