Cricket and corruption

I dont understand why there is so much hue and cry, corruption is the ever-pervading element all around us in India-it was only a matter of time for cricket to be in it too... Having said that,I am disenchanted mainly because of one thing. Being in sports myself, you want to tell everyone that sport is above corruption, sports is heroism, sport is that pristine land that remains untouched by dirty money. But alas,I have been brought back to reality by the latest scandal in cricket.I feel a sense of sadness that the ultimate fan, the loyal,excited enthusiastic fan,has been taken for a ride. The zealous fan who has loyally watched every single game of IPL and has spent much money securing tickets, missed classes, appoinments and much more,has been cheated because the players have put themselves above everything else. Do these corrupt players even realize how much they owe the fans? Because without that fan, he wont be making that mullah.Imagine a complete boycott of IPL matches by the Indian audience.. that will tell these players something. Sadly,cricket cannot be considered just as a sport anymore. The amount of endorsements, tv rights and money channeled in, go way beyond the financial aspects of many multi-national companies. Spot-fixing as the recent scandal is called isnt supposed to "affect" the outcome of a match, they say. Who are you kidding? And what makes you think this didnt happen before? I hope to God, this isnt bigger than what it already is.