Match-fixing

Sir, - The game of cricket has lost its charm after the players started the criminal practice of `match-fixing', which was unheard of a decade ago. No doubt till date cricket is the most popular game in the world. The most avoidable disease in the game is that each player is playing for his own fame and to make new records. Thus each player is interested more in generation of money by making new records.

The latest match-fixing crime is a result of such culture. The individual players should not be awarded for the best performances. One cannot play cricket without others' cooperation. A bowler cannot make records if the fielders do not play well. So the whole team should be awarded for the success.

If the same crimes continue to dominate cricket, its fans have to discard their most favourite game.

V. A. Gopala,

Bangalore

Sir, - It's a disgrace that we are going through a match-fixing scandal. The players no longer are patriotic and they no longer follow the rules which made the game popular. The players want money and nothing else. As I am a great cricket lover I am greatly disappointed that even the mighty South Africans are a part of this ugly job. Though in 1996, tapes recorded by the police and CBI proved the guilt of many Indian players, it's a shame that no action has been taken yet. I think this case must be transferred to the CBI because of its wide implications.

V. V. Balaji Viswanathan,

Chennai

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