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India Today reporters disguised as bookies unearthed a massive scandal on Wednesday as they caught the Maharashtra Cricket Association pitch curator allowing people to tamper with the pitch on the eve of the second ODI between India and New Zealand in Pune.

Pandurang Salgaonkar has been caught on camera talking to our reporters, who were disguised as bookies, revealing that the pitch will be made according to their demands.

The reporters asked Salgaonkar that two players want bounce on the pitch and if it can be done to which Salgaonkar replied, "it will be done".

Salgaonkar also said that it is going to be a 337-340 wicket either way. He also assured on camera that a score as big as 337 will be chaseable.

Salgaonkar even allowed our reporters to inspect the pitch in person, clearly violating the laws as set by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC).

MCA president Abhay Apte spoke to India Today right after the sting operation was aired and he said, "We will look into the matter. Rest assured, if anyone found guilty, strict action will be taken."

This is yet another big blow to the Indian cricket board which had just about got back on its feet after being hit by the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting scandal in 2013.

Remember the pitch in question here is the same one which was rated poor by the ICC after the India-Australia Test match which was played in February this year.

Australia had thrashed India by 333 runs on a rank-turner after the hosts were bowled out for 105 and 107 in both innings and the match finished within three days.

India are trailing 0-1 in the three-match series after losing the first match by 6 wickets at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
 
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This is what happens when curators aren't paid good salaries. Almost all associations got curators on meagre salaries and that too is not paid on time. Unless curators aren't brought directly under BCCI and paid salaries directly, instead of through the associations, there will be attempts to approach them by bookies, given their pathetic financial rewards they get.
 
Wow refree will take decision on today's match
 
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New Delhi: In what could snowball into a major controversy, Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium's pitch curator Pandurang Salgaoncar was seen giving inside information to reporters disguised as bookies, in a sting operation done by India Today.

This comes just hours before India lock horns against New Zealand in the second ODI of the three-match series at the same venue. Pandurang Salgaonkar can be seen on camera talking where he revealed that the pitch will be a high scoring one and that even a score in excess of 337 runs could be chasable.


The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and International Cricket Council (ICC) rules state that no one — other than the officials — can come inside the stadium or inspect the pitch for that matter. However, Salgaoncar can be seen in the sting operation footage, allowing the India Today reporters to look at the pitch ahead of the international match.

When asked by the India Today reporters on whether unauthorised persons can reach the playing surface, Salgaoncar can be heard saying that such a thing is not allowed by the BCCI or the ICC.

When asked that couple of players wanted some bounce on the wicket, then Salgaoncar boasted 'it will be done'. He also mentioned the fact that the wicket will be a 350+ wicket and the team batting second can also chase down the target as it will be a batting paradise.

Reacting to the developments, BCCI's acting President CK Khanna told Cricketnext that action would be taken on against the curator if he is found guilty.

"The matter has come to our notice and we are looking into the details. Too early to announce quantum of punishment, but BCCI has a zero tolerance policy towards corruption and fixing and strong action will be taken if found guilty," BCCI acting President CK Khanna told Cricketnext.

While another BCCI official, who didn't want to come on record said that: This is completely uncalled for and every BCCI accredited member is well aware with the rules and regulations and about the security and entering the field of play, so such an incident should not have occurred under any circumstance. There is no way that such a lapse can be justified if it has happened. Strict action will be taken if found guilty," the official said.

The last time India played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, the ICC labelled the pitch 'poor', as the first match of the three-Test series between India and Australia had ended in the post-tea session on the third day. Spin wizard Shane Warne had famously referred to the surface as an ‘eighth day wicket’ on the first day of the match itself.

Incidentally, curator Pandurang Salgaoncar spoke to Cricketnext on Tuesday and said that he is confident of avoiding a similar fate this time as India play New Zealand in the second ODI on Wednesday.

