It is best to legalize this betting, after putting appropriate controls in place. Kumar, and an education for someone as naive, insulated and isolated as myself. If the criminal element cannot be reigned in then the only way forward is to make the punishment for players harsh and irreversible. Australia would support them in whatever they deemed necessary to bring some integrity back to the sport. Butt is in a very difficult position. British based fans react to this dilemma. Their anger at present seems raw and unpredictable. Hopefully, many will be calmer by the time the weekend arrives. Fund in an effort to resurrect respect and fraternity for the game and its fans. Pakistani outfit going through the motions. Goldie but the evidence is compelling and there for all to see. Tasmania and then play bizarrely in every international thereafter last summer i presumed them innocent despite the rumour and speculation that surrounded the team. Whatever steps they may advocate or support, it would not make a difference to the mafia. The young cricketer suddenly becomes a hero not just for the family, but for the entire village or small town. Gavaskar attend social functions with a particular up and coming starlet. Gavaskar aside and counseled him against throwing it all away. Gavaskar took that advice. Sachin to get married to the right woman at the soonest, and stay away from any of the trappings of a celebrity cricketer. Sachin seems to have followed that advice. For cricketers from the backwaters with no exposure to the hedonistic lifestyles of the rich, the sudden overload may become a tad too much. If the system is unable to find a mentor for them, they will find such mentors elsewhere.