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A
village
c icket
co t ove sy
has
d aw
millio s
of
views
wo ldwide
afte
footage
appea ed
to
show
a
Saltbu
playe
clicki g
his
fi ge s
as
the
ball
passed
a
batte ,
allegedly
c eati g
the
sou d
of
a
edge
a d
i flue ci g
the
umpi e& squo;s
decisio .

The
i cide t
occu ed
du i g…

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—
BPI
News
(@BPINewsO g)

July
29,
2026

Why
Did
The
Sto y
Become
So
Big?

The
u usual
atu e
of
the
alleged
tactic
was
o ly
pa t
of
the
sto y.
Amateu
c icket
is
o mally
played
away
f om
the
global
spotlight,
but
Saltbu ‘s
matches
we e
bei g
eco ded
a d
st eamed.

That
mea t
footage
of
the
i cide t
could
be
eplayed,
slowed
dow
a d
sha ed
wo ldwide
withi
hou s.
The
co t ove sy
has
si ce
become
a
example
of
how
tech ology
has
cha ged
g ass oots
c icket.

F ogBox,
the
compa y
behi d
o e
of
the
st eami g
systems
used
by
Saltbu
a d
mo e
tha
1,850
clubs,
said
the
saga
showed
both
sides
of
the
ew
eality.
Local
c icket
ca
ow
c eate
vi al
mome ts,
but
playe s
ca
also
fi d
themselves
exposed
to
global
sc uti y.

Saltbu
Suspe d
B ia
Devi e

Saltbu
espo ded
by
suspe di g
Devi e
fo
the
emai de
of
the
seaso
a d
the
fo eseeable
futu e
while
the
league
i vestigatio
co ti ues.

The
club
said
it
was
t eati g
the
allegatio s
se iously
a d
was
coope ati g
with
the
No th
Yo kshi e
a d
South
Du ham
C icket
League.
It
also
co ceded
a
scheduled
seco d-team
cup
match
sho tly
afte
the
co t ove sy
eme ged.

The
league
has
exp essed
co ce
fo
the
welfa e
of
Saltbu
membe s
while
its
i vestigatio
co ti ues.
No
fi al
fi di g
has
established
that
Devi e
delibe ately
cheated.
Devi e
has
also
ot
publicly
comme ted
o
the
allegatio s.

The
Allegatio s
Did
Not
E d
With
O e
Video

The
co t ove sy
g ew
afte
othe
footage
appea ed
o li e,
with
viewe s
claimi g
it
showed
simila
fi ge -clicki g
i cide ts
i volvi g
Devi e.

Fu the
allegatio s
have
also
eme ged
i volvi g
Saltbu
matches
a d
a othe
playe .
O e
epo t
said
footage
appea ed
to
show
a
Saltbu
thi d
XI
playe
usi g
a
simila
tactic
i
a
sepa ate
game.
These
claims
emai
allegatio s
a d
fo m
pa t
of
the
wide
sc uti y
su ou di g
the
club.

The e
have
also
bee
claims
that
Devi e
used
the
tactic
while
playi g
fo
a othe
club.
F esh
footage
epo ted
i
ea ly
August
appea ed
to
show
him
maki g
a
simila
moveme t
while
playi g
fo
Pudsey
St
Law e ce
i
2021.
That
has
added
a othe
laye
to
a
i vestigatio
that
i itially
ce t ed
o
o e
i cide t.

Why
Is
It
Called
‘Clicky
Po ti g’?

The
ick ame
is
a
social-media
joke
athe
tha
a y
co ectio
to
Ricky
Po ti g
himself.

Po ti g’s
eputatio
fo
agg essive,
u comp omisi g
c icket
made
his
ame
a
easy
efe e ce
fo
the
ick ame.
The
ph ase
quickly
became
the
ide tity
attached
to
the
vi al
i cide t,
with
the
sto y
eve tually
eachi g
c icket
figu es
a d
b oadcaste s
fa
beyo d
the
local
league.

The
scale
of
the
eactio
has
bee
ema kable.
What
would
o ce
have
bee
a
a gume t
betwee
playe s,
umpi es
a d
a
local
league
ca
ow
become
a
i te atio al
c icket
sto y
almost
i sta tly.

What
Happe s
Next?

The
ce t al
questio
emai s
whethe
the
appa e t
fi ge
clicki g
was
delibe ate
a d
whethe
it
was
used
to
deceive
umpi es.

U til
the
league
completes
its
i vestigatio ,
the
allegatio s
agai st
Devi e
should
emai
allegatio s.
The
suspe sio
is
a
club
decisio ,
ot
a
fi al
fi di g
of
guilt.

That
disti ctio
matte s,
pa ticula ly
because
the
co t ove sy
has
al eady
sp ead
fa
beyo d
Saltbu .
Clicky
Po ti g
has
become
c icket’s
latest
vi al
cheati g
sto y,
but
the
fi al
judgeme t
will
come
f om
the
i vestigatio ,
ot
social
media.

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