Sourav Ganguly Reveals Bookie Approached A Player During Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

In the recent times, corruptions in cricket have taken a lot of center stage. Most recently Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan faced a ban for not reporting a bookie approaching him for spot-fixing. Before that, the news of the match-fixing taken place in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) also surfaced. As per the latest news, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that a bookie had approached a player during the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 competition.

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Many players who had participated in the T20 tournament are already under focus for indulging in fixing acitivites in the KPL earlier this year. Earlier, fast bowler Abhimanyu Mithun, who took a hattrick for Karnataka in the knockout game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament was under scrutiny for his participation in the fixing fiasco in the KPL.

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly corroborated post the BCCI Annual General Meeting that there was an approach made and reported during the T20 competition. The final of the tournament between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu concluded today where the former emerged victorious by one run.

“There was an approach made and reported during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Tournament,” said Ganguly as quoted by India Today.

Since the investigation unfolded, Bengaluru blasters batsman Nishant Singh Shekhawat was arrested along with bowling coach N.Vinu Prasad. The batsman approached his bowling coach to remain in touch with some unidentified bookies to fix matches. In addition to this, Belagavi Panthers’ owner Asfaq Ali, CM Gautam, Abrar Kazi, Vishwanathan and Tuskers’ drummer Bhuvanesh were all taken into custody.

Ganguly on KPL fixing saga:

The former Indian captain addressed the KPL fixing scandal by saying that the BCCI is looking into the case. He went on to state that the players getting approached isn’t the issue but how they act after that is the heart of the matter.

“We have discussed it. In Chennai there are a couple of complaints. Players are approached that is not problem, but what players do after it is the problem. We are dealing with it, because nobody wants it. We are getting in touch with state authority so that there is clarity,” Ganguly added.

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