da gbg bet： The CBI report on betting and match-fixing in cricket, which detailedthe worst-ever scandal in the game’s history, was tabled in the LokSabha on Monday
31-Jul-2001The CBI report on betting and match-fixing in cricket, which detailedthe worst-ever scandal in the game’s history, was tabled in the LokSabha on Monday.The 164-page report, which was submitted to the then Sports MinisterSukhdev Singh Dhindsa on September 30 last year, had named five Indiancrickters including former captain Mohammad Azharuddin for theiralleged involvement in match-fixing practices.The report, which was completed in six months after the CBI registereda preliminary inquiry on May 4 at the request of the Sports Ministry,also named nine foreign players of having either allegedly taken moneyfrom the bookies or shown interest in match-fixing practices.Acting on the report, the Board of Control for Cricket in India hadbanned Azharuddin and former Test cricketer Ajay Sharma for life andimposed five-year bans on Ajay Jadeja and Manoj Prabhakar. All fourdenied the charges and Azharuddin and Jadeja have challenged thedecision in separate petitions in court.However, former wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia, who was also named in thereport, was let off by the BCCI following an internal inquiry by itsAnti-corruption commissioner K Madhavan.The report also highlighted the security risk involved due to matchfixing and claimed that several underworld people were involved in thepractice.The report won laurels for the CBI at various international cricketingfora and several countries initiated inquiries based on theinformation contained in the report.