Ashes 2017/18: ACU Chief Says No Evidence Found Against the Two Indians in Spot Fixing

Days after the news came out that two Indians were allegedly involved in match-fixing in the third Ashes Test at WACA in Perth, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Anti Corruption Unit Chief Neeraj Kumar has said that no evidence has been found against the two Indians named in the spot-fixing case in the ongoing third Ashes Test.

The investigation was done after “The Sun” had claimed that two Indians named Sobers Joban and Priyank Saxena tried to spot-fix in the third Test in Perth. Cricket has been a victim of spot-fixing previously, and the ICC has taken measures to avoid any such instances in the future.

Neeraj Kumar said:

“There has been no fixing, there are claims made against the two by Sun reporters. These two [Sobers Joban and Priyank Saxena] are in our radar and they are known to us for quite some time. They are persons of interest. But since no crime has been committed as yet so no legal action can be taken by either the English Police or Australian Police or us.” 

Earlier, International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption general manager Alex Marshall had also said that so far no evidence has been found against the two named suspects in the third Test. However the ACU also said that the two names have been on their radar:

“They are persons of interests who should be avoided by aspiring cricketers because they have the potential to indulge in corrupt practices.”

When asked if the ICC and BCCI have been in touch Marshall said:

 “ICC is in touch with us, they are aware that these two people are in our record. And we have offered to them that if in the course of their investigation they need our help, we are always willing to extend our assistance to them.”