Speaking to CricketNext, Salgaoncar had said that he is certain that the pitch will play well and there will be no reason to complain about playing conditions. “It will be a good cricket pitch and we will have a good match. I am not allowed to speak to the media and this is all I can say at this point in time,” he said

http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/n...n-ahead-of-india-new-zealand-odi-1556091.html
 
m.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ex-bcci-secretary-calls-for-cbi-inquiry-into-pitch-fixing-in-pune-test/story-hzgZ0FkiUdCJ3PRpICfL7J_amp.html


^ This is 1st March 2017 report
 
India-New Zealand Pune ODI will not be called off, referee to take final call: Sources


Might use other pitch
 
I am here to just make one statement because since morning there has been some news which is appearing on the television on a very disturbing subject. So I have to tell that the MCA, of course the BCCI too, along with the Committee of the Administrators (CoA) have zero tolerance on such subjects, so MCA will be making a detailed enquiry on what has happened or what has appeared on the television. But before we have our urgent meeting, in the capacity of the MCA President, I have taken Mr. Salgaoncar under suspension with immediate effect, and all his work has been withdrawn, including his basic membership with the MCA has been withdrawn. The ICC observer has approved the pitch, the match will start on schedule: Abhay Apte, MCA President.
 
It was always known that Indians doctor the pitches as per Indian team's needs. But this new angle casts shadows of doubts on whether the rank turners were in fact made on demand of bookies.
 
Madplayer said:
It was always known that Indians doctor the pitches as per Indian team's needs. But this new angle casts shadows of doubts on whether the rank turners were in fact made on demand of bookies.
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Every team does that, we get green seamers in NZ, Eng, SA & concrete roads in Aus. When was the last time you saw a spinner's paradise, when India toured, in any of these pkaces as opposed to the occasional seaming track they encounter playing in India viz Kolkata vs NZ or Dharamshala vs Aus?
 
All matches played in this stadium should have their results voided from the record books so far as this curator was in charge
 
But, but, but... Indian players don't get tailor-made pitches at home.
 
Had this been related to Pakistan Cricket Team, I'm sure this would have been all over the Media channels. Since its India, I doubt this story will get much publicity.
 
Billa86 said:
Had this been related to Pakistan Cricket Team, I'm sure this would have been all over the Media channels. Since its India, I doubt this story will get much publicity.
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Agreed.
This is a biggie but seems it’s in the best interests of some people to keep it under wraps.
 
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Something new for the indian posters to cover-up and defend shamelessly rofl.

Its not just this one curator or BCCI official, I'm sure more are involved.

Can't even accept facts if reiterated by foreign players like Ajmal.

No wonder India's whole system is corrupt and rotten. There is too much fake pride to protect the same fixers destroying them.
 
R0H1T said:
Every team does that, we get green seamers in NZ, Eng, SA & concrete roads in Aus. When was the last time you saw a spinner's paradise, when India toured, in any of these pkaces as opposed to the occasional seaming track they encounter playing in India viz Kolkata vs NZ or Dharamshala vs Aus?
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I didnt say others dont do it. Why are you getting defensive?

And to be honest, i dont care how the pitch is if the test match lasts 5 days.
 
Serious stuff and ICC's silence on this speaks volumes. ACU should have been in action immediately.
 
the bigger question is "how long this has been going for ?"

india in future have chased scores over 350 with ease. Everything is becoming clear now, india is the birthplace of fixers and bookies
 
The Curators are paid a pittance and they have families to feed. I am surprised that they and umpires are not targetted more by bookies.
 
Bewal Express said:
The Curators are paid a pittance and they have families to feed. I am surprised that they and umpires are not targetted more by bookies.
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That explains the two (3?) dodgy, umpire's call, lbws not given against Aus in our SF against them.
 
Shameful stuff. I hope people get the difference between curator doing this for bookies just like corrupt players do spot/ match fixing and is different from Indian team/ BCCI's involvement.

