Fixed!: Cash and Corruption in Cricket

by Shantanu Guha Ray

How illegal cash is destroying the fabric of cricket Who killed Hansie Cronje and Bob Woolmer? Have players from the national squad been involved in match-fixing? Is suspending IPL teams punishment enough for erring franchise owners? Should betting be made legal in India as advised by the Lodha Committee? From S. Sreesanth to Chris Cairns, Lalit Modi to N. Srinivasan, Hamid Cassim to Tinku Mandi, Shantanu Guha Ray examines the allegations of corruption against players, cricket administrators and bookies alike. He interviews the myriad people who linger in the shadows of players' dressing rooms - the middle men, agents, 'friends' of IPL franchise owners - placing bets on games and enticing cricketers to reveal inside information for money, sex or, worse, fear for their lives. Also under the spotlight are the roles of the police and the government, who have, at best, made patchy efforts to stem the rot. Fixed!: Cash and Corruption in Cricket is an incisive, unflinching look at the underbelly of what once used to be a gentleman's game.

Genres: Nonfiction

228 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2016

Reviews

[Saju · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow!!!
This book revealed a lot many secrets than I wanted to know.
I am not exactly a keen observer of cricket and the many formats available, however I am aware of the events through reading the newspapers and keeping myself updated (not regularly though!!)
This book is a real eye-opener, at times I wish I didn't set my eyes on the book, but then I am happy I read it, at least the next time I watch cricket I will set my expectations accordingly.
The rot is still continuing, I wonder when people at the helm get it in their heads to run an organization sans their own selfish interests or succumbing to outside pressure. The integrity of the game is compromised. It would be apt to quote David Hume, "The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst".
This small paperback packs a tight punch, thank you Shantanu Guha Ray!!
Must read for all cricket fans.

[E.T. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sort of compendium of all known cases of fixing in world cricket in the 21st century. But, having watched "Inside Edge" and read Boria's better book on Indian cricket off the field Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians: The On and Off the Field Story of Cricket in India and Beyond , didnt find anything surprising.
Still, a decent read by itself.

[Jaikishan Kalawapudi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliantly compiled

A well researched documentary that shows the true face of Indian cricket and it's administrators. The author has painstakingly put many hours of research in this well compiled book

[Umesh Kesavan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A racy read which covers the history of corruption in cricket -be it the cronje affair or pakistan spot fixing or the lalit modi saga. There are no solutions or insights provided at the end but what makes the book work is meticulous research done in interacting with police investigators and bookies. Lots of typos and factual errors could have been avoided. (for instance,Cronje is wrongly mentioned as a fine spin bowler and Sachin's wicket in WC2011 semis is mistakenly attributed to the bowling of Wahab Riaz.)Overall,a readable primer on this topic.

[Layacharan Sandadi]

Rating: 6/10