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Match Fixing in the Ram Slam Tournament

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Didn't even know what the Ram Slam was before I saw this thread.

Actually, I'm fine with it if they match-fix to their heart's content in all these domestic T20 tournaments. Get it out of your system and don't blight other forms of the game with it.
 
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brockley

International Captain
Bodi is believed to be the intermediary between illegal bookmakers and an unknown number of South Africa-based players who were apparently doing the fixing during the T20 competition.
NZ Herald.
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SuperMurali

School Boy/Girl Captain
South African cricket corruption scandal ropes in two test players | Stuff.co.nz

Things could get messier :(
The corruption scandal engulfing South African cricket has taken a dramatic twist with two test players now implicated.

The Daily Mail reports the two – neither of whom have featured in the series against England – are being investigated by Cricket South Africa in what is becoming the biggest scandal to hit the game since the Hansie Cronje affair, which rocked the game 16 years ago.

Gulam Bodi, who played two One-Day Internationals and a Twenty20 for South Africa in 2007, was earlier named by Cricket South Africa as the 'intermediary' accused of trying to influence matches in the last Ram Slam T20 tournament.

But the two test players, both still active in the game, now dragged into the affair are much bigger names and will take the crisis to a new damaging level if, as expected, they are found to have a case to answer along with Bodi.

It has also emerged that a number of less experienced players are also believed to have either responded to or failed to report approaches to 'spot-fix' in South Africa's domestic T20 competition.

In a chilling echo of the Cronje affair it is believed that the bulk of those approached are young, vulnerable players unsure of whether they have a sustainable future in the game
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Stefan9

International Debutant
More info from pretoria news this morning. Bodi approached 4 protea players (none in the current national swuads) and 4 provincial players. Offered them R800 000 per fix, Bodi would take R150 000 in commission. They had to insure less then 9 runs scored in overs 9 and 10. Meetings happened in parking lots,hotels and an adult entertainment club. He also introduced them to Indian gentlemen who offered them untraceable cell phones.

Paper claimed the players refused.
 
Ike

Ike

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It's really sad to read all this, but thanks to all for posting all the updating links.
 
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4 international cricketers. Damn.

Hope we find out the names soon. This could be huge.

The worst-case scenario for South African cricket is that some of the eight players will be accused of more than non-disclosure, though the Weekend Argus stated that they have all denied any wrong-doing.
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Might not be so bad if they actually didn't do anything except not report an approach.
 
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91Jmay

International Coach
This type of thing has always gone on, just the scale (in both monetary + amount of players involved) is greater now and we have the ability to properly investigate + catch people involved because of digital trail.

Feel bad for South African cricket at the moment, as other countries have found out (albeit not with match fixing but with embarrassing public bust ups such as Eng, Aus) when it rains it pours.
 
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Stefan9

International Debutant
Newspapers reporting threats were made to the players families which is why they didn't report it. Bodi is apparently going to respond midweek.
 
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