New Delhi, May 15: India TV sting news on IPL that blew the lid off murky deals among players, organizers, owners, foreign captain and big guns of Indian cricket dominated all newspapers, channels, Twitter.
Many IPL players had confessed on hidden camera that they get much more than their prescribed auction amount under the table as black money.
IPL at centre of fresh spot-fixing storm after players caught in TV sting
The scourge of corruption reared its head again when five Indian players were suspended after a TV sting operation uncovered evidence of wrongdoing in their game.The five uncapped players were filmed appearing to agree to spot-fixing in domestic games and while negotiating IPL contracts, which is not allowed under competition rules.
The five are little-known players but the allegations are a huge concern both for the credibility of the controversial IPL and world cricket in general. The game can ill afford more corruption cases.
The Indian board announced suspensions for TP Sudhindra, Shalabh Srivastava, Mohnish Mishra, Amit Yadav and Abhinav Bali after watching the sting carried out by the news channel India TV. Indian cricket officials will now hold an inquiry into the allegations.
The sting involved reporters posing as agents of a sports management firm offering money to players to perform in a certain way at a specific time in matches.
The Indian cricket board was quick to comment on the allegations, with BCCI President N Srinivasan saying: 'We will ensure that the integrity of the game is protected. BCCI believes in the integrity of the game.
Investigation launched after allegations of corruption in the IPL
The Board of Control for Cricket in India have asked for footage from a television station alleging that spot fixing is occurring in the Indian Premier League.News channel India TV claim to have carried out a sting operation on various players who have been caught on a hidden camera confessing to spot-fixing.
The channel went on to claim that not only was the cash-rich league tainted but that even first-class domestic matches were fixed.
The Indian cricket board was quick comment on the allegations, with BCCI President N Srinivasan saying: "We will ensure that the integrity of the game is protected. BCCI believes in the integrity of the game.
"We will have to have the tapes and the moment we see it, whoever is the player, we will take very, very strict action.
"If there is any truth in it, it is a fact that we will take strictest action, even if it means suspending the player immediately.
"But [that has to be] based on some evidence and fact, for which I have asked the [chief operating officer] of IPL Sundar Raman to request for the tape."
However, he went on to add that special measures were taken to keep the IPL free of any such issues.
BCCI to investigate charges raised by sting operation
The BCCI has said it will investigate allegations of corrupt practices, aired on an Indian TV channel, against some uncapped Indian players currently participating in the IPL. The allegations, which mainly allude to spot-fixing, are based on a sting operation carried out by the channel, India TV.In its statement, the board said it would seek the complete footage of the sting operation and "take appropriate action" after the IPL governing council - which has been called to an "emergent" meeting - has examined it.
The channel showed footage of a player bowling a big no-ball in a limited-overs match and played a recording of a phone conversation that it said was of a current IPL player negotiating a fee for bowling a no-ball.
It also had at least three players on camera allegedly seeking more lucrative deals - including extra money that would have violated their IPL contracts - with other league franchises through an undercover reporter posing as a sports agent.
Spot fixing allegations hit Indian Premier League
AN Indian television channel has used a News of the World type sting to allege corruption in the Indian Premier League and local cricket competitions.The Indian cricket board said it would immediately investigate the charges.
BCCI vows action after IPL spot-fixing claims
The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) vowed, on Monday, to take stringent action against any players found guilty of being involved in spot-fixing, after a private Indian television channel claimed to have unveiled fraudulent exchange of money in the league.According to a report by India TV, it carried out sting operations to expose the involvement of several players in accepting more money than what they are supposed to receive by their franchises.
“We will ensure that the integrity of the game is protected. BCCI believes in the integrity of the game. We will take the strictest possible action,” BCCI chief N Srinivasan was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
Following the airing of the report, the BCCI said it had called a meeting of the IPL governing council on Tuesday morning, to discuss the latest revelations.
According to TOI, the channel claimed that an IPL player confessed that he was getting Rs.1.45 crore from its owner whereas he was in the Rs.30-lakh slab.
Cricket: Spot fixing allegations hit IPL
The BCCI will investigate allegations of spot fixing that have hit the IPL.Cricinfo reports a sting carried out by India TV showed footage of a recording of a phone conversation of a current IPL player negotiating a fee for bowling a no-ball.
A big no-ball was subsequently bowled.
The footage also had at least three other players on camera allegedly seeking more lucrative deals with other league franchises.
The Anti-Corruption Unit is investigating the claims.
Indian cricket board investigating IPL spot-fixing claims
The Board of Control for Cricket in India insist they will closely scrutinise the India TV footage and will "not tolerate any violation of regulations and any act of corruption."The TV sting involved reporters posing as agents of a sports management firm, offering players money to perform in a certain way at specific times in the match.
The channel showed TP Sudhindra, who plays for Deccan Chargers, allegedly bowling a no-ball for $1,000.
Pictures captured by a hidden camera appear to show Sudhindra agreeing to bowl a no-ball with his second delivery of the game. Broadcaster India TV then showed clippings of the game in which Sudhindra bowls a no-ball by well over a foot at the pre-determined time.
Though the video does not show Sudhindra agreeing to fix an IPL game, the channel did play out a purported telephone conversation with Shalabh Srivastava of the Kings XI Punjab team agreeing to bowl a no-ball in the IPL.
BCCI to Investigate IPL Fixing Claims
The Board of Control for Cricket in India said it will examine footage from a sting operation carried out by a television channel that implicates cricketers in illegal practices, including spot-fixing, an issue that threatens to tarnish the big-money Indian Premier League.The footage, carried on India TV, includes an Indian cricketer apparently bowling a deliberate no-ball in a domestic match in return for cash, and others admitting that they get paid much more than their already lofty IPL auction prices might suggest.
“The BCCI will not tolerate any violation of regulations and any act of corruption,” said BCCI Secretary Sanjay Jagdale in a statement.
“The complete footage of the ‘sting operation' will be sought, and examined thoroughly,” he added.
The footage doesn't prove that spot-fixing has stretched its oily tentacles into the IPL, but some of the cricketers caught on camera are involved in the league, including T.P. Sudhindra of the Deccan Chargers. He's hardly a first-choice player though, and has taken only one wicket in this year's tournament.
Sting operation reveals spot fixing in IPL: Reports
India TV, a television News channel, has claimed that they have footage of many IPL players confessing to receiving more than their auction amount as black money.They also have claimed that there are often deals among players, owners and the organizers to fix matches.
India TV has apparently carried out a sting operation talking to local players like Shalabh Srivastava, T P Sudhindra and Mohnish Mishra and have found out that local players openly negotiate with other teams to get a better package.
It has also been reported that these players asked the undercover India TV reporter for money to bowl no-balls or make any team changes in not only IPL matches but also in first class games.
The sting has also brought to light an international player, who is also captaining an IPL side, being involved in fixing matches.
The sting claims that Sudhindra asked for 60 Lakh to make any team changes in his domestic side while Shalabh Srivatsava asked for Rs 10 Lakh to bowl 1 no-ball in the IPL.
Mohnish Mishra had told them that he was earning 1.45 crore with the Deccan Chargers.
According to the BCCI guidelines, he can not earn more than 30 Lakh as he is an uncapped player, but Mishra apparently confessed that he gets 1 crore in black money.
