Hidden Innings - 1999 Scandal
The 1999-2000 Scandal In the first blog of Hidden Innings, we are going to have a look at one very infamous incident that occurred between India and South Africa in 1999-2000. It was one of the largest match-fixing scandals in cricket history occurred between India and South Africa in 1999–2000. Allegations were made that South African athletes, including captain Hansie Cronje, had taken payments from bookmakers in order to purposefully lose games. When the Delhi police overheard a phone call between Cronje and an Indian bookmaker named Sanjay Chawla in April 2000, the affair came to light. Cronje was overheard talking about how he may influence the results of the next ODI series between South Africa and India. Cronje first refuted the accusations, but he eventually admitted to rigging matches. Along with three other South African players, Herschelle Gibbs, Nicky Boje, and Pieter Strydom, he was given a lifetime ban from playing cricket. The scandal had a huge effect on Indian cric