<p>It is always sad when sport gets tainted by allegations of match-fixing as it happens on and off in cricket. Lately, Sri Lanka has accused it’s 2011 World Cup team of ‘fixing’ the final against India and allegedly conspiring to lose the match intentionally. True or not, we will never know. Such are the laws and one does need evidence. In a changing sporting environment, in the arguments and accusations being levelled at cricket and its iconic stars, maybe, it is time to place the argument of legalising sports betting, especially in India.&nbsp;</p>

It is always sad when sport gets tainted by allegations of match-fixing as it happens on and off in cricket. Lately, Sri Lanka has accused it’s 2011 World Cup team of ‘fixing’ the final against India and allegedly conspiring to lose the match intentionally. True or not, we will never know. Such are the laws and one does need evidence. In a changing sporting environment, in the arguments and accusations being levelled at cricket and its iconic stars, maybe, it is time to place the argument of legalising sports betting, especially in India.&nbsp;

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