| BCCI bans five domestic cricketers over spot-fixing |
MUMBAI Cracking the whip on domestic cricketers caug-ht in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday slapped a life ban on Indian pacer T P Sudhindra and handed lighter punishments to four other players who were also exposed in a TV sting operation.
The decision to ban the players for varying degrees was taken by the BCCI’s disciplinary committee, headed by President N Srinivasan, which met here to discuss the report submitted by the Board’s Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ravi Sawani on the matter.
While the 28-year-old Sudhindra was the worst hit as his career seems almost over, Shalabh Srivastava was banned for five years. Mohnish Mishra, Amit Yadav and Abhinav Bali were banned for a year each.
“The Committee held Sudhindra guilty of actually receiving a consideration to spot-fix in a domestic cricket match, and hence imposed exemplary penalty on him. Sudhindra has been debarred for life, from playing any cricket matches conducted or authorised by the ICC or BCCI, or any affiliated unit of the BCCI,” the Board said in a statement.
Sudhindra will not be entitled to the monthly gratis, benevolent fund, benefit match or any other facility offered to players by the BCCI. He also cannot hold any position in any cricket association affiliated to the BCCI for life.
“Shalabh Srivastava was held guilty of agreeing to fix a match and negotiate terms for the same, even though no actual match-fixing or spot fixing took place,” the Board stated.
Press Trust of India
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