Indian minister claims cricket match against rival Pakistan was fixed

Pakistan beat its archenemy India in a historic match at the Oval and took home the Champions Trophy. In that match which took place on June 18, Pakistan beat Indian by 180 runs.

However, the defeat is not going down well with India as the public largely thrashed its team for the poor performance and even burnt their effigies.

Most recently, an Indian minister on Saturday accused the captain of the Indian team, Virat Kohli and his team of fixing the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

“How could the cricketers, who played so well in the entire tournament, not perform in the final match (in London on June 18)?” NDTV quoted India’s Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale as saying.

“In the match against Pakistan, someone like Virat Kohli who scores a century so often and other accomplished players like Yuvraj Singh who have scored so many runs in the past, looked like they were playing to lose,” he said. “Was the match fixing involved? There should be an inquiry into this.”

“Anil Kumble was the coach there. Kohli, who has scored so many runs in the past, what happened to him that day? That’s the reason why I have a doubt that was it a case of match-fixing,” Athawale said.

“Our players kneeled in front of a rival like Pakistan. To kneel in front of them in such a way is major act of disrespect to your nation,” the minister added.

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