Here’s The Real Reason Why No Bookie Had The Courage To Approach Ganguly For Match Fixing!

There was a time when Indian cricket fans who consider the game nothing less of a religion almost lost their faith. It was a time when Indian cricket was battered and bruised by the ugly betting fiasco. Not that there weren’t a few good men left but the nation needed a leader and badly so. That leader was Sourav Ganguly!

It was recently revealed that bookies were terrified at the thought of approaching the Bengal Tiger to talk business and that’s the reason Ganguly was never approached ever! This what a former bookie had to say about the matter!

During the time Sourav Ganguly was the captain, most bookies wanted him to fix matches. Not just him, even Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble, because they knew if they could have them on their side, they could influence the entire team as per the odds. But, they also knew that it could never happen, because Dada was one of the most patriotic captains. The bookies were scared to approach him as they knew, he would turn them in. So, it was a grown consensus that Ganguly cannot be sold and no one had the guts to approach him, as it could put their business into jeopardy

The Prince of Calcutta had said, in 2010, that he had never had to deal with a bookie in his career as a cricketer. When asked what he thought is the reason behind it, the former Indian skipper had a deep observation for everyone out there.

May be the bookies judge players by their characters before approaching them. I always attempted to put an appearance where I would take none of this kind of non-sense. Yes, conversations between players about these things did come up, but it never went beyond that.

It’s not that betting is non-existent today but it is for stalwarts like Sourav Ganguly that the nation can still keep its faith in the noble game of cricket.

News Source: Sportskeeda

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