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Let's stand back and look at this objectively. It is not against the laws of the game, or a criminal offence, to bowl a no-ball. If it can be proved that a no-ball was bowled deliberately (for a monetary consideration or any other reason) then that could be seen as bringing the game into disrepute, and the International Cricket Council could impose such sanctions as it thinks fit - against the bowler, or indeed the team. For a criminal offence to have been committed it must be shown that as a result of the deliberate no-ball somebody has been defrauded - that is, has lost money as a consequence. What we have at present is an allegation that money was handed over to a "fixer" who then arranged for no-balls to be bowled at specific times during the match. Certainly this brings the ICC into play, but at present as far as I am aware there is no evidence of anybody being defrauded as a result. Of course, what it does raise is the question of whether other aspects of this and other matches have been "fixed" and doubtless this is what the police are looking into. For the immediate future, it is for the ICC to decide what, if any, action to take.