BCCI needs to have a look at curator salaries and also monitor activities of these folks before domestic/ international matches.

So this is the reason why we lost Pune test against AUS :angry:
 
Will always be fixing and corruption in asian nations because people get paid poorly, along with the fact that many in the cricketing world are uneducated on these issues.
 
CricFan2012 said:
Will always be fixing and corruption in asian nations because people get paid poorly, along with the fact that many in the cricketing world are uneducated on these issues.
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South African players get 900 for a T20

Indian players get paid the most in all form of cricket yet we see IPL fixing and International fixing taking birth
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Am shocked and speechless to hear about this new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pitchfixing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pitchfixing</a> scandal. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvsNZ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvsNZ</a></p>— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href="https://twitter.com/shoaib100mph/status/923134752776912896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2017</a></blockquote>
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It is funny how the usual suspects are blaming India for doctoring pitches. Every single team in the world does it and they have every right to do so; this is what home advantage is all about.

Pakistan has also done it in the past and will continue to do so in the future. One doesn't need to look beyond the pitches that were prepared to nullify the threat of Lillee. Yes it is difficult to achieve in the UAE, but it has actually been a blessing in disguise. Dustbowls don't suit Pakistan because our of rubbish batting.

If we doctor pitches, we would lose a lot more games because our batting is not good enough to cope with difficult pitches. Our best bet of winning Tests is to play on a road and hope the opposition will collapse under scoreboard pressure, and that is how we have been winning most of our Tests.

The desperation in this thread is hilarious but not surprising.

The curator should be prosecuted, but that is where this ends. BCCI have the right to influence pitches.
 
Mamoon said:
It is funny how the usual suspects are blaming India for doctoring pitches. Every single team in the world does it and they have every right to do so; this is what home advantage is all about.

Pakistan has also done it in the past and will continue to do so in the future. One doesn't need to look beyond the pitches that were prepared to nullify the threat of Lillee. Yes it is difficult to achieve in the UAE, but it has actually been a blessing in disguise. Dustbowls don't suit Pakistan because our of rubbish batting.

If we doctor pitches, we would lose a lot more games because our batting is not good enough to cope with difficult pitches. Our best bet of winning Tests is to play on a road and hope the opposition will collapse under scoreboard pressure, and that is how we have been winning most of our Tests.

The desperation in this thread is hilarious but not surprising.

The curator should be prosecuted, but that is where this ends. BCCI have the right to influence pitches.
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Mamoon Bai, the issue is not about doctoring the pitch conditions and Yes every team does this to press home advantage. The issue here is, curator of pitch willing to doctor the pitch for bookies...
 
Billa86 said:
Mamoon Bai, the issue is not about doctoring the pitch conditions and Yes every team does this to press home advantage. The issue here is, curator of pitch willing to doctor the pitch for bookies...
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As I said, the curator should be punished for it. However, there is no point in dragging Indian cricket into the mud. If anything, blame goes to the regional cricket boards who probably pay these curators peanuts. These people have full-time jobs and if you are not going to pay them good salaries, they will undoubtedly opt for bribes and kickbacks, so I do have some empathy for the poor, elderly gentleman.
 
Corruption strikes again in cricket.

Sad day for the game we love but it's shameful to see posters like Mamoon attempting to shove this dirt under the carpet.
 
Mamoon said:
As I said, the curator should be punished for it. However, there is no point in dragging Indian cricket into the mud. If anything, blame goes to the regional cricket boards who probably pay these curators peanuts. These people have full-time jobs and if you are not going to pay them good salaries, they will undoubtedly opt for bribes and kickbacks, so I do have some empathy for the poor, elderly gentleman.
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you have empathy for a criminal. Didn't know it was a good thing to have for someone who broke a law
 
R0H1T said:
Every team does that, we get green seamers in NZ, Eng, SA & concrete roads in Aus. When was the last time you saw a spinner's paradise, when India toured, in any of these pkaces as opposed to the occasional seaming track they encounter playing in India viz Kolkata vs NZ or Dharamshala vs Aus?
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The home advantage is a massive problem in tests in general. Sides win at home, lose in foreign conditions. Has become almost clockwork. Every team does it. There's particularly become a divide between asian and non-asian boards, neither do a great job playing on each other's home surface bar a few exceptions (SA is excluded from this who in general over the past couple of decades have done well away and home).

