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    Opinion: Wicket bad bet

    NPR's Scott Simon talks about a cricket-match scam in an Indian village. Russian gamblers were duped. The scam is now under investigation.
    by Scott Simon Jul 16, 2022 1 minute
    Circa 1890: An illustration of a variety of types of old cricket bats.

    Build it, and they will come. At least, online.

    Police in India have charged four people who set up a cricket pitch in the village of Molipur, with creases, wickets, and stadium lights.

    Then they hired more than 20 unemployed local

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