This is where I stand.
The allegations seem to have real power behind them, but of course until those involved are found guilty they are innocent.
The fix is simple enough, just 3 balls in an entire Test Match where a bowler will bowl a no-ball at specified time. There is no way of telling what the overall effects of these no-balls are on the match, those who enjoy chaos theory can explain this. But to the main the actual events within the match seem harmless to the result. A "victim-less crime" of sorts. But it goes deeper than that for many.
The best way to explain it is being cheated on in a relationship in a minor fashion. It doesn't matter if it was just one kiss that meant nothing, it doesn't matter that the involvement was never extreme, the betrayal was there and the trust is now gone.
Now some will say if it really was just one kiss, if it really didn't mean anything then maybe they could take it on the chin. If it was just a handful of no-balls and nothing else, and nothing else in any other match then I could probably take it on the chin. The problem is we don't know what else has been fixed. The allegations claim that entire matches have and can be fixed. In which case this is unforgivable.
The obvious case that causes the most heartbreak is the young superstar Amir. The best young cricketer for a long while could now be looking at a life time ban.
It is quite a simple situation though, and if the players were being paid more then this probably wouldn't happen. If there were caps on the bets being placed then this could also help. This would limit the cases to illegal bookies.
Money isn't always the solution though, with all of it flying around in the IPL I am suspicious of the entire league and its integrity.
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