![]() Omar Shahid Hamid (Courtesy the publisher)Ī crucial subplot talks about how some members in the men’s team had conspired to throw a huge match in Pakistan’s cricketing history. How the players respond after they are tempted depends on their priorities and sense of morality. ![]() That could mean bowling a loose delivery at a fixed time in the match or batting slowly for a certain number of overs. Though this is a work of fiction, Hamid gives the reader a good idea of how the betting mafia works, how bets are placed, and what bookies usually want.įor instance, they approach players, offer expensive gifts and money to engage in spot-fixing. The Fix has all the ingredients of a typical best seller whose appeal won’t be limited to followers of cricket. As one of the favourites, the team attracts the attention of the powerful and wealthy mafia. The masses discover new stars, and the cricket board is forced to give them five-star comfort when they go on to participate in the World Cup. The team has several gifted players, and its success in the Asia Cup turns the spotlight on them. That is the opposite of how Sanam’s cricket-loving father responds to her passion for the game. Her father is a cricket coach but he isn’t proud of his daughter’s talent. The vice-captain and an immensely talented batsman, Fatima is foul mouthed. She has dreamt just one dream all her life: winning the World Cup for her country.įatima Shah and Sanam are different. Sanam, an all-rounder who bowls really fast and is a hard-hitting batsman, comes from a privileged background. The novel’s protagonist is Sanam Khan, captain of Pakistan’s women’s cricket team. ![]() Omar Shahid Hamid’s fourth novel, The Fix, takes the reader deep inside the world of cricket in Pakistan. That is not the case with women’s cricket, which is rarely hyped, has far less money for the players and seems to be unattractive to the betting mafia. That’s because we have come across many real-life stories of former male cricketers and bookies, who tainted the game’s reputation by indulging in match-fixing. ![]() Writing a novel on the entry of match-fixing in women’s cricket is an even better one. Writing a novel on women’s cricket is a superb idea. ![]()
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