In a statement, Raghu Iyer, CEO, Rajasthan Royals revealed that the player approached in the match-fixing attempt, “informed the Rajasthan Royals management…In keeping with applicable IPL regulations, the management immediately reported it to the Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) of the BCCI.”
Confirms developmentBCCI secretary Anurag Thakur, after confirming the developments on Twitter, issued a press release. In it, he said: “An inappropriate approach was made to a member of the Rajasthan Royals team… The player… reported the matter immediately to his team management, which in turn has reported the incident to the ACSU…The ACSU is investigating the matter…We are happy to note that the prompt action of the player is an outcome of the ongoing initiative of the BCCI to educate cricketers at various levels on rejecting and reporting any such incident or approach made by individuals who intend to damage the fabric of the game.”
The Rajasthan Royals, which built its reputation on Shane Warne’s charisma and some fine batting and bowling in the inaugural year, has suffered because of charges of corruption against players and owners.
Banned for lifeThe former Indian fast bowler, S. Sreesanth, and Mumbai all-rounder Ankeet Chavan have been banned for life from all forms of cricket. Haryana’s Ajit Chandila has been suspended; the BCCI disciplinary committee is yet to take a decision on him.
Amit Singh has been suspended for five years and Siddharth Trivedi for a year. Mumbai left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh was cleared of all charges in the absence of evidence.
After serving a one-year ban, Trivedi has resumed his career.
While the disciplinary committee acted against players, it was the Supreme Court-appointed committee, led by Justice Mukul Mudgal, that indicted Gurunath Meiyappan (Chennai Super Kings) and Raj Kundra (Rajasthan Royals) for betting.
On the basis of the committee’s report, the Supreme Court also held that conflict of interest prevented N. Srinivasan from holding the post of BCCI president.
