how come.....

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ok…so match fixing has been in full swing for at least 20 years…so many players were caught red handed…blah blah blah..ICC tried its best but this monster kept on coming back…but isn’t this surprising that not even a single umpire ever got involved in this fiasco…

they make so much less than players and among all stakeholdesr (bowlers, batsmen, keeper, umpires), it is easiest for them to change the whole complexion of game by one or two close decisions…they cant do spot fixing but for match fixing, why do you need 10 players to buy…just buy one umpire…

yes it has become difficult nowadays for umpires to fix a game as they have to refer all close run outs to tv camera and players can go upstairs for 2 chances but there is still a lot of room for them…and more perplexing is the fact that back in 90s when match fixing was at peak, umpires were in complete control of the game…yet not a single incidence…

now I am not saying why are umpires not involved…thx god they are not..but i just found it odd…if I am a match fixer, why wud I spend millions to buy 3 players with so much risk..plus it is so hard for players to deliver by playing bad…yes bowling poorly is not that easy…so how abt paying one third of it and buy an umpire…and he can easily give one or 2 close decisions in favor of bookie’s team…

so these bookies who are so hell bent on doing anything to buy players despite so much scrutiny, how come they never tried buying any umpire…seems odd… or maybe they did but ICC had a proper mitigation system…may be that is why ICC came up with the elite panel concept…

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It is bit more difficult for the umpires, while a player can play a maiden over a team can throw a match or a bowler can bowl no balls at specific time for the benefit of bookies an umpire cannot give someone out on the fourth ball of an over when that ball got hit for a 4.

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yep agreed... that is why i said in my post that umpires cannot do spot fixing but they are the best contenders for match fixing...remember biggest money is on result of the match ..... spot fixing is small money wise as it is easy to do...and yes an umpire cannot guarantee the result of the match but that is true abt players as well....players cant guarantee it either... as I think of it, it is easy for umpires to change the complexion of the game especially in ODIs and T20s than players...players have to do so much to deliver...

anyway, as these thoughts came across my mind, I am so proud of umpire fraternity...not even one single incidence in last 30 years when so much mess was going on and it is still going on...hats off to them!

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i think the credit goes to the ICC's elite umpire selection and training program.