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Sreesanth, Chandilla and Ankit Chavan arrested for spot fixing in IPL

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BCCI is at least investigating and banning the cricketers. In Pakistan, nobody even cares about this stuff. Its just regular matter there. I still keep reading comments from Pakis about how Amir/Asif/Butt are innocent and framed by ICC. You wont read those kind of retarded comments from most Indians.
i dont give a damn care about Amir/Asif/Butt. and its good thing that IPL/BCCI is investigating these things. and also PCB doing whatever they can for Cricket like banning umpires etc and will do more if needed.
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Ajit Chandila owed money to many, says teammate, Chavan family shocked Ajit Chandila owed money to many, says teammate, Chavan family shocked Although they hailed from different cities, Ankeet Chavan, 27, and Ajit Chandila, 29, were teammates long before they came together under the Rajasthan Royals banner, having represented Air India for a number of years. The two spinners are now caught in the same web, arrested on Thursday for alleged spot-fixing during the sixth edition of the IPL. The similarities, however, end there. Having risen through the ranks in Mumbai's cut-throat cricket circuit, Chavan had finally cemented his place in the Ranji Trophy squad last season with a string of consistent performances, including a sensational spell of 9/23 against Punjab. Chandila, on the other hand, has been the quintessential journeyman who started his career in Haryana, plied his trade in Delhi's club cricket, before finally getting a delayed taste of success with Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Chandila's first-class career has been brief, having played only two Ranji matches for Haryana. However, according to Air India coach Manoj Sharma, the off-spinner has a knack for developing contacts. "Chandila always had a patchy reputation. There were times when he wouldn't accompany us. And people often turned up to inquire about his whereabouts as he owed them money," said Deepak Joon, Air India captain. "I am sure he must be getting good money from his IPL contract. But if he was worried about paying his debts, there are safer options," he added. For Chavan, the spot-fixing allegations couldn't have come at a worse time — he was scheduled to get married in a fortnight. His family members, who were busy with the wedding preparations, are in a state of shock. "He hardly had time to help with the wedding preparations as he was travelling so much. So we have been running around, trying to make all the arrangements. I cannot express our shock when he called up at around 8:45 am today, saying that he had been arrested by the Delhi Police and was being taken to Delhi," said his elder brother, Nihar Chavan.
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Y P Singh, Head of ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and former mumbai police officer said on CNN-IBN that It will be foolish to expect police to catch the big bookies as they pay protection money to police and Police are involved in these bettings and make a huge buck out of these activities.

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^ Say what you want about Srini but the guy is more intellectual than all the Suklas and Pawars of the world Those guys would have been embarassing in this situation and definetly he has more credibility than Lalit Modi :hatsoff:

