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Playing to Fix tells the story of a group of Dubai street cricketers who chased down the dream of international cricket, working their way from dusty, tape-ball cricket on desert pitches to the international stage and almost reaching the pinnacle of world cricket only to throw it all away by being drawn into the murky world of match fixing.

This is the story of the United Arab Emirates team, who were on the brink of qualifying for the 2019 T20 World Cup in England. Instead of making it to the finals, a number of the players were seduced by the illegal betting syndicates operating across in the Indian subcontinent. They fell from the incredible high of competing against and in some cases beating the world''s best cricketers, to the shattering low of being caught by the ICC''s anti-corruption unit for match fixing, resulting in lengthy bans and a very public humiliation.

With unprecedented insight and access to those fighting to rid cricket of

Playing to Fix

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    A Hardback by Paul Radley

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      Publisher Pitch Publishing
      Imprint Pitch Publishing Ltd
      Published 1/20/2024
      ISBN-13 9781801507158
      978-1801507158
      ISBN-10 1801507155
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      Sport Association football (Soccer)

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Playing to Fix tells the story of a group of Dubai street cricketers who chased down the dream of international cricket, working their way from dusty, tape-ball cricket on desert pitches to the international stage and almost reaching the pinnacle of world cricket only to throw it all away by being drawn into the murky world of match fixing.

      This is the story of the United Arab Emirates team, who were on the brink of qualifying for the 2019 T20 World Cup in England. Instead of making it to the finals, a number of the players were seduced by the illegal betting syndicates operating across in the Indian subcontinent. They fell from the incredible high of competing against and in some cases beating the world''s best cricketers, to the shattering low of being caught by the ICC''s anti-corruption unit for match fixing, resulting in lengthy bans and a very public humiliation.

      With unprecedented insight and access to those fighting to rid cricket of

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