Betting In Cricket Poem by narayana aghalaya

Betting In Cricket



IPL IS LAYERED
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to the police, Arbaaz Khan, confessed
'yes I did bet; I lost crores', when pressed

the bookie right there, Khan could not deny
underbelly is wide open, no need to pry

betting in cricket is illegal
if linked to fixing, then harm is real

match fixing, spot fixing, have seen it all
with dreaded devil, are we playing ball?

cleaning up cricket seems a hopeless task
no longer a game where gentlemen bask
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Monday, June 4, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: gambling,sports
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
IPL is Indian Premier League - Cricket- 20 over per side per match; total about 60 matches; going on for last 10 years; big moneyspinner.Betting is banned in India; but betting in IPL seems virulent; unfortunately some of the matches might have been fixed in connivance with players and officials- this is immoral and illegal. Cricket as a gentleman's game is under a cloud. Arbaaz Khan is a well known film star. Recently he has confessed to betting in IPL.Is there anything more to this story? we have to wait and watch. This IPL I enjoyed thoroughly. But now I have doubts, whether the matches were played in true spirit.
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