The Income Tax department has given a clean chit to the five banned domestic cricketers, who were involved in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing fiasco, from any financial misconduct or receiving kickbacks in order to fix matches.
By CricketCountry Staff On Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India awarded a life ban to Madhya Pradesh seamer TP Sudhindra for his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal exposed by a Hindi news channel in a sting operation.
By CricketCountry Staff
On Saturday, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India awarded a life ban to Madhya Pradesh seamer TP Sudhindra for his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal exposed by a Hindi news channel in a sting operation.
Medium pacer T P Sudhindra, the highest wicket-taker in Ranji trophy last season, on Saturday earned the dubious distinction of becoming the third cricketer to be banned for life by the Indian Cricket Board for match-fixing.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a slightly different set of rules while proceeding against alleged misconduct committed by its players, selectors, umpires and team officials as opposed to administrators.
Former cricketers on Saturday welcomed the BCCI's decision to slap life ban on T P Sudhindra and varying degrees of sanctions to four other players caught in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, saying that anybody found guilty of corruption should be handed deterrent punishment.
Cracking the whip on cricketers caught in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday imposed a life ban on pacer T P Sudhindra but handed lighter punishments to four other domestic players who were also exposed in the TV sting operation.
The inquiry report of the TV sting operation conducted during IPL 5 has been received by the BCCI and it will be referred to the Board’s disciplinary panel, IPL chief Rajiv Shukla said.
BCCI's new anti-corruption wing head Ravi Sawani has submitted his inquiry report on allegations of corruption, including spot-fixing, levelled against five uncapped Indian players to the Board president.
Retired judge Mukul Mudgal and former cricket Kirti Azad called for legalising sports betting so that so that the revenue generated can be used for development activities.
Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Wednesday questioned the BCCI's logic behind setting up an inquiry commission to probe the spot-fixing scandal that had rocked IPL-5, saying police should have investigated the matter.