Lalit Modi accuses N Srinivasan of fixing umpires, auction for CSK

[Laaloo]

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/lalit-modi-accuses-n-srinivasan-of-fixing-umpires-ipl-auction-for-csk-in-explosive-claim-he-was-a-thorn-didnt-like-101732707237205.html

 

 

 

Lalit Modi accused N Srinivasan of fixing IPL auction so that he could acquire England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff ahead of the 2009 season

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi made a serious accusation against former BCCI president N Srinivasan, saying that he not only fixed auctions during the IPL for his team Chennai Super Kings, but also put Chennai umpires during CSK matches.

 

 

Lalit Modi made an explosive claim on former BCCI president N Srinivasan

 IPL; he didn’t think IPL will work but when it started to work everybody got the bandwagon. He was member and secretary of the board also so he was the biggest adversary of mine. I went up against him, so he did many things, umpire fixing, he said, ‘I did it’, Lalit said.

“I accused him for it. He would change the umpire and I didn’t think two things about it. But then I realized he is putting Chennai umpire in Chennai games, it’s an issue for me. That’s called fixing so when I tried to expose those, he went totally against me,” he added.

 

'Every team was told to not bid for Flintoff'

Modi further accused Srinivasan of fixing IPL auction so that he could acquire England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff ahead of the 2009 season. Hence, a message was sent to each of the other franchises to not bid for the player.

“Take out everything auction ringing, this ringing, I gave Flintoff to Srinivasan. Yes, we did. No doubt about it, every team knew about it. Srinivasan wasn’t going to let IPL happen. He was a thorn in our bush. Yes, we told everybody not to bid for [Andrew] Flintoff,” he said.

 

“Yes, that I did because Srinivasan said I want Flintoff. But when you are trying to do an event like IPL and I did it single-handedly, you need to remove every thorn, what is bigger for the game. Every player is only for three months,” Modi added.

 

2013 IPL fixing scandal

Chennai Super Kings had found themselves in the midst of a major spot-fixing scandal in 2013, for which Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of the franchise and son-in-law of the Srinivasan, was arrested on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud. Police investigation had revealed that Gurunath was in constant telephonic contact with actor Virender "Vindoo" Dara Singh, who also was arrested for alleged contact with bookies. Vindoo was also frequently spotted in CSK box during IPL matches.

He was later banned for life from any involvement in cricket matches by the RM Lodha committee, who also suspended India Cements and Jaipur IPL, the owners of the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals teams, for a period of two years. CSK hence did not play the IPL for the seasons 2016 and 2017.

 

 

 

[Stan AF]

It's called conflict of interest.

 

That he was in a position to run the league and buy a team which participated in the league is something that won't be allowed in many sports leagues around the world.

 

Whatever else that happened is secondary & to say bluntly. What the eff did you guys expect!.

Edited November 27, 2024 by Stan AF

[rkt.india]

CSK was not in sport fixing. It was RR. CSK was in betting scandal through Meiyappan.

[The Hound]

Mumbanis were allowed to play with 5 overseas players in their CL T20 winning campaign. That was a bigger scandal than anything. 

[singhvivek141]

18 hours ago, Laaloo said:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/lalit-modi-accuses-n-srinivasan-of-fixing-umpires-ipl-auction-for-csk-in-explosive-claim-he-was-a-thorn-didnt-like-101732707237205.html

 

 

 

Lalit Modi accused N Srinivasan of fixing IPL auction so that he could acquire England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff ahead of the 2009 season

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi made a serious accusation against former BCCI president N Srinivasan, saying that he not only fixed auctions during the IPL for his team Chennai Super Kings, but also put Chennai umpires during CSK matches.

 

 

Lalit Modi made an explosive claim on former BCCI president N Srinivasan

 IPL; he didn’t think IPL will work but when it started to work everybody got the bandwagon. He was member and secretary of the board also so he was the biggest adversary of mine. I went up against him, so he did many things, umpire fixing, he said, ‘I did it’, Lalit said.

“I accused him for it. He would change the umpire and I didn’t think two things about it. But then I realized he is putting Chennai umpire in Chennai games, it’s an issue for me. That’s called fixing so when I tried to expose those, he went totally against me,” he added.

