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Fresh scandals, lows in the world of cricket and tennis

World No 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic's revelation about match-fixing in tennis raised eyebrows.

By :  pillalamarri srinivas/ adepu mahender
Update: 2016-01-21 09:08 GMT
World number one tennis star Novak Djokovic recently declared he was approached by a bookie to fix a match in Russia, which he refused. (Photo: AFP/PTI)
World number one tennis star Novak Djokovic said he was once offered $200,000 to fix a match in Russia, which he refused. (Photo: AFP)
Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns was acquitted of perjury charges in November 2015 related to a match-fixing scandal. (Photo: AFP)
In a sign that cricket fans are unwilling to stomach any more scandals, Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir, 23, was booed by the crowd in New Zealand this month when he made his international comeback after serving a five-year ban and being jailed for bowling no-balls to order in a 2010 spot-fixing scandal. (Photo: AFP)
Former Proteas ODI player, Gulam Bodi, was charged for trying to influence the result of a T20 domestic match in South Africa in 2015. (Photo: AFP)
Ajit Chandila, the former Rajasthan Royals cricketer, was handed a life ban by BCCI for his involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal in 2013. (Photo: PTI)
Mumbai cricketer Hiken Shah was found guilty of making a corrupt approach to a fellow Mumbai player in the domestic circuit and has been handed a five-year ban. (Photo: AFP)
World No 1 tennis star Novak Djokovic's revelation about match-fixing in tennis raised eyebrows.

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