Madhavan hands over report

By Our Sports Reporter

CHENNAI, NOV. 25. The anti-corruption commissioner appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Mr. K. Madhavan, formally handed over his three-part, 340-page report to its president, Mr. A.C. Muthiah, here today.

Mr. Muthiah said the BCCI would act only on the basis of Mr. Madhavan's report, whose contents he is yet to see, and not on the Central Bureau of Investigation's findings. Those found guilty would be punished severely. However, he did not commit himself on ``life-bans'' or removal of the records of tainted players.

Mr. Madhavan's independent findings, after he examined the cricketers charged with match-fixing by the CBI, has three portions - operational section, statements recorded by the CBI, and the depositions of the tainted players. ``I am satisfied that I have looked into every aspect of the issue,'' said the former CBI chief.

At a joint press conference with Mr. Madhavan, the BCCI chief said the accused would be asked to appear before the three-member disciplinary panel, headed by him, in Calcutta on November 28.

Though the committee was empowered to arrive at a decision, Mr. Muthiah said the next course of action, depending on Mr. Madhavan's findings, would be taken only during the BCCI's special general body meeting in Calcutta on November 29.

BCCI role

Describing the CBI's findings as reasonably good, Mr. Madhavan said he had the liberty to differ in interpreting the evidence. He would submit his supplementary report on the BCCI's functioning, which too came under CBI scrutiny, in a couple of days after the board replied to his queries.

``Even the CBI report says none of the BCCI members is involved in match-fixing. Supervisory negligence has nothing to do with the crime committed,'' he said about the BCCI's involvement.

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