Delhi courtroom reveals startling particulars of 2000 match-fixing scandal as ‘Hanse Cronje agreed to repair the rating of Herschelle Gibbs’

A courtroom in New Delhi has revealed some startling info associated to the notorious 2000 match-fixing scandal that had rocked and tainted the gents’s recreation. The courtroom has additionally framed costs towards 4 people, accusing them of dishonest and legal conspiracy.

The match-fixing was executed throughout South Africa‘s tour of India with former Proteas captain Hansie Cronje as one of many principal accused. Other than Cronje, former South Africa cricketers Herschelle Gibbs, Nicky Boje, and Pieter Strydom’s names have been concerned within the scandal as properly.

Through the listening to, the courtroom said that some matches of the India-South Africa Check and ODI collection have been mounted, and makes an attempt have been made to repair different fixtures too. The match-fixing scandal came about in the course of the two Checks and 5 ODIs between February 19 and March 19.

Delhi courtroom on 2000 match-fixing scandal:

The courtroom revealed the main points of the recorded dialog between Cronje and London-based bookie Sanjeev Chawla. In 2000, the Delhi police had managed to get their arms on the recording of the dialog between Cronje and Chawla by intercepting the calls. 

Referring to the recorded dialog earlier than the fifth and closing ODI between India and South Africa, the courtroom noticed that, “it’s evident that Hansie Cronje had agreed to repair the rating of the match, and he had additionally agreed to repair the person rating of Herschelle Gibbs.

“He had additionally spoken to Williams to provide greater than 50 runs in his 10 overs. Each have been promised USD 15000 every.

“Although the gamers forgot concerning the deal within the warmth of the sport and didn’t play as per agreed phrases, it may be concluded {that a} severe try was made to repair the match.

“From the recorded conversations, it’s revealed that between the accused individuals, massive quantities of international change has additionally modified arms by means of hawala dealings for onward cost to the South African members who have been a part of the legal conspiracy,” the courtroom  added.

The 2000 match-fixing episode is likely one of the greatest scandals within the recreation that had fully rocked the cricketing fraternity. Cronje was sacked because the South Africa captain and was banned for all times earlier than he tragically handed away in a aircraft crash.

Then again, Chawla was extradited to India in 2000. Later in 2013, the Delhi police filed an FIR for the match-fixing scandal and the chargesheet included a number of South African cricketers together with Cronje.