Betting in IPL - What is happening?

IPL will simply lose credibility.

People are wasting money and visiting stadiums to support teams. If fixing continues in futures, IPL will not remain popular and people will not watch matches!

They will ruin the basics of cricket, this is simply not cricket. We shall have to stick to basics of cricket to keep this glorious game alve.

People are wasting money and visiting stadiums to support teams. If fixing continues in futures, IPL will not remain popular and people will not watch matches!

Known as a 'Gentleman's Game' once, today, IPL made it a cesspool of corruption.

Three are detained because of spot-fixing, more are likely to get detained. What is happening in IPL?

http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/sreesanth--chandila--chavan-arrested-by-delhi-police-052841701.html

Greed have not any limit.

It was waiting to happen anytime any day! I am not shocked at this turn of events. A player who is not worth even a few thousands has been earning in crores just to be part of this greatest tamasha of the world which is being passed off as 'cricket'!

In today's local daily, I read past history of match fixing. It is revealed that match fixing is not punishable under present law. Only sports body may take disciplinary action like banning from future matches.

It is also suspected that the three players in the spot fixing scandal have links with Mumbai underworld and Dawood Ibrahim. The payments were made through hawala route in Dubai.

It was waiting to happen anytime any day! I am not shocked at this turn of events. A player who is not worth even a few thousands has been earning in crores just to be part of this greatest tamasha of the world which is being passed off as 'cricket'!

IPL itself cannot be called a game but a foolish kind of entertainment made popular by presence of celebrities. It also has lost the very essence of true cricket which used to be based on discipline, hard work, practice and integrity, all of which is now thrown aside for fast-paced action and crores of rupees!

It was waiting to happen anytime any day! I am not shocked at this turn of events. A player who is not worth even a few thousands has been earning in crores just to be part of this greatest tamasha of the world which is being passed off as 'cricket'!

IPL itself cannot be called a game but a foolish kind of entertainment made popular by presence of celebrities. It also has lost the very essence of true cricket which used to be based on discipline, hard work, practice and integrity, all of which is now thrown aside for fast-paced action and crores of rupees!

So much money is being wasted in the name of IPL. Its not just for entertainment of the public. Its all about business. Just a
country-wide drama played for the sake of some people earning enormous amount of money.

It was waiting to happen anytime any day! I am not shocked at this turn of events. A player who is not worth even a few thousands has been earning in crores just to be part of this greatest tamasha of the world which is being passed off as 'cricket'!

IPL itself cannot be called a game but a foolish kind of entertainment made popular by presence of celebrities. It also has lost the very essence of true cricket which used to be based on discipline, hard work, practice and integrity, all of which is now thrown aside for fast-paced action and crores of rupees!

So much money is being wasted in the name of IPL. Its not just for entertainment of the public. Its all about business. Just a
country-wide drama played for the sake of some people earning enormous amount of money.

Exactly! It has been reduced to something as ridiculous as a Friday matinee movie, the sportsmanship has been completely lost from the game!

IPL will simply lose credibility.

I don't think IPL will lose credibility. IPL as a whole has nothing to do with those 3 idiots. And why should others suffer because of them? Fixing happened in ODIs too? Did that lose the credibility.

IPL will simply lose credibility.

I don't think IPL will lose credibility. IPL as a whole has nothing to do with those 3 idiots. And why should others suffer because of them? Fixing happened in ODIs too? Did that lose the credibility.

You have a point but still we cannot deny the fact that the IPL has reduced cricket to mere entertainment with such fast-paced action, cheerleaders, the after-parties that are now shadowed with so many players caught red-handed doing drugs etc. Yes, ODI was also shadowed with such horrible incidents but at least it was not so widespread as it is now! There may be even more players who are guilty of spot fixing!

IPL will simply lose credibility.

I don't think IPL will lose credibility. IPL as a whole has nothing to do with those 3 idiots. And why should others suffer because of them? Fixing happened in ODIs too? Did that lose the credibility.

You have a point but still we cannot deny the fact that the IPL has reduced cricket to mere entertainment with such fast-paced action, cheerleaders, the after-parties that are now shadowed with so many players caught red-handed doing drugs etc. Yes, ODI was also shadowed with such horrible incidents but at least it was not so widespread as it is now! There may be even more players who are guilty of spot fixing!

IPL has reduced the sport to nothing but a joke ! There is no dignity left, just hype and pompous show ! I watched a couple of them and was sick to see the whole circus after which none of watch it, why help the celebrities who are already flushed with funds make more money ? The scam was bound to happen because of the huge amount of money involved, i hope they scrap the whole thing and go back to good old dignified games...