 

'Every team was told to not bid for Flintoff'

Modi further accused Srinivasan of fixing IPL auction so that he could acquire England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff ahead of the 2009 season. Hence, a message was sent to each of the other franchises to not bid for the player.

“Take out everything auction ringing, this ringing, I gave Flintoff to Srinivasan. Yes, we did. No doubt about it, every team knew about it. Srinivasan wasn’t going to let IPL happen. He was a thorn in our bush. Yes, we told everybody not to bid for [Andrew] Flintoff,” he said.

 

“Yes, that I did because Srinivasan said I want Flintoff. But when you are trying to do an event like IPL and I did it single-handedly, you need to remove every thorn, what is bigger for the game. Every player is only for three months,” Modi added.

 

2013 IPL fixing scandal

Chennai Super Kings had found themselves in the midst of a major spot-fixing scandal in 2013, for which Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of the franchise and son-in-law of the Srinivasan, was arrested on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud. Police investigation had revealed that Gurunath was in constant telephonic contact with actor Virender "Vindoo" Dara Singh, who also was arrested for alleged contact with bookies. Vindoo was also frequently spotted in CSK box during IPL matches.

He was later banned for life from any involvement in cricket matches by the RM Lodha committee, who also suspended India Cements and Jaipur IPL, the owners of the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals teams, for a period of two years. CSK hence did not play the IPL for the seasons 2016 and 2017.

 

 

 

This Lalit Modi is no saint, but N Srinivasan played a key role in clipping the wings of selectors and coach in Indian Cricket...and gave unlimited power to the captain.

 

Favourism or not, such myopic decisions has ever lasting impact on Indian cricket, selectors in reality became stooges and could do nothing but to bend over to the captain and agree to their demands. Such immense power as a captain can make anyone go arrogant, stubborn and delusional.

[R!TTER]

6 hours ago, rkt.india said:

CSK was in betting scandal through Meiyappan.

Which is actually *ing worse!

[Lord]

Even now if you notice CSK bid is hardly challenged. They got Rachin,Curran and Conway at throwaway prices and ofcourse bent the rules to accomodate Thala 

[Ultimate_Game]

36 minutes ago, Lord said:

Even now if you notice CSK bid is hardly challenged. They got Rachin,Curran and Conway at throwaway prices and ofcourse bent the rules to accomodate Thala 

 

MI and CSK are the two franchises who've bent the rules the most. Nearly every rule change in IPL or to the auction process is thanks to these two.

[Vk1]

1 hour ago, Lord said:

Even now if you notice CSK bid is hardly challenged. They got Rachin,Curran and Conway at throwaway prices and ofcourse bent the rules to accomodate Thala 

Yes, even a high school kid can predict the guys CSK would pick and the franchises just let them do it. 

[rollingstoned]

Full interview for those who want to watch it. Bits about Kochi tuskers n Tharoor plus his own early life and how he cheated for his edu qualfications are also interesting. I've not seen it but read the social media buzz around it. 

 

[Laaloo]

10 hours ago, The Hound said:

Mumbanis were allowed to play with 5 overseas players in their CL T20 winning campaign. That was a bigger scandal than anything. 

Typical chuski comment. As expected.

[Chakdephatte]

2 hours ago, Lord said:

Even now if you notice CSK bid is hardly challenged. They got Rachin,Curran and Conway at throwaway prices and ofcourse bent the rules to accomodate Thala 

And it's so unfair on the players. Rachin had an ATG world campaign when he was bought for 1.8 cr last time, utter disrespect to the boy's work if the theory is true. 

Edited November 28, 2024 by Chakdephatte

[Lord]

1 hour ago, Vk1 said:

Yes, even a high school kid can predict the guys CSK would pick and the franchises just let them do it. 

 

yes it was obvious they would go for these 3. Atleast they could have raised prices if no one wanted them. Happened in case of Arshdeep and Venky Iyer

[jf1gp_1]

Crook calling another crook a crook

Edited November 30, 2024 by jf1gp_1

[Stan AF]

36 minutes ago, jf1gp_1 said:

Crook calling another crook a crook

Doesn't mean he's wrong