What they 'fixed'

LONDON, MAY 23. The report of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, released today, lists various aspects of the game that have been allegedly subject to fixing attempts, which include:

The outcome of the toss.

The end from which the fielding captain will elect to bowl.

A set number of wides, or no balls in a designated over.

Players being placed in unfamiliar fielding positions.

Individual batsmen scoring fewer runs than their opposite numbers who batted first.

Batsmen being out at a specific point in the innings - complicity of batsman concerned.

The total runs at which a batting captain will declare.

The timing of a declaration.

The total runs scored in a particular innings and particularly the total in the first innings of a one-day International.

- PTI

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