Match fixing has been a problem in sport since near the beginning of organized games. It seems that there is no one answer on how to eliminate match fixing completely. Corruption occurs on all levels, all countries, and in a variety of different ways. It is important for different leagues to take as many precautions as necessary in order to try and contain these issues. By doing so they will avoid corruption across the entire sport, or league. Cricket has long been known as an international sport in which match fixing somewhat commonly takes place. This article covers what is known as spot fixing in cricket and contains offenders from England, Australia, and Pakistan. During 2018, Al Jazeera’s investigative unit discovered that spot fixing was occurring at some of the highest levels in international cricket. The corruption occurred from 2011 to 2012 in multiple matches. The evidence points to England players in 7 matches, Australia players in 5 matches, Pakistan players in 3 matches, and various other players in at least one match. Some of the matches in which the spot fixing occurred it involved players from both teams. According to the article, spot fixes should only effect a small part of the game, and not the overall result. However, it is hard to argue that this makes it any less severe. The evidence points out that fixes were mostly carried out by batsmen, who would voluntarily agree to underperform. The alleged match fixer is named Aneel Munawar, who has potentially been fixing cricket matches since 2010. One could easily point out that the more money these sport organizations create, the bigger chance there is for match fixing to take place. More people watching, more people betting on the matches, creates more money to be made. Which will inevitably awaken those who want to cheat the system, to make sure they can capitalize on these matches.
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