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Your support makes all the difference.England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood cannot believe match-fixing allegations are a serious threat to the Indian Premier League.
Delhi Daredevils batsman Collingwood tonight acknowledged the ongoing nature of allegations of possible 'spot-fixing' intrigue - thought to centre on last year's edition of the IPL, held in South Africa.
But he made it clear he has never been approached by anyone trying to suggest the possibility of fixing an element of any game.
Collingwood said: "Whatever happens, the IPL will continue.
"I've never been approached or felt I've been close to being approached.
"But I don't want to be involved with anything like that - whether it be for England, playing for counties or the IPL. I would hate to think that anybody in my team would even come close to something like that.
"I guess there will be allegations floating around in the next few weeks. But I hope cricket doesn't take a battering because of it.
"We don't want cricket going down that route."
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