5 Infamous Match Fixing incidents in Cricket

4) Lou Vincent’s Match fixing scandal and Chris Cairns allegation

Lou Vincent was known for his Sehwag-esque approach to batting before he came out and revelaed the dark side of match fixing in New Zealand cricket and how Chris Cairns had opened the doors to this world of match fixing to him during the now defunct ICL.

Vincent went on record to state that he was under direct orders from Chris Cairns to fix ICL games and received hard cash and a ‘woman’ in his hotel room from an Indian bookie called Varun Singh.

Lou Vincent reported the incident to his agent but was immediately addressed to by Cairns who explained to him about the entire racquet.

He also claimed that it was not only Cairns but also Darryl Tuffey and Dinesh Mongia who were deep into match fixing and wanted Lou Vincent to desperately be a part of it.

This news shocked the entire world and especially the New Zealand cricketing fraternity as Cairns had been their most celebrated all rounder ever.