Published: May 25, 2013, 07:59 PM (IST)
Edited: May 25, 2013, 07:59 PM (IST)
MS Dhoni will lead Chennai Super Kings in their fifth final in six editions of the Indian Premier League on Sunday © IANS
Kolkata: May 25, 2013
Amid the spot-fixing scandal surrounding his team, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday skipped a pre-final press conference, which was addressed by coach Stephen Fleming.
Fleming said all the players and support staff were distressed but the team was focussed on Sunday’s final. He said the team was proud of the way it had played in all the six seasons.
Incidentally, rival Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma also did not address the pre-match press conference.
Waking up to the problem of alleged match-fixing in cricket, government today announced that a new stand-alone law to deal with such “dishonest practices” in all kinds of sports will be enacted soon.
Law Minister Kapil Sibal said the new law was favoured by Attorney General G E Vahanvati as activities like match-fixing or spot-fixing are not covered under the present laws.
He told a press conference that the “dishonest practices like match-fixing and spot-fixing” need to be dealt with in a “holistic manner” and the new law was favoured instead of mere amendments to the Indian Penal Code.
“The first draft of the new law will be ready in three to four days,” he said, adding it will then be sent to the Sports Ministry for further consultations and opinions of experts.
