IPL 2018: BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit Warn Delhi Daredevils for Inviting Cheerleaders to Dinner Party

Delhi Daredevils (DD) salvaged some pride from Vivo Indian Premier League 11 after they won their last two group encounters against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) respectively.

Hence Delhi has had the capability to beat big sides. However, it was their consistency which went on to hurt them. Despite the twin victories, they finished at the bottom of the points table. They finished with five wins from 14 encounters. They will surely look to come back stronger next year and the last two victories will surely bolster their confidence.

However, off the ground, the Daredevils management has been cautioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Some of the cheerleaders were invited for the dinner which eventually led to the cautioning by BCCI. The event was planned in Gurugram on the eve of the Delhi’s penultimate match against the Super Kings.

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) gave a warning to the team in order to prevent the cricketers from getting in to contact with people from outside the cricketing fraternity.

As per reports in the Times of India, it is being learnt that the ACU lodged a complaint. It will be monitored in their IPL feedback report.

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“These girls were invited. It was not that the cricketers were partying with these girls. The cheerleaders arrived, attended the dinner and left. However, the ACU has warned the team to ensure such a thing doesn’t happen again. Bringing cheer-girls to the party is banned. The ACU code doesn’t permit any outsider to get close to the players,” TOI quotes top ACU official.

ACU gave a prior warning:

The report also claimed that the ACU officials had given prior notice to the teams for not allowing cheerleaders for such events.

“However, it did happen and hence the warning was given. Now that the team did it, ACU was alert enough to report the incident. They briefed the team to avoid such situations in the future,” the official said.

However, Delhi Daredevils management denied the allegations. 

“The Daredevils don’t get cheerleaders to any of the private events. If the ACU officials are unhappy, they should talk to us,” a source from the franchise said.

The cheerleaders have been a part of the IPL post-match parties. However, after the spot-fixing scandal involving the Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals (RR), the tradition came to an end.

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