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IPL spot fixing controversy

IPL 2012: BCCI begins probe into spot-fixing scandal

Acting swiftly, the BCCI on Wednesday began the probe into the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked IPL with one of the suspended domestic players deposing before the Inquiry Commission even as the Sports Minister called for a "long-term solution" to deal with the menace.

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IPL 2012: Suspended Shalabh Srivastava deposes before Inquiry Commission

The BCCI began the probe into the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the cash-rich IPL with one of the suspended domestic players Shalabh Srivastava deposing before the Inquiry Commission.

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IPL 2012: Kings XI Punjab to take strict action against players accused in spot-fixing

Kings XI Punjab said it will take strict action against any of its player found guilty of indulging in spot-fixing even as the BCCI has suspended five uncapped Indian players in the wake of a television sting operation which claimed to have exposed corruption in the IPL.

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IPL 2012: Suspended Shalabh Srivastava claims he is being framed

Stung by a sting operation by a news channel which has implicated him in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, Uttar Pradesh cricketer Shalabh Srivastav has claimed innocence saying that laid low by injury, he was not capable of manipulating matches and was only paying the price of opening up to strangers.

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IPL 2012: Spot-fixing row won’t bother Delhi Daredevils, says Jayawardene

A TV 'sting operation' may have cast doubts over the credibility of IPL but Delhi Daredevils batsman Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday said the team's focus has not changed despite the spot-fixing allegations on some players.

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BCCI will take strict action against accused in spot-fixing: Rajeev Shukla

A video of Rajeev Shukla press conference saying that BCCI won't pardon any player found guilty in spot-fixing.   The BCCI Vice President and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla said that the Indian Cricket Board will not tolerate such acts by players and if found guilty, the players will not be pardoned.   “The IPL Governing...

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BCCI contemplating separate auctions for uncapped players

In the wake of suspension of five domestic players and allegations about players being played 'black money', the Indian Cricket Board may have a separate auction for the uncapped domestic players in the coming seasons of the cash-rich IPL

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BCCI needs to act fast to clean up IPL: Sports Minister

A video of Sports Minister Ajay Maken press conference calling BCCI to act fast.   After the sting operation that has shaken the very foundations of the Indian Premier League, Sports Minister Ajay Maken has asked the cricket board to pick up the challenge and root the malaise out completely.   “As I have said...

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Fans disappointed with spot-fixing row in IPL

A video of angry fans blaming BCCI for spot-fixing in IPL.   The spot fixing row that has hit IPL recently has left genuine lovers of the sport really disappointed.   Fans of the Mumbai Indians team are no less unhappy with what is happening around them in the world of a sport that is...

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IPL 2012: BCCI should de-link itself from T20 league, says Sports Minister

In the backdrop of a spot-fixing scandal that rocked IPL, Sports Minister Ajay Maken said the BCCI should probe the root cause of the problem and suggested that the body should de-link itself from running the cash-rich Twenty20 league to avoid "overlapping of interests".

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