{"id":8911,"date":"2013-05-25T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/match-fixing-thats-not-cricke\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T16:51:54","slug":"match-fixing-thats-not-cricke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/match-fixing-thats-not-cricke\/","title":{"rendered":"Match fixing – that’s not cricket!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nAnil Attavar <\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n


\n<\/i><\/b>South Delhi Apartments
\nPlot No. 8, Sector 4, Dwarka
\nmythilianil@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nHave a look today \u2013 at the game of bat and ball,<\/div>\n
\nAnd remember the exploits \u2013 of Sobers, Griffith and Hall.<\/div>\n
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\nThose were the days \u2013 of guts, grit and skill,<\/div>\n
\nWhen underhand dealings, were absolutely nil.<\/div>\n
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\nIn stark contrast to good old days, is the scene today,<\/div>\n
\nAs to the lure of temptation, players are falling prey.<\/div>\n
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\nFans worship their heroes, coming from far off lands,<\/div>\n
\nIt could only be a matter of \u2013 money changing hands.<\/div>\n
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\nSpectators surge to the stadium, braving heat and cold,<\/div>\n
\nThe result is but decided, before the first ball is bowled.<\/div>\n
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\nAs the crowds throng – to get their money\u2019s worth,<\/div>\n
\nThe match played in Mumbai – could well be fixed in Perth.<\/div>\n
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\nWhether it\u2019s a T20, or a five day test,<\/div>\n
\nA player may have taken money, not to do his best.<\/div>\n
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\nThere is simply no end to the madness and the craze,<\/div>\n
\nThe stars may not be worthy, of such fulsome praise.<\/div>\n
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\nRival supporters follow the game \u2013 with emotions mixed,<\/div>\n
\nLittle do they realize \u2013 the match has been fixed.<\/div>\n
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\nNo more glorious uncertainties, in this glorious game,<\/div>\n
\nThe game is not played on the pitch \u2013 that\u2019s a crying shame.<\/div>\n
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\nIn the past, the game was watched, by all with bated breath<\/div>\n
\nVery soon, the game could be \u2013 in the throes of death.<\/p>\n
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Anil Attavar  South Delhi Apartments Plot No. 8, Sector 4, Dwarka mythilianil@yahoo.com Have a look today \u2013 at the game of bat and ball, And remember the exploits \u2013 of Sobers, Griffith and Hall. Those were the days \u2013 of guts, grit and skill, When underhand dealings, were absolutely nil. In stark contrast to good old days, is the scene today, As to the lure of temptation, players are falling prey. Fans worship their heroes, coming from far off lands, It could only be a matter of \u2013 money changing hands. Spectators surge to the stadium, braving heat and cold, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,1],"tags":[166,1879],"class_list":["post-8911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","category-update","tag-sports","tag-update","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8911"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38355,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8911\/revisions\/38355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}