Summary: <h2 id="the-match-fixing-scandal-of-2000">The Match Fixing Scandal of 2000</h2> <h3 id="summary">Summary</h3> <ul> <li>1996 - Mohd. Azharuddin introduced Hansie Cronje to Mukesh Gupta - a bookie.</li> <li>1996 Kanpur test - final day fixing - $30,000 - Mukesh Gupta <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16146/scorecard/63726/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-south-africa-tour-of-india-1996-97/" target="blank">Scorecard</a> </li> <li>$50,000 for team information, weather forecats and pitch report</li> <li>Fixed matches: 1999-2000 Ind vs SA ODI Series - <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61857.html" target="blank">Results</a> </li> <li>Hansie Cronje, Herschelle Gibbs, Nicky Boje, Henry Williams, and Pieter Strydom said to be involved in fixing the matches</li> <li>5th ODI - Gibbs asked to score less than 50 and Williams asked to give more than 50 runs - $15,000 (Cronje - $140,000) <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15707/scorecard/64661/india-vs-south-africa-5th-odi/" target="blank">Scorecard</a> </li> <li>Gibbs scored 74 and Williams gets injured in his second over</li> </ul> <h3 id="how-did-it-begin">How did it begin?</h3> <p>As per The New York Times, “The scandal began in India in 1997 when (Manoj) Prabhakar wrote, in a signed article in a Delhi-based magazine, that he was offered 2.5 million rupees ($53,000/Rs.25,00,000) by a teammate to underperform in a match against Pakistan in 1994.” <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/06/sports/azharuddin-and-4-others-are-punished-for-cricket-match-fixing-former.html" target="blank">Further Reading</a></p> <h3 id="timeline">Timeline</h3> <ul> <li>April 7, 2000 - Delhi police charge Cronje with fixing after transcripts of his conversation with a bookie, Sanjay Chawla.</li> <li>April 9 - Cronje denies the allegations</li> <li>April 11 - SA board sacks Cronje for giving forecast information for $10,000 to $15,000</li> <li>April 12 - Centurion test (Eng vs SA) investigated <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/15756/scorecard/63864/South-Africa-vs-England-5th-Test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1999-00/" target="blank">Scorecard</a> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/265686.html" target="blank">Further Reading</a> </li> <li>April 20 - Umpires Cyril Mitchley and Rudi Koertzen approached and they say they were approached to influence games for money at different points in their career</li> <li>April 28 - Indian government submits the case to the CBI</li> <li>The King Commission set up by South Africa to investigate into the matter.</li> <li>June 7 - The King Commission gets a lead on a match against Pakistan in 1994-95, where Cronje was paid $250,000 to throw away an ODI.</li> <li>June 8 - Gibbs confesses, breaking the foundation of Cronje’s claims.</li> <li>June 9 - Nicky Boje shocked and rubbishes the claim - Henry Williams confesses - Peter Strydom confesses to being approached to play badly in a Test in February</li> <li>June 10 - Cronje offered immunity for full disclosure</li> <li>June 13 - Kallis corroborates with Boucher and Klusener about Cronje offering three players money for fixing the second test in Mumbai</li> <li>June 15 - Cronje confesses to taking around $100,000 from bookers since 1996 and that he was introduced to them by Azharuddin. Azar rubbishes the allegation.</li> <li>June 23 - Cronje breaks down and confesses everything during the three-day cross-examination held by the King Commission. He said, “My great passion for the game and for my team-mates’ was matched by an unfortunate love of money”.</li> <li>June 26 - Cronje begs for forgiveness</li> <li>July 20 - Income tax raid on Indian coach and former players Kapil Dev, former players Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia and Nikhil Chopra.</li> <li>August 28 - Gibbs and Williams banned for 6 months. Strydom acquitted of conspiring in the Centurion match.</li> <li>September 12 - Kapil Dev resigns as Indian coach</li> <li>October 11 - Life ban for Cronje</li> <li>October 31 - Mukesh Gupta names Brian Lara, Dean Jones, Alec Stewart, Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva, Martin Crowe and Saleem Malik to be involved in match-fixing. But investigation leads to no solid evidence.</li> <li>November 27 - Nayan Mongia found not guilty. Azhar found guilty of match-fixing. Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar, Ajay Sharma and former Indian team physio Ali Irani are found guilty of having links with the bookies.</li> <li>December 5 - Azhar, Sharma banned for life. Jadeja banned for 5 years (overturned in 2003). Prabhakar and Irani banned from having official positions with the cricket team.</li> <li>October 12, 2006 - Gibbs questioned by Delhi police. He says Derek Crookes is involved in the scandal as well. Crookes denies the allegations as he is already cleared by The King Commission.</li> <li>July 22, 2013 - Delhi police finally files the FIR for the case.</li> </ul> <h3 id="allegedly-fixed-matches">Allegedly fixed matches:</h3> <ul> <li>4th Match, Wills World Series at Kanpur, Oct 30, 1994 - <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8546/scorecard/66000/india-vs-west-indies-4th-match-wills-world-series-1994-95/" target="blank">Scorecard</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N9dWRuQbUg" target="blank">Video</a> </li> <li>3rd Final, Silver Jubilee Independence Cup at Dhaka, Jan 18, 1998 - <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8557/scorecard/66136/india-vs-pakistan-3rd-final-silver-jubilee-independence-cup-1997-98/" target="blank">Scorecard</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR4e4zz78CE" target="blank">Video</a> </li> </ul> <h3 id="further-reading">Further Reading</h3> <p>How the match-fixing drama unfolded</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/84318.html" target="blank">Part 1</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/90728.html" target="blank">Part 2</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/90882.html" target="blank">Part 3</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/91167.html" target="blank">Part 4</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/89626.html" target="blank">Part 5</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/89859.html" target="blank">Part 6</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/89115.html" target="blank">Part 7</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/85430.html" target="blank">Part 8</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/93747.html" target="blank">Part 9</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/91958.html" target="blank">Part 10</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/86137.html" target="blank">Part 11</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/98967.html" target="blank">Part 12</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/95797.html" target="blank">Part 13</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://pixabay.com/en/ball-cricket-game-sports-2502587/" target="blank">Pixabay</a></p>
