Making betting legal no solution

India should legalise betting to stamp out corruption in cricket, says former England captain Geoffrey Boycott. Boycott feels the menace of fixing, which has dented the Indian Premier League's reputation, emerges more frequently in the Asian countries. "The way to stop it altogether, except for the odd one -- but we're getting too many at the minute -- is this business of making betting legal in India. It's illegal, so people do it," Boycott told ESPN Cricinfo. "When beer was illegal in ...

New Delhi, Apr 11 : Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott has said dashing Indian opener Virender Sehwag might not play for India again.

Geoffrey Boycott said Joe Root had played beautifully after the England batsman scored a maiden Test hundred, against New Zealand, at his Headingley home ground on Saturday. Root's 104, his first century in his sixth match at this level, also saw ...

Sydney, May 26 (ANI): English cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott has praised upcoming cricketer Joe Root, saying that he had played 'beautifully' after he scored a maiden Test hundred, against New Zealand, at his Headingley home ground.Root's 104, his ...

Wellington, May 16 (ANI): Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has said that the prospect of losing to New Zealand in the Test series is unthinkable for England, especially in the backdrop of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy and the five-Test ...

England great Geoffrey Boycott might have written him off, but the out-of-form Virender Sehwag received support from former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu, who said the opener was far from finished. "Sehwag is a phenomena. He is a miracle. Nothing is over. Sehwag is an institution. Which opener used to bat at number seven and became an opener and made 2500 with an average of 50?" Sidhu said on Thursday. "Sehwag is an impact player. Match winner, I don't think he is finished. He has got ...

Forty summers ago, England opener Dennis Amiss declined a second run that his opening partner Geoff Boycott, often the cause of his partners being run out, called. Both batsmen were at the same end. Boycott was back in the pavilion for 1, Amiss went ...

The QC Geoffrey Robertson is one of a growing number calling for the leaders of Commonwealth countries to boycott the CHOGM heads of government meeting, planned for Colombo Sri Lanka, in November. He conducted a review of the process that led to the ...

Losing to New Zealand is unthinkable, says former England captain Geoffrey Boycott. And it certainly is for current skipper Alastair Cook who faced the press today suddenly under scrutiny for the first time in his brief tenure. Cook leads England ...