
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is upset by the spot-fixing controversy © Getty Images
Srinagar: May 16, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed disappointment over the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and expressed hope that the rot is not deeper.
“As someone, who has enjoyed watching IPL matches, this spot-fixing scandal is terribly disappointing. I hope the rot is not deeper though,” Omar wrote on micro-blogging site twitter.com.
Omar has been keenly following cricket, particularly the IPL, and posted several comments about games on his twitter account.
This follows the arrest of S Sreesanth of the Rajasthan Royals and his teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan on suspicion of spot-fixing.