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Fixing returns to haunt IPL
Even though it is three days into the tournament, the spectre of corruption and match-fixing has already reared its ugly head. Making it more Quixotic is that a Rajasthan Royals player has reported about being approached for spot-fixing last month. This clearly evidences that attempts to fix matches are still being made in the controversy-ridden Twenty20 event, more popularly known as Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rajasthan player opens can of worms
New Delhi: Even though it is three days into the tournament, the spectre of corruption and match-fixing has already reared its ugly head. Making it more Quixotic is that a Rajasthan Royals player has reported about being approached for spot-fixing last month. This clearly evidences that attempts to fix matches are still being made in the controversy-ridden Twenty20 event, more popularly known as Indian Premier League (IPL).
Confirming that a cricketer was indeed approached, BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said the player's action showed that the Board's efforts to educate players over perils of spot-fixing are paying off. “A player was approached and he immediately intimated @BCCI anti-corruption unit. Glad that BCCI education policy showing positive results,” Thakur tweeted on Friday.
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His post added: “Players are alert and they know what is to be done due to our regular education efforts.” Though Thakur did not reveal the identity of the Mumbai-based player, Rajasthan Royals has five cricketers from the city -- Ajinkya Rahane, Pravin Tambe, Dinesh Salunkhe, Dhawal Kulkarni and Abhishek Nayar. Rajasthan Royals, at the centre of the 2013 spot-fixing scandal as well, also confirmed the development and promised zero tolerance.
“Over a month ago, a player from Rajasthan Royals was approached inappropriately by a player (who was not part of the IPL) in connection with the Indian Premier League 2015 matches,” RR CEO Raghu Iyer said in a statement. Iyer said RR, whose players were arrested during the 2013 scandal, will take a very strict view of any corruption. The spot-fixing saga had earlier forced N Srinivasan to step down as BCCI president after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was found guilty of betting.
RR co-owner Raj Kundra, who wants to give up his share in the franchise now, was also questioned during the investigation. Meanwhile, Rajeev Shukla, who recently returned as the Commissioner of IPL, said that stringent measures will be put in place to ensure that the mega-event passes off corruption-free.
He said that the issue is being investigated and all teams have a designated Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officer with them to deal with such situations. Refusing to divulge the identity of the player in question, Shukla said no stone will be left unturned to weed out corrupt practices, if any.“In this season, the BCCI has already deployed ACSU officials with each team to keep an eye on all activities and prevent corruption,” he added.