With the greater focus on LOI, there isn't time to attune properly to the conditions or have enough practice matches. At least in LOI with the flatter pitches, the home advantage is reduced.

I don't know how they can fix this, very difficult to regulate pitches, and I don't think India doctor their pitches any more than other sides. I'd support the idea of giving greater points to away games though as it's harder to do.
 
On topic I'd like to see an investigation into the pay of the curators. If it's deemed enough for liveable standards though that's fine, there's a lot of badly paid jobs, especially in a poorer country. Doesn't excuse them to turn to corruption.

I'd ban the curator for life, just like the ban should be for any cricketer caught fixing. India are a fairly wealthy board and in the long run, perhaps upping the curator's salaries a little bit to discourage fixing might be a wise move here and prevent any situations like this happening again (might even save them money in the long run as a result).
 
If this would've happened in Pakistan, Sri Lanka or South Africa pretty sure ACSU would'nt have reacted in this manner. Pathetic stance by ACSU and shows how much this organization ICC powers are restricted to few nations including Pakistan.

Pune pitch scandal: ACSU ready to ‘help’ ICC ‘if required’

Even as Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) acting president C. K. Khanna says that he has written to the Board’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) to look into the Pune pitch scandal, Sportstar has reliably learnt that the ACSU will only ‘help’ the ICC ‘if required’.

On Wednesday morning, reports emerged that Pune pitch curator Pandurang Salgaonkar had agreed to ‘tamper’ the pitch after some television reporters, posed as bookies, approached him. And reacting strongly, the Board’s acting president told Sportstar that it would investigate the matter and even asked the ACSU chief Neeraj Kumar to look into it and submit a report.

READ: Salgaonkar suspended, confirms BCCI acting president

But a highly-placed source in the Board-run ACSU confirmed to Sportstar that it will only react if the ICC asks them to. “Nobody from the Board has asked us to look into the matter. And it being an international match, it comes under the purview of the ICC, and the ICC’s ACU. They are looking into the matter,” the source said.

The ball now is in ICC’s court, the source confirmed that it will coordinate with the ICC’s ACU team if they require any local help. “If they (the ICC) need any local help, we will provide that. They already have an ICC ACU manager in Pune and more officers are likely to join from the headquarters. They will act together and conduct a probe,” the source said, quickly adding: “We will act only in case they (the ICC) ask for our help.”

Asked whether the domestic ACSU unit will conduct any internal probe into the matter, the source said that it will depend on the findings of the ICC’s ACU. “There is no point in duplicating. If they ask us to look into any particular area, we will do that,” the source said. This indicates that the Board-run ACSU has very little to do in the case, which falls under the jurisdiction of the ICC.

On its part, the ICC has already started the investigation. Confirming the development, an ICC spokesperson told Sportstar: “We are investigating the allegations from Pune this morning, as with all international cricket, the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit has an ICC ACU Manager on the ground in India and we are in close contact with him.”

The spokesperson also added that the cricket’s governing body is looking into all the areas. “We are now looking to establish the facts and will make no further comment whilst this is ongoing,” the spokesperson said.
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It is a well known fact that many Indian pitches in the past have turned out to be completely visitor friendly throwing away the home advantage. Now we know!!
 
This 'll be brushed under the carpet... Shameful to see some posters are trying to bring pakistan as an example into this. who does and who doesn't is not the concern. Its about who is caught and should be investigated properly.
 
