Indian Premire League Spot Fixing Scandal 2013
(Zarak Khan Babar, Karachi)
The fallout from the Indian
Premier League spot-fixing scandal is set to continue with Indian police
admitting they had widen their investigation after the arrest of three players
and 11 bookmakers, warning that more teams were under the microscope.
Test discard Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was among a trio of players from the
Rajasthan Royals arrested on Thursday over allegations they agreed to bowl badly
during the IPL in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars.
But Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said players for some of the other
eight teams involved in the ongoing domestic Twenty20 competition were now under
suspicion.
"It is still early but some other teams are also involved" in the rigging, Kumar
told. "It is not established yet but we are looking into that," the police chief
added.
Sreesanth, who has played 27 Tests for India, is alleged to have been paid four
million rupees (about $75,000) to give away 14 runs in an over while playing for
the Rajasthan Royals against the Kings XI Punjab on May 9.
His teammate Ankeet Chavan had also allegedly agreed to give away the same
number of runs in a match Wednesday against the Mumbai Indians in exchange for
$110,000.
The third player, Ajit Chandila, was believed to have been paid $36,000 for
giving away a set number of runs in a match between the Royals and the Pune
Warriors.
The International Cricket Council should take serious notice of this Spot fixing
case and should ban the players for lifetime as we see some examples from the
past.So that upcoming players shall not attempt this cheap and short way of
earning money.