May 16, 2013: Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar (in picture) states in a press conference that the police have been taping calls since the start of IPL-VI in April 2013 and that more arrests will follow. Photo: PTI
May 17, 2013: Delhi Police say three other Rajasthan Royals players — Brad Hodge (in picture), Kevon Cooper and Siddharth Trivedi — were approached by bookies, but the players turned down the offers. Photo: PTI
May 17, 2013: CB-CID officials in Chennai arrest bookies and seize cash and gadgets. CB-CID SP S. Rajeswari says they suspect the bookies in Chennai are directly linked to a “kingpin” based in Delhi. Photo: S. Vijay Kumar
May 18, 2013: Mumbai Police say S. Sreesanth can be accused in another IPL spot-fixing case. Police link three bookies, Ramesh Vyas, Ashok Vyas and Pandurang Kadam, arrested on May 14, 2013 to the case. A laptop, phone and other articles are confiscated from Sreesanth's room (in picture). Photo: PTI
May 19, 2013: Union Minister Kapil Sibal proposes a separate law to curb match- and spot- fixing. A draft will be handed over to the Sports Ministry, he says. Rajasthan Royals files police complaint against the tainted trio. A former Ranji player and two more bookies are arrested. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
May 20, 2013: Prashant, a Chennai-based bookie and a prime accused in the unfolding IPL spot-fixing case, is arrested in Chennai and presented in court (in picture). He confesses to organising cricket betting in the city since 1997. Delhi Police seize Rs. 20 lakh cash from the house of Chandila’s aunt in Haryana. Photo: R. Shivaji Rao
May 22, 2013: Vindoo Dara Singh's call records show he was in touch with Gurunath Meiyappan (left), son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan. Mr. Singh claims to have “good relations” with bookies; Sunil Bhatia, an arrested bookie says even ICL and Bangladesh Premier League matches were fixed. Photo: PTI
May 23, 2013: A Mumbai Police team raids Gurunath Meiyappan's residence in Chennai. Mr. Meiyappan says he will appear before the Mumbai Crime Branch after the IPL-VI finals; BCCI chief N. Srinivasan says the board cannot police players. Photo: PTI
May 24, 2013: Mumbai Police arrest Gurunath Meiyappan on charges of betting, conspiracy and cheating; India Cements seeks to dissociate Mr. Meiyappan from the CSK franchise saying he is neither Team Owner nor CEO/Team Principal; N. Srinivasan says he will not resign and claims political parties want to interfere in BCCI’s functioning. Photo: K. R. Deepak
May 25, 2013: Mumbai Police say Gurunath Meiyappan, shown here after investigation, passed on vital information about CSK to bookies; N. Srinivasan remains firm, says he won't be bulldozed into resigning, but members of the board are divided over his continuation as BCCI chief. Photo: PTI
May 26, 2013: BCCI announces three-member commission to investigate Gurunath Meiyappan; ICC removes umpire Asad Rauf from the Champions Trophy squad and police say bookies “showered” Mr. Rauf with expensive gifts. Photo: PTI
May 27, 2013: Chennai hotelier Vikram Agarwal is called in for questioning. The Radisson Blu owner has been a friend of Gurunath Meiyappan for the last 15 years; Six conduits named by top bookie Ashwini Agarwal are arrested in Goa; Mr. Meiyappan says Vindoo Dara Singh lured him into betting. Photo: PTI
May 28, 2013: Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni refuses to answer questions related to spot-fixing at a pre-Champions Trophy press conference in Mumbai; Police say umpire Asad Rauf may have revealed pitch and weather conditions to bookies ahead of international matches. Photo: PTI
May 29, 2013: Pressure mounts on N. Srinivasan to resign; Four more persons are arrested by Delhi Police, including S. Sreesanth's friend Abhishek Shukla; Vikram Agarwal seeks anticipatory bail; Gurunath Meiyappan's police custody is extended till May 31. Photo: Sushanta Patronobish
May 30, 2013: The three-member commission appointed by BCCI will probe the role of India Cements and Jaipur IPL Pvt. Ltd., the owner of Rajasthan Royals; M. S. Dhoni says some players are “mentally weak” at a press conference in Birmingham; Vikram Agarwal's anticipatory bail plea is rejected; Ankeet Chavan (in picture) is given interim bail for his wedding on June 2. Photo: R.V. Moorthy
May 31, 2013: BCCI treasurer Ajay Shirke (right) and secretary Sanjay Jagdale (left) resign. Mr. Jagdale says he is “deeply hurt by the recent developments”; Sachin Tendulkar breaks his silence on the issue and calls the events “shocking and disappointing”; Police custody of S. Sreesanth and four others is extended till June 5. Photo: PTI
June 1, 2013: BCCI members will hold an emergency Working Committee meeting in Chennai on June 2, 2013 to decide N. Srinivasan’s fate; BCCI vice-president (north) Arun Jaitley says a solution can be expected in the next 24 hours; Mr. Srinivasan demands that he be reinstated if found innocent, that he will represent India in the ICC and that BCCI ex-treasurer Ajay Shirke and ex-secretary Sanjay Jagdale should not be in the new panel; IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla resigns. Photo: PTI
June 2, 2013: After the BCCI emergency Working Committee meeting in Chennai, N. Srinivasan steps aside and Jagmohan Dalmiya (right) takes over as interim president. Beating expectations that he would step down, Mr. Srinivasan also says that none of the Board's members asked him to resign. Photo: K. Pichumani
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