IPL 2013 betting scandal: Bookies place code-names for cricketers

Bookies place code-names for cricketers

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 spot-fixing and betting controversy intensified, new revelations were the order of the day.

One day, it came to light that the bookies had given coden-ames to cricketers in their diaries.

Indian skipper MS Dhoni was referred to as ‘Helicopter’ and Sachin Tendulkar was referred to as ‘Batku.’

Amul released an advertisement which showered the various nicknames. And the punch-line took the cake with the cherry on it saying that Amul is the “Code name for butter!”