The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) was indefinitely suspended after several players across franchises tested positive for COVID-19. During a match in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India\u2019s (BCCI) Anti-Corruption Unit nabbed two individuals for allegedly pitch-siding or court-siding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pitch or court-siding is having somebody inside a sports venue and passing on immediate match-related updates to a bookie, who can use that information to change the odds and accept or reject bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The few seconds of lag it takes to be aired on television gives them the window of opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though pitch-siding doesn\u2019t necessarily count as \u2018match fixing\u2019 as none of the action is rigged, it is a side-effect of competitive betting that sports organisers have been aiming to quell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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