IPL 2013 spot-fixing and betting controversy: Mudgal committee may have evidence against Gurunath Meiyappan

Oct 23, 2014

Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of current chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) N Srinivasan, may find himself in hot water amidst the investigations conducted by the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee. The Mudgal panel is probing allegations of betting and spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. Meiyappan was arrested on allegations of betting along with Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh.

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The Indian Express reported that the Mudgal committee has found evidence that proves Meiyappan’s involvement in betting and also that he was a part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise. The tapped telephonic conversations between Meiyappan and Vindoo were tested at a forensic lab in Mumbai, which is said to have confirmed that the voice in the tape was of Meiyappan.

In 2013, Meiyappan was described as an ‘enthusiast’ and not someone who was part of the franchise. If this is contradicted, CSK could be in trouble as the IPL laws say that if any franchise official is found guilty of wrongdoing, then the team can be expelled.

Chennai’s marketing official told Indian Express, “This is an absolute legal thing and who are you and I to talk about this? When a matter is sub judice, this is an unfair question to ask and would be unfair on my part to reply. The matter should be left to the right people.”