Rajasthan Royals player informs Board: Got an offer of money to fix IPL game
A day before Rajasthan Royals plays its first match in this IPL, it has emerged that one of its players informed the BCCI’s anti-corruption team last month that he had been approached by a Ranji teammate with an offer of money if he followed a pre-decided pattern of play.
It’s learnt that the Mumbai-based RR player didn’t accept the offer from the cricketer, who is not part of the T20 league, and instead informed a senior franchise official who reported the incident to the Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU).
During questioning by ACSU sleuths, the RR player said he initially thought the player, with whom he had shared a dressing room during the Ranji Trophy, was joking.
It was only when he spoke about the chance to make money if he followed a pre-decided pattern, that he realised that the approach was serious, the player told the ACSU. According to procedure, the BCCI top officials were informed about the approach.When contacted, ACSU chief Ravi Sawani declined to comment.
Interestingly, in the run-up to the eighth edition of the IPL this time, Rahul Dravid, former India captain and mentor of Rajasthan Royals, had called for exemplary punishment to tackle fixing.
On Friday, Royals take on Kings XI Punjab in Pune.
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Source:Indianexpress