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Sachin=GOD Newbie

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The other point, which has remained unaddressed in the entire melee so far is the status of betting in India. As per our current ( and very archaic laws) betting it self is illegal. So being a bookie alone is enough to get a person incarcerated. Why did the Delhi Police, and they claim to know about these particular bookies from April, not nip the crime in the bud by arresting them back then? We've got to legalize betting. It would regulate the flow of money, get a few tax Rs into government coffers and over all reduce the chance of spot fixing. At least our authorities can keep tab. There is no other way ahead. On topic: Really disappointed with Sreesanth. They guy's won a world cup a T 20 and yet has done something so despicable.
I guess the Delhi Police didn't catch the bookies in April because they also wanted to catch the players red handed. If the bookies had been caught in April then they may very well have named some players but then the case of the players would have been strong because they could have said that they were being framed by the bookies but now the police have actual phone conversations and whatsapp records to show that the players were directly involved.
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This is truly another devastating blow to Indian cricket. Lets be brutally honest – Fixing in cricket, whether it be at the international level, FC or club level, has happened, is happening and will continue to happen. No amount of high profile exposes by law enforcement is going to deter cricketers from servicing their most primal instinct – Greed. In some ways, we can at least rationalize these fringe players like Chavan and Chandila getting their hands dirty with this sort of thing. They have no hope of playing for India, no shot at lucrative endorsement deals and little chance of landing a hefty IPL contract. With the amounts of money that is being claimed to be passed around, it is no wonder they fall prey to this temptation. If anything, IPL is God’s gift to the bookies and under-ground characters because for the first time, they have easy access of dozens of ordinary players who actually get on TV. But to think, a current India player, somebody who is still considered to be in contention for a spot in the Indian team, committed this unpardonable act of betrayal is beyond comprehension. Sreesanth is already a millionaire many times over and for all his detractors, regarded with fondness with many indian fans for his perceived immaturity and innocence on and off the field. And now this news… The most depressing part of all of this is that these guys did this while being part of a team led by of all people, Rahul Dravid. A person of his immaculate character and unquestionable integrity would be devastated by this. Its like being an arms-dealer, while working for Gandhi during the Independence movement. The question is not if other players are involved, but how many of them are involved. Every team has close to half a dozen players who have zero hopes of ever making it big on the international scene. It will be laughably naïve to think some of them are not involved in this racket as well, especially if you consider the sums of moneys involved. This is definitely the biggest blow yet for IPL. They dodged a bullet last year with Modi’s ugly ouster and all the allegation of corruption and nepotism in the handling of broadcasting contracts and related issues, but this stain is going to stick for a while. Now, every time there’s a dodgy cricketing play by a player, a finger of suspicion is always going to be pointed at them, no matter what the content of their character is. As far as the fixing itself goes, the bookies and middlemen will probably take it easy for a while and then be back with even more vengeance. IPL is the place where there is an abundance of supply of vulnerable, greedy players to meet the demand from bookies and middle-men. For the sake of Indian cricket, I hope these players are paraded in front of the whole world and humiliated so badly that it acts a deterrent for future fixers. That’s wishful thinking though. As long as there are humans, there’s going to be greed. As long as there’s greed, there’s going to be corruption.
couldn't have put it better myself :hatsoff:
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'More than 15 other matches are under the radar and this includes teams apart from Rajasthan Royals

New Delhi: 8:47 am: More shocking details are emerging out of the IPL 6 spot-fixing investigations. The Delhi Police Special Cell sources say that the bookies had made a lot of assurances to the arrested players and used to provide all sorts of services to attract them. Sources also add that ten more bookies are on the radar and they are not ruling out the involvement of other players. Sources say that the police are continuing to track the Western part of the country to track other bookies. Meanwhile, sources also say that S Sreesanth, who was being defiant earlier, is now co-operating in the investigations. A day after three Rajasthan Royals players - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - were arrested and suspended for alleged spot-fixing, the Delhi Police special cell is set to question the arrested bookies for more details. Sources say more than 15 other matches played in IPL 6 are under the radar and this includes teams apart from Rajasthan Royals. Police sources also say they have taped conversations between bookies and players, other than Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, who were sent to five-day police custody. The police have for now confirmed that spot-fixing took place in three Rajasthan Royals matches against Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar said, "We are aware of only this syndicate. I said in my press conference that there may be other bookies in other cities of the country who may be indulging in similar practices. But we are not aware of this. But it would be unfair on my part to say that it is definitely happening in other cities and that there are other syndicates doing these things." He also confirmed that the IPL spot-fixing scandal has an underworld connection, "All that we know is the fact that there is an underworld connection. It is difficult to put a finger on a particular group," Neeraj Kumar said. He said that one of the persons under probe was even using a Dubai number. "The first person we were keeping under observation was using a Dubai number. It is not necessary that the person was in Dubai. You can use a Dubai number sitting anywhere in the world but the fact of the matter is that it was a Dubai number," Neeraj Kumar said.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/live-bookies-provided-all-sorts-of-services-to-attract-ipl-players/392173-78.html my suspicions were right - more players and teams are involved. :(
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