Anyone who thought things like this didn't happen in India/Pakistan/world cricket was fooling themselves. Fixing of all kinds is very prevalent and it has effected every team, in particular the Sub continent teams. People who like to say otherwise are not being true to reality. The Mecca of fixing has always been India...and it's very stupid to believe Indian players/officials individuals don't have any involvement in fixing or manipulating the system.
 
Raja Sab said:
you have empathy for a criminal. Didn't know it was a good thing to have for someone who broke a law
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Sympathy leads to empathy. Yes crime is a crime, but you have take other factors into consideration and look at the bigger picture and the context. Look up, Frank Caprio, you will find him very inspiring.

This curator is an old guy who was probably paid a pittance. He doesn't have much future earning potential based on his age and lack of qualifications. He is not comparable to a player who does fixing while having millions in the bank and massive earning potential in the future.

As long as the curators are underpaid these things will happen. He should be punished because law is law, but there is no need of comparing to players who do match-fixing.
 
Great going. Nipping corruption in the bud. Credit to the media for exposing, and the state cricket board as well as BCCI taking prompt action. cricket is in good hands.
 
lehen said:
It is a well known fact that many Indian pitches in the past have turned out to be completely visitor friendly throwing away the home advantage. Now we know!!
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Yeah explains the one test wonder O'keefe & the Nagpur blunder, last decade, perfectly! Manohar should be held accountable as well ;-)
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you have empathy for a criminal. Didn't know it was a good thing to have for someone who broke a law
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Interesting.... so the curator is old guy trying to earn for his family and no need to compare same with players who are poor and trying make quick bucks because of their family's financial issues?
 
Plumb said:
Interesting.... so the curator is old guy trying to earn for his family and no need to compare same with players who are poor and trying make quick bucks because of their family's financial issues?
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Both should be punished and both have done something wrong. In fact both should get the same punishment really, ban for life.

However I agree with Mamoon it is different to some extent. The curator probably gets paid very little for what is likely a tough job.

Players even in Pakistan get paid a salary far higher than the average, in fact they are amongst the highest paid in Pakistan. Even if they are much below one would expect for an international sportsman. They don't earn so little they have to worry about things such as food on the table etc. There's also a big pay difference between international and domestic cricketers, the latter some indeed do struggle to get a decent wage, which is why perhaps it's pretty disgraceful that cricketers would fix on international stage while most domestic cricketers will toil away never getting a chance to represent their country.

I'm sure the curator will be fired and never get to work again as a curator. I think the same thing would happen in Pakistan, would get banned for life, even though caught cricketers get banned for only a few years.
 
Sorry but a curator manipulating pitches or providing insight is bad news for ALL Cricket countries. Probably slipped under the radar but just goes to show that no country is immune to this evil
 
R0H1T said:
Every team does that, we get green seamers in NZ, Eng, SA & concrete roads in Aus. When was the last time you saw a spinner's paradise, when India toured, in any of these pkaces as opposed to the occasional seaming track they encounter playing in India viz Kolkata vs NZ or Dharamshala vs Aus?
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All the time. Last time India toured Australia they did not play at Perth or Gabba. Wickets were extra day with little grass.

In England, the wickets were pretty much dry with little grass. India was done in by reverse swing by Broad. If India got the pitches we got in 2010, test would be over in 3 days.
 
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched a probe after a curator in Pune was caught in a TV sting operation allegedly promising to manipulate the pitch ahead of Wednesday’s second one-dayer between India and New Zealand.

Pandurang Salgaonkar has been suspended but the match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium began on schedule after ICC match referee Chris Broad cleared the pitch.

“We are investigating the allegations from Pune this morning,” an ICC spokesman said.

”As with all international cricket, the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit has an ICC ACU Manager on the ground in India and we are in close contact with him.

“We are now looking to establish the facts and will make no further comment whilst this is ongoing.”

India Today TV showed Salgaonkar allegedly telling their undercover reporters -- who posed as bookies -- he could manipulate the pitch and sharing information about the playing surface in violation of ICC’s anti-corruption code.

