Instead, the public has been outraged by lurid accusations concerning the Indian Premier League (IPL) – bribes for bad play, owners betting on games, and players seduced by starlets and call girls. The national captain was revealed to have a conflict of interest, and the son-in-law of Indian cricket’s most powerful official was implicated in an illegal gambling operation run by a sinister network of bookies.
获得如此关注的并不是特别精彩的对抗赛。让公众怒不可遏的是关于印度超级联赛（IPL）的耸人听闻的指控——贿赂比赛、球队老板赌球、球手被三版女郎引诱。国家队队长被爆陷入了利益冲突，印度板球界最有权势的官员的女婿被爆卷入了地下赌博网络的非法赌局操纵。