India pacer Mohammed Siraj had reported a “corrupt approach” to BCCI’s Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) from an unknown individual, who wished “inside news” about his workforce earlier than Australia arrived within the nation for a full-fledged tour in February this 12 months.
Siraj, who’s taking part in for Royal Challengers Bangalore within the ongoing IPL, had promptly reported the matter to BCCI’s ACU unit.
It is known that the gambler had misplaced some huge cash through the India video games and messaged Siraj out of sheer frustration.
India had performed white-ball dwelling collection in opposition to New Zealand and Sri Lanka in January-February earlier than Australia arrived. India gained the T20 collection in opposition to Sri Lanka 2-1 earlier than blanking them 3-0 within the ODI collection.
Against New Zealand, India gained the ODI collection 3-0 earlier than triumphing within the T20 collection with a 2-1 margin, with the Black Caps successful the lone sport of the tour in Ranchi. “It wasn’t a bookie who approached Siraj. He is a driver from Hyderabad who is addicted to betting on India matches. He had approached Siraj via WhatsApp after losing a lot of money on India games,” a senior BCCI supply aware about the developments instructed PTI on situation of anonymity.
“Siraj reported the approach immediately. The law enforcement (Andhra Police) authorities had nabbed the person,” the supply added.
The BCCI had beefed up its ACU community ever for the reason that spot-fixing scandal, involving S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila after which Chennai Super Kings (CSK) workforce principal Gurunath Meiyappan, was unearthed in 2013.
Now, every IPL workforce has a devoted ACU official who stays in the identical resort and is there on the floor monitoring all of the actions.
Also, there’s a obligatory ACU workshop for gamers on the dos and don’ts, and if any participant fails to report a corrupt method, there are sanctions in place.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was suspended in 2021 for not reporting a corrupt method throughout his IPL stint within the earlier season.
RCB is at the moment positioned eighth with 4 factors after two wins and three defeats.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com