| THE
CBI REPORT: WHO PAID WHOM AND HOW MUCH TO FIX CRICKET MATCHES AND
WHAT PLOYS WERE USED |
Azharuddin:
Run-out roulette 
Bookies say that in a fixed match against Sout Africa in te 1996-97
tour Azharuddin threw his wicket away by taking a senseless run |
| Payoff |
Place/Bookie/Year |
Purpose |
| Honda
Accord |
Dubai/
Saifuddin/1987 |
Dubai-based
Indian national Saifuddin presented the car; CBI pursuing lead |
| Rs 50
lakh |
Delhi,
Hyderabad/ Mukesh Gupta/ 1995 |
Money
was received in two instalments and it kicked off Azhar’s fixing career |
| Rs 80
lakh |
Mumbai,
Ali Irani’s house/ Anil Steel/ 1996 |
Steel
pays Azhar in two instalments for fixing matches in 1996 |
| Rs 10
lakh |
Mumbai/
Mukesh Gupta/ 1996 |
For
under performing during the 1996 tours of S. Africa and the West Indies |
| Rs 74,
000 |
Delhi/
Gyan Gupta/ May 1998 to March 1999 |
Azhar
confessed to receiving the sum of money to fix matches |
| Free
Gifts |
London,
England/ Ameesh Gupta/ June 1999 |
Azhar
confesses that his shopping at Harrods was paid for by Ameesh Gupta |
| Mercedes
220-D |
England/
Moni Verma/ 1995 |
Verma,
a friend in England presented Azhar with the car; CBI pursuing lead |
Sharma:
Doctoring Pitches
 In
an India vs Australia Test in October 1996, Sharma paid Rs 50,000
to a Delhi groundsman to underprepare a pitch that forced an early
result |
| Payoff |
Place/Bookie/Year |
Purpose |
| Rs 2,
000 |
Delhi
club tournament/ Mukesh Gupta/ 1988 |
Mukesh
meets Sharma for first time to lure him into doing further “work”
|
| Rs 15,
000 |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta/ 1995 |
Money
given after Sharma assures Gupta that Azhar is “interested” |
| Rs 5
lakh |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta/ 1995 |
A reward
for Sharma who introduces Gupta to Azhar |
| Rs 3
lakh |
Delhi,
Feroz Shah Kotla/ Mukesh Gupta/ October 1996 |
For
getting a “result-oriented” pitch prepared for Test against Australia |
| Rs 15,
000 |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta/ 1996 |
A commission
for Sharma for introducing Jadeja to Gupta |
| Rs 5
lakh |
Delhi/
Ajay Gupta, Gyan Gupta, Ameesh Gupta/ 1998 |
Money
given to Sharma for introducing Azhar to the trio |
Prabhakar:
Lace Signals  As
a signal to Azhar that he was about to bowl a loose ball on the offside
Prabhakar used to tie his right shoe lace. The captain would then
leave a gaping hole on the offside inviting a boundary. Bookies bet
on how many runs the over would yield. |
| Payoff |
Place/Bookie/Year |
Purpose |
| Rs 40,
000 |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta / 1990 |
Money
paid to Prabhakar for information during the New Zealand tour |
| Rs 1.51
lakh |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta/ 1990 |
Market
price of a Gypsy for information on the Indian team’s tour to England
|
| Rs 50,
000 |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta/ 1990 |
For
introducing Gupta to De Silva on the Sri Lankan tour to India |
| Rs 2
lakh |
Colombo,
Sri Lanka/ Mukesh Gupta/ 1991 |
For
introducing Gupta to Dean Jones during the triangular tournament |
| Rs 2
lakh |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta/ 1991 |
For
tipping Gupta off that Delhi would not try to win its Ranji quarter-final |
| Rs 2
lakh |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta 1992 |
For
giving information during the 1992 tour of Australia and the World
Cup |
| Rs 2
lakh |
Hong
Kong/ Mukesh Gupta/ 1992 |
For
introducing Gupta to Mark Waugh during the Hong Kong Sixes event |
| Rs 2
lakh |
Delhi/
Mukesh Gupta/ 1993 |
For
introducing Gupta to Alec Stewart during the England tour of India |
Jadeja:
The Snail Act
Bookies told the CBI that a common Jadeja tactic was to inexplicably
slow down the run rate |
| Payoff |
Place/Bookie/Year |
Purpose |
| Rs 50,
000 |
Delhi,
Mukesh Gupta’s house/ Mukesh Gupta/ 1996 |
Jadeja
offers match-fixing “services” on the eve of the Titan Cup |
| Rs 1
lakh |
Delhi/
Uttam Chand/ 1999 |
Money
paid through hawala for information on weather, pitch and teams |
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