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Silence of the ICC for so many years proves it is hands in glove and needs immediate cleansing itself : Again the fingers point towards the nexus of Indian bookies, players and IPL being the cricket world’s match fixing hub.

Confidential ICC report claims some 2011 Cricket World Cup matches were fixed.

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Betting and match-fixing have long been hot topics of discussion in cricketing circles and among fans, but for the first time a report of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has revealed how players are approached and trapped by these networks.

The confidential report hints that some matches of the 2011 World Cup, which Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men won on home turf, and the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, which followed soon after, were not clean.

A total of 470 matches and more than 200 practice sessions were covered by the ACSU to compile the report. The mastermind of this illegal network is known only as SB, and was first observed and tagged by ACSU in early 2010. His activities have been closely followed.

SB and his associates –

codenamed AZ and BRY – were found making several attempts to approach players, who were advised by ACSU to stay clear of these individuals.

The ACSU went to great lengths to keep a tab on these bookmakers and fixers.
“Five mobile numbers were identified and itemised billing details obtained for each.

SB’s each move, including trips to Sri Lanka and Dubai in 2011, were tracked, as were his business dealings,” the report states.

According to the ACSU, two players who were approached reported the contact.

But SB is not the only cricketing villain under scanner. Another agent, codenamed VG, has been active in London for over a year.

ACSU believes he was in touch with two persons – possibly players – who gave him and his assistant ASK match information.

Several high-profile players of different teams were believed to be in contact with these bookies.

The 41-page report also identifies ‘JS’, one of the top bookies in the country, who has cases against him in both India and Britain. JS allegedly contacted the brother of a top international player offering him the equivalent of Rs 50 lakh to throw a match.

Thanks to the revelations, the 2010 ODI series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe fell on ACSU’s radar. These matches were the topic of discussion between JS, a former Kenya captain and a Zimbabwe-based bookie for over five months. More than a 115 calls were made, allegedly to fix matches.

To keep its investigation strictly confidential, the ACSU hid the real identities of these bookies even from the ICC Board. There are several such bookies on the radar of the cricketing police and the ACSU believes these men were only the tip of the iceberg.

To prevent players from getting into the clutches of these miscreants, the anti-corruption squad remains in constant touch with players and is gaining intelligence about suspect individuals.

In this endeavour, ACSU cultivates its own informers and works in tandem with various other intelligence and security agencies.

Silence of the ICC for so many years proves it is hands in glove and needs immediate cleansing itself : Again the fingers point towards the nexus of Indian bookies, players and IPL being the cricket world’s match fixing hub.

Confidential ICC report claims some 2011 Cricket World Cup matches were fixed

Betting and match-fixing have long been hot topics of discussion in cricketing circles and among fans, but for the first time a report of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has revealed how players are approached and trapped by these networks.

The confidential report hints that some matches of the 2011 World Cup, which Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men won on home turf, and the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, which followed soon after, were not clean.

A total of 470 matches and more than 200 practice sessions were covered by the ACSU to compile the report. The mastermind of this illegal network is known only as SB, and was first observed and tagged by ACSU in early 2010. His activities have been closely followed.

SB and his associates –

codenamed AZ and BRY – were found making several attempts to approach players, who were advised by ACSU to stay clear of these individuals.

The ACSU went to great lengths to keep a tab on these bookmakers and fixers.
“Five mobile numbers were identified and itemised billing details obtained for each.

SB’s each move, including trips to Sri Lanka and Dubai in 2011, were tracked, as were his business dealings,” the report states.

According to the ACSU, two players who were approached reported the contact.

But SB is not the only cricketing villain under scanner. Another agent, codenamed VG, has been active in London for over a year.

ACSU believes he was in touch with two persons – possibly players – who gave him and his assistant ASK match information.

Several high-profile players of different teams were believed to be in contact with these bookies.

The 41-page report also identifies ‘JS’, one of the top bookies in the country, who has cases against him in both India and Britain. JS allegedly contacted the brother of a top international player offering him the equivalent of Rs 50 lakh to throw a match.

Thanks to the revelations, the 2010 ODI series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe fell on ACSU’s radar. These matches were the topic of discussion between JS, a former Kenya captain and a Zimbabwe-based bookie for over five months. More than a 115 calls were made, allegedly to fix matches.

To keep its investigation strictly confidential, the ACSU hid the real identities of these bookies even from the ICC Board. There are several such bookies on the radar of the cricketing police and the ACSU believes these men were only the tip of the iceberg.

To prevent players from getting into the clutches of these miscreants, the anti-corruption squad remains in constant touch with players and is gaining intelligence about suspect individuals.

In this endeavour, ACSU cultivates its own informers and works in tandem with various other intelligence and security agencies.

“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.”

— Donald Miller

Helping-Others is give aid and support wherever it may be needed.

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal.”

Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273);
Persian poet, mystic

Blast Through an Email Onslaught

Email is one of the biggest productivity challenges that executives face. Sorting through the daily barrage consumes a ridiculous amount of valuable time that could be spent elsewhere. But this is a solvable problem if you learn how to efficiently manage your everyday communications.
Don’t check your email incessantly; only look at it every hour or two.
Discipline yourself to read only the subject matter so that you can discard irrelevant or unimportant messages right away. You can purge more than half of incoming messages this way.
Practice “OHIO” — Only Handle It Once. Immediately decide what to do with each email, and answer important ones quickly instead of filing them away. Because once you’re finally ready to tackle them, you’ll spend half an hour just searching through folders.

Adapted by HBR from “Executives’ Biggest Productivity Challenges, Solved” by Gretchen Gavett.

This million dollar question needs an answer?

With this dismal performance of Australian cricket team in the World Cup T20 tournament, wherein they lost all the three round matches played so far, what is the benefit and utility of Big Bash???

Is there some structural or manufacturing defect in the Australian T20 domestic games???

Why India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are leaders in the T20 version of the game? Remember, Pakistan never played in the IPL except once in the year 2008.

Australia, you really asked for it. The statistics of no team getting beyond 139 vs India, proves that currently Indian bowling is the best in the World Cup.

Moreover, the fact that except India, no team is unbeaten in the entire tournament, proves that Indian team is by far miles ahead of the other teams.

It is expected that Pakistan if qualifies for the semi finals, may play vs SL and India may play either SA or NZ, in the semi finals, to be played on the 3rd and 4th of April 2014.

Final is scheduled on Sunday, 6 April, 2014, with Monday as reserve day, in case of rain on Sunday.

Australia, you really asked for it. The statistics of no team getting beyond 139 vs India proves that currently Indian bowling is the best in the World Cup.

Moreover, the fact that except India, no team is unbeaten in the entire tournament proves that Indian team is by far miles ahead of the other teams.

It is expected that Pakistan of qualifies for the semi finals may play vs SL and India May play either SA or NZ in the semi finals to be played on the 3rd and 4th of April 2014.

Final is scheduled on Sunday, 6 April, 2014, with Monday as reserve day, in case of rain on Sunday.