The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has sought a detailed report from the local host MCA.

“A strict action has been taken against the pitch curator and the employment relationship between Pandurang Salgaonkar and MCA stands terminated,” BCCI Chief Executive Rahul Johri said in a statement.

“The BCCI is in touch with the MCA and appropriate measures will be taken with regards to the matter. The BCCI will continue to enforce strict measures in case of such misconduct in the future.”

New Zealand, who clinched the first one-dayer in Mumbai by six wickets, won the toss and elected to bat hoping to win the three-match series with a game to spare.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cr...urator-after-tv-sting-operation-idUKKBN1CU17A
 
Mamoon said:
Sympathy leads to empathy. Yes crime is a crime, but you have take other factors into consideration and look at the bigger picture and the context. Look up, Frank Caprio, you will find him very inspiring.

This curator is an old guy who was probably paid a pittance. He doesn't have much future earning potential based on his age and lack of qualifications. He is not comparable to a player who does fixing while having millions in the bank and massive earning potential in the future.

As long as the curators are underpaid these things will happen. He should be punished because law is law, but there is no need of comparing to players who do match-fixing.
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may I know how you know so much about this "old man" or are you making stuff up with just one picture of him ?

Criminal is a criminal, you should never sympathize with a killer because he's a criminal, likewise he took money to fix pitch according to request which not only is a case of fixing but fraud
 
I have seen wickets in England with so much grass on it, it was hard to differentiate it from the outfield !!!!
 
this is outrages, how long has this been going on, makes you wonder, icc needs to take action immediately ban pitch for 5 years. and all matches played on pitch with this curator should be investigated. and further more bbci should be investigated as they allowed this to happen.
 
Not a huge surprise really. It seems this is Indian, and Pakistani, society in general. And of course this is not the only curator who does it.
 
Amir said:
All the time. Last time India toured Australia they did not play at Perth or Gabba. Wickets were extra day with little grass.

In England, the wickets were pretty much dry with little grass. India was done in by reverse swing by Broad. If India got the pitches we got in 2010, test would be over in 3 days.
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We played at Gabba, not Perth though but then they aren't the biggest draws when you're talking about India, besides they play at 6 (7?) venues in the summer so if there's a game at Perth or Gabba before we toured then India doesn't play at those venues.

They weren't, Lord was the greenest in more than a decade, same goes for the last two tests which were seamer's paradise especially with the cloud cover.

You probably remember 2011 tour, though in England clouds make more of a difference than sometimes what's in the surface.
 
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shane said:
Not a huge surprise really. It seems this is Indian, and Pakistani, society in general. And of course this is not the only curator who does it.
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Why are you involving Pakistani society about an Indian issue?

If such issue happened in Pakistan would you equate it with India? ohh this is just a subcontinent thing, lame excuse

Stick to India and don't involve other nations incl. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. No nation on earth can compete with the amount of corruption, fixing and bookmakers of India.
 
I don’t think anyone can FIX a pitch only hours before a match ..... maybe by some extra watering or less than normal watering .... whatever !!!! This guy, Pandurang, just wanted to shoot off his mouth, and sound very important and skilled, but got caught !!!!! This will surely give the Indians a baaaaad name for a while, and few more Heads may roll ..... but for a while at least Pune will be a safe place to play !!!!!!
 
The newspaper obviously trapped an easy target, the pitch curator. First of all condition of pitch can't guarantee a score or the outcome of the match. And it is the home side that decides what kind of pitch they want. However for a fixer any info is valuable.
 
Bizarre stuff.

No excuses for the guy.

A proper and thorough investigation needs to be done.
 
