Complex sentence: The spot-fixing controversy caused a major furore in the sporting world, primarily in international cricket and in Pakistan, as people presumed that cricket had been cleaned up of match-fixing following the Hansie Cronje affair in early 2000.
Split into simpler sentences: The spot-fixing controversy caused a major furore in the sporting world, primarily in international cricket and in Pakistan. As people presumed that cricket had been cleaned up of match-fixing following the Hansie Cronje affair in early 2000.