Players from South Africa, India and Pakistan were banned from international cricket in the game's more recent match-fixing scandals.

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Two years ago the even squeakier game of cricket was hit by spot-fixing.

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The game is bottom-fishing for deals, fixing up the properties and renting them.

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"There is no limit in what we have to do in order to make sure we can eradicate match-fixing one day in our game, " Valcke said.

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Spot-fixing in cricket occurs when a player deliberately rigs part of the game, for example by bowling a poor delivery from which a batsman can easily score runs.

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But the game has gone backwards since then with players involved in strikes for more money and allegations of match-fixing.

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Cricket is hugely popular in India, but the game's credibility, especially that of the IPL, risks being hurt by the recent spot-fixing allegations.

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