Sadevdesai said:
I don’t think anyone can FIX a pitch only hours before a match ..... maybe by some extra watering or less than normal watering .... whatever !!!! This guy, Pandurang, just wanted to shoot off his mouth, and sound very important and skilled, but got caught !!!!! This will surely give the Indians a baaaaad name for a while, and few more Heads may roll ..... but for a while at least Pune will be a safe place to play !!!!!!
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Maybe he was suggesting he could do it now, therefore could do in the future too?

It's a bookies dream to know or have a pitch suited to their gambling odds. If they know it's a very slow pitch where runs will be hard to come by they can arrange betting accordingly.
 
Being poor [or not] shouldn't justify corruption. Funny how that specific subject would conclude if a Pakistani was involved, be it a player or a curator...

#JustSaying :P
 
Btw I think the question should be why was he being filmed in the first instance.

Was it because someone tipped the media off about him and how he done that before?

If so, I wonder how many more pitches did he "doctor" for money.
 
Raja Sab said:
may I know how you know so much about this "old man" or are you making stuff up with just one picture of him ?

Criminal is a criminal, you should never sympathize with a killer because he's a criminal, likewise he took money to fix pitch according to request which not only is a case of fixing but fraud
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I don't know much about him but what I can see is enough for me. He is nearly 70 years old and is still working as a curator, which is not a highly-paid job. If you are that old and are working a full-time job where you are paid peanuts, you are highly unlikely to be in a good financial position and you don't have the qualifications to do a better job.

Yes crime is crime and law is law, but a person doing corruption to put food on table for his family at the age of 70 is not the same as a young player doing corruption for an extra million when he already has enough net worth to live a lavish life without working for a single day.

I don't agree with you that you should never sympathize with people who break the law; it is often not black and white, and it is important to look at the bigger picture. You cannot improve society with tunnel-vision. It is important to look at the circumstances/events that lead to a criminal committing the crime, so that it can be avoided in the future.

Curators in countries like India and Pakistan are underpaid. Most of them are elderly people who are well past their retirement age but are still working full-time, which obviously means that they don't have the education and the skills for a better paid job and they don't have enough money to retire. This Pune curator is probably one of the many across the two countries who are ready to tinker with the pitch for some extra cash.
 
Mamoon said:
I don't know much about him but what I can see is enough for me. He is nearly 70 years old and is still working as a curator, which is not a highly-paid job. If you are that old and are working a full-time job where you are paid peanuts, you are highly unlikely to be in a good financial position and you don't have the qualifications to do a better job.

Yes crime is crime and law is law, but a person doing corruption to put food on table for his family at the age of 70 is not the same as a young player doing corruption for an extra million when he already has enough net worth to live a lavish life without working for a single day.

I don't agree with you that you should never sympathize with people who break the law; it is often not black and white, and it is important to look at the bigger picture. You cannot improve society with tunnel-vision. It is important to look at the circumstances/events that lead to a criminal committing the crime, so that it can be avoided in the future.

Curators in countries like India and Pakistan are underpaid. Most of them are elderly people who are well past their retirement age but are still working full-time, which obviously means that they don't have the education and the skills for a better paid job and they don't have enough money to retire. This Pune curator is probably one of the many across the two countries who are ready to tinker with the pitch for some extra cash.
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how do you know he's getting peanuts, surely this isn't the first time he's done this. Who knows he might be a millionaire. He should be put in jail for doing the wrong thing. There's no sympathy whatsoever here. If you're 70 years old then it probably means your kids are grown up and earning on their own. And if he's not getting any other extra paid job then that's his own fault, no need whatsoever to sympathize with a criminal, he's part of corruption and should be dealt with
 
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

The curator Mr. Salgaoncar is a former chief selector, first class cricketer of Maharashtra state [for ranji trophy]

as well as runs cricket academy in the city.

He has the job cos he is is very close to the BCCI and local cricket association.
 
Sherlock said:
Being poor [or not] shouldn't justify corruption. Funny how that specific subject would conclude if a Pakistani was involved, be it a player or a curator...

#JustSaying :P
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So now there is a price for being honest it seems
 
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