| ID | 157884 |
| Title Proper | Politics of purity |
| Other Title Information | discourses of deception and integrity in contemporary international cricket |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Philpot, Simon t |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The International Cricket Council and civil prosecutions of three Pakistani cricketers and their fixer brought player corruption in cricket to public scrutiny once more. A range of English media commentators and the sentencing judge referred to cricket’s loss of innocence because of the deception of the Pakistani cricketers. However, commercialisation, racism and dealings with corrupt political regimes have all exposed cricket as less innocent than many of its English defenders would admit. Furthermore, the demonisation of Pakistani cricketers as cheats blurs the boundary between individual responsibility and cultural characteristics with negative consequences for Muslims in the post-9/11 world. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 39, No.4; 2018: p.677-691 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 39 No 4 |
| Key Words | Culture ; Pakistan ; Deception ; Cricket ; Decolonisation and Colonisation ; Corruption and Transparency |