According to the bookie's version given to Mumbai Police, Anees Ibrahim soon called up Sunil Dubai to "fix" Sreesanth. The don's brother wanted a soft target, who could be emotional, a needy person and a dreamer, all of which fitted Sreesanth to a T.
Bookie Ramesh Vyas told Mumbai Police crime branch that normally betting syndicates over the world require emotional and needy players for their interests, as happened in the case of Pakistani cricketers caught for spot fixing in London.