Match fixing haunts Cricket once again as 13 games found to be suspicious

In a shocking revelation, it is being reported that an international committee has found 13 cricket matches suspicious for being indulged in match-fixing. A Switzerland-based sports agency Sportradar Integrity Service released a report on match-fixing and corruption in the game of cricket. According to the report, there have been more than 1200 suspicious games in 2022 across 12 sports in 92 countries.

Notably, Sportsradar has previously worked with Indian Cricket Board to analyze the issues of corruption and match-fixing in the Indian T20 League. They were part of the Anti-Corruption Unit during 2020’s Indian T20 League. However, the report didn’t refer to any games including the Indian team.

Sportsradar released a 28-page report which listed all the games which were suspicious and played in 2022. According to the report, football saw the highest number of suspicious games taking the toll to 775 matches while Basketball is second on the list as it witnessed 220 suspicious games.

According to the PTI report stated, “Although several sports continue to display relatively low numbers of suspicious matches, 13 suspicious cricket matches is still the highest annual figure recorded by Sportradar Integrity Services, and handball and futsal also recorded their highest-ever number of suspicious matches.”

Match fixing has jolted Indian cricket many times 

In past, the issues related to Match Fixing have jolted Indian cricket many times. It has affected the careers of players like Mohammed Azharuddin and S Sreesanth. It has also affected the Indian T20 League as two top teams of the league were found to indulge in corruption. 

Notably, it led to the ban of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchise while players like Srisanth faced a lifetime ban. However, Chennai and Rajasthan made a comeback and have been an integral part of the tournament since then. MS Dhoni-led Chennai went on to win their fourth title in the comeback year and roared with pride once again.