Cricket scams are rampant in India

🏏 Cricket Roundup: RCB’s shift, Sooryavanshi’s rise, & Dubey’s IND selection.

📚 Best Features: How bad actors scam Indian cricket fans.

“The IPL’s shadow economy”
✍️ Santadeep Dey has a fantastic investigation into how bad actors take advantage of tech illiterate Indian fans; fake ticket scalping online, phishing scams, fake “free stream” URLs (that sometimes trick Google’s AI summary), and hacking government subdomains to create “official” betting links.

🗞️ Quick News: ENG’s Test squad, Melbourne’s merger, & Flintoff’s new gig.

England have announced their 15-man Test squad. Steven Finn on what it takes to lead a bowling attack, & Vithushan Ehantharajah on Ollie Robinson’s latest chance.
Tom Morris reports that the Melbourne Stars & Renegades will be merged into one team. 🔒 Dan Brettig on why Cricket Victoria is taking this step.
Andrew Flintoff will be the new head coach of the Sydney Thunder. Will Taylor talks to Flintoff about why he took the job.
JioStar is quietly culling their media rights contracts – with the ICC’s $3 billion commitment a looming white whale. Meanwhile, 🔒 Will Macpherson/Nick Hoult report that the ECB could open up their media market beyond Test Match Special.
Matt Roller on a new jock strap design aided by Kane Williamson & Grant Elliott.

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