Former Rajasthan Royals player Amit Singh is one of the arrested bookie

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One of the bookies arrested, and named as Amit Kumar, is actually Amit Singh, a former Rajasthan Royals player who was released by the franchise last year. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Singh, a fast bowler who played in several matