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Of course those fair and honest individuals are still there and are still running and playing the game. However, I am talking about the tiny percentage of people who have decided to move the odds in their favour by tempting players to bowl no balls, give away runs, or in some of the worst cases even throw matches.

In some instances a player (usually under the influence of an outside agent or bookmaker) may only throw away a boundary or bowl a no-ball at a certain time during the game. Some people say "so what? Surely a few runs or a no-ball will not affect the outcome of a game." No, it may not, but that is not the point. What these people are doing is cheating, simple as that. There are no parameters on cheating i.e you cannot cheat a little. You are either cheating or not Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Barcelona Camisetas , nothing in between.

I have also heard arguments that say "well, it is only the bookies we are cheating anyway." Wrong, we are cheating the game. Who knows how deep this problem runs within our precious game, it may only be skin deep, but because it has happened, it makes us all su[censored] ious all of the time, which in turn can ruin our enjoyment of the game or worse, can switch us off to cricket altogether.

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Of course there are famous cases in cricket that have been all over the news, which I am not going to go into, but this is what we know, because they have been caught on camera with absolutely no excuses. If there was a way to argue this particular case, believe me they would have done that, but there wasn't. How many other cases are there that we do not know about? In truth Blank Barcelona Camisetas , no one really knows, but the great danger is "there is no smoke without fire" i.e all of us now will become su[censored] ious of anything out of the ordinary.

I feel this is all a little sad. The great games of the past, which we all enjo[censored] and the outstanding performances that we all appreciate may in the future be questioned. Feats of individual brilliance may not be looked at with such admiration as they once were. I know this is a very negative view, but it is human nature. Similarly with athletics, if someone breaks a world record, would we say to ourselves "I wonder if he/she has taken steroids." If we glimpse a brilliant ride in next years tour-de-france, would we ask the same question.

In truth, these cheats may have done something insignificant in their eyes within a game, for instance giving away an odd run. They may have been paid handsomely for this small indiscretion, and so think there has been no harm done. But they are well and truly WRONG Personalizadas Barcelona Camisetas , as this (as has been proven) has done immeasurable damage to a game that has been revered and respected throughout the world as the fairest of games pla[censored] by perfect gentlemen.

In response to the question I asked at the start, I personally feel we are on a slippery slope, and unless something is done within the game it will only have a negative effect. On a positive note, the money invested into the game has certainly promoted cricket to a.