Bookies may turn radar on IPL
Lalit Modi's rejection of alleged match-fixers from the IPL auction will not by itself deter bookies or money-lusting players
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
Lalit Modi's rejection of alleged match-fixers from the IPL auction will not by itself deter bookies or money-lusting players. While the unofficial ICL took several measures to uncover anything untoward, the IPL has complained about the cost of security and taken no such precautions. Peter Roebuck lets his fears known in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Cricket captains wield enormous influence. Accordingly, they belong in the front line of any campaign to stop the bookies damaging the IPL's reputation. Besides taking stringent security measures, the IPL needs to call in its captains and urge them them to set an example by saying they stand united against attempts to infect the league and cricket at large. Consider the stature of the franchise leaders - Tendulkar, Sehwag, Dhoni, Kumble, Gilchrist, Warne, Ganguly (sometimes), Yuvraj. These are the biggest names in the game. Where they tread others will follow. Those with the highest integrity will speak out the strongest.