IPL 2013 spot-fixing and betting scandal: Supreme Court hearing adjourned till November 27

SC hearing of Mudgal report adjourned till November 27

Nov 25, 2014

The Supreme Court hearing on Mudgal panel’s report of the spot-fixing and betting scandal has been adjourned till November 27. Earlier, the Mudgal panel revealed 13 names to the Supreme Court including those of N Srinivasan, Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra. Yesterday, the Supreme Court even told BCCI that it was killing the game of cricket.

PTI reported Supreme Court telling BCCI, “Cricket must be played in its true spirit and should remain a gentleman’s game.” About the spot-fixing scandal, it said, “If you allow these things to happen, then you are killing the game of cricket.”

Some of the major events expected in this hearing are – will the SC clear N Srinivasan to resume term as BCCI chief and what decision will be taken on Gurunath Meiyappan whose involvement with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has been proved. Earlier, Srinivasan had said that Meiyappan was just an ‘enthusiast’.