IPL will simply lose credibility.

I don't think IPL will lose credibility. IPL as a whole has nothing to do with those 3 idiots. And why should others suffer because of them? Fixing happened in ODIs too? Did that lose the credibility.

You have a point but still we cannot deny the fact that the IPL has reduced cricket to mere entertainment with such fast-paced action, cheerleaders, the after-parties that are now shadowed with so many players caught red-handed doing drugs etc. Yes, ODI was also shadowed with such horrible incidents but at least it was not so widespread as it is now! There may be even more players who are guilty of spot fixing!

.....and cricket has been a mode of entertainment........ sports is a medium of entertainers. Remember what Muralidharan said??

IPL will simply lose credibility.

I don't think IPL will lose credibility. IPL as a whole has nothing to do with those 3 idiots. And why should others suffer because of them? Fixing happened in ODIs too? Did that lose the credibility.

You have a point but still we cannot deny the fact that the IPL has reduced cricket to mere entertainment with such fast-paced action, cheerleaders, the after-parties that are now shadowed with so many players caught red-handed doing drugs etc. Yes, ODI was also shadowed with such horrible incidents but at least it was not so widespread as it is now! There may be even more players who are guilty of spot fixing!

.....and cricket has been a mode of entertainment........ sports is a medium of entertainers. Remember what Muralidharan said??

Yes of course! But it is an extremely cheap kind of entertainment! We really should be supporting better type of entertainment like olympics or something like that!

IPL will simply lose credibility.

I don't think IPL will lose credibility. IPL as a whole has nothing to do with those 3 idiots. And why should others suffer because of them? Fixing happened in ODIs too? Did that lose the credibility.

You have a point but still we cannot deny the fact that the IPL has reduced cricket to mere entertainment with such fast-paced action, cheerleaders, the after-parties that are now shadowed with so many players caught red-handed doing drugs etc. Yes, ODI was also shadowed with such horrible incidents but at least it was not so widespread as it is now! There may be even more players who are guilty of spot fixing!

IPL has reduced the sport to nothing but a joke ! There is no dignity left, just hype and pompous show ! I watched a couple of them and was sick to see the whole circus after which none of watch it, why help the celebrities who are already flushed with funds make more money ? The scam was bound to happen because of the huge amount of money involved, i hope they scrap the whole thing and go back to good old dignified games...

That is exactly why I oppose this tamasha of a cricket! :blink: If you read my posts about IPL on my thread w.r.f to the famine, this is exactly why I hate it. It is cheap, seedy and extremely disgusting! And it was started by none other than esteemed Mr. Pawar, Sr.

Well, I have felt all these happening from starting. That's why I only saw it as time pass and fun purpose.

But yes it is really sad that some players take such sports as business.

IPL will simply lose credibility.

I don't think IPL will lose credibility. IPL as a whole has nothing to do with those 3 idiots. And why should others suffer because of them? Fixing happened in ODIs too? Did that lose the credibility.

You have a point but still we cannot deny the fact that the IPL has reduced cricket to mere entertainment with such fast-paced action, cheerleaders, the after-parties that are now shadowed with so many players caught red-handed doing drugs etc. Yes, ODI was also shadowed with such horrible incidents but at least it was not so widespread as it is now! There may be even more players who are guilty of spot fixing!

.....and cricket has been a mode of entertainment........ sports is a medium of entertainers. Remember what Muralidharan said??

Yes of course! But it is an extremely cheap kind of entertainment! We really should be supporting better type of entertainment like olympics or something like that!

Exactly ! this is going to absurd limits where every other sports in India is neglected and an IPL takes precedence over everything with the politicians, Industrialists and film stars joining in as if it is some kind of a party ...

IPL will simply lose credibility.

I don't think IPL will lose credibility. IPL as a whole has nothing to do with those 3 idiots. And why should others suffer because of them? Fixing happened in ODIs too? Did that lose the credibility.

You have a point but still we cannot deny the fact that the IPL has reduced cricket to mere entertainment with such fast-paced action, cheerleaders, the after-parties that are now shadowed with so many players caught red-handed doing drugs etc. Yes, ODI was also shadowed with such horrible incidents but at least it was not so widespread as it is now! There may be even more players who are guilty of spot fixing!

.....and cricket has been a mode of entertainment........ sports is a medium of entertainers. Remember what Muralidharan said??

Yes of course! But it is an extremely cheap kind of entertainment! We really should be supporting better type of entertainment like olympics or something like that!

What is Olympics all about? Well, there are humans there too. So, a human nature is very likely to be exploited at any level. And why we had examples of doping in Olympics? So, what's the guarantee that those Games are also played purely?