ICC confirms Lalit Modi letter on IPL 2013 Match-fixing and betting controversy

ICC confirms Lalit Modi letter on IPL 2013 Match-fixing and betting controversy

Dubai: The ICC confirmed that it had received a letter from Lalit Modi in 2013 in which the former IPL Commissioner alleged that three players were bribed by a business tycoon. READ: Aditya Verma asks ICC to clarify Lalit Modi’s claims of corruption by CSK trio

London-based Modi yesterday tweeted a letter, which he claims to have written to ICC CEO Dave Richardson in June 2013, passing on “some information” regarding the alleged involvement of two leading Indian cricketers and a West Indian player received cash and kind from the businessman. READ: Lalit Modi alleges involvement of two Indian and one West Indian player in IPL 2013

The International Cricket Council (ICC) posted a statement on its website regarding the e-mail and clarified that it acted as per standard procedure. “The ICC confirms that Mr Modi’s confidential e-mail, which was received in June 2013, and which has recently been published on Twitter, was provided to the ACSU at the time. READ: Lalit Modi used influence with Prince Charles to acquire travel papers: Media Reports

The ACSU handled that information in accordance with its standard operating procedures, which included sharing it with the BCCI’s anti-corruption unit,” said the ICC statement. READ: Lalit Modi vs N Srinivasan: Who will emerge standing when the dust settles?