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India-England Test in 2014 at Manchester was fixed says former manager Sunil Dev

Sunil Dev cited MS Dhoni's decision to bat first in cloudy conditions as an outcome of fixing.

MS Dhoni was India's Test captain at time of the match © Getty Images (File Photo)
MS Dhoni was India’s Test captain at time of the match © Getty Images (File Photo)

New Delhi: DDCA secretary and former team India manager Sunil Dev has revealed that the fourth Test between his country and England, which was played in Manchester in 2014, was fixed. Dev was caught saying these revelations in a sting operation conducted by a Hindi daily newspaper. Dev said that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni chose to bat first in the cloudy conditions because the match was fixed , insisting that his decision came as a surprise to the team management as they had decided to bowl first in a team meeting.

The 67-year-old, who was the manager of the Indian team in that tour, claimed that he had informed the issue to the then president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) N. Srinivasan, adding that he had appreciated the information but did not feel the need to make it public.

Dev further slammed the BCCI, saying that the India’s cricket governing body did not bother about these things as they had not reacted yet on the issue. The Manchester Test was ended in just three days with India losing the match by an innings and 54 runs against England.

Recently Dev has found himself on the wrong side of the authorities. The Delhi High Court had only few days back stayed an order restraining him from acting as a director of a sporting body! The timing of the accusations are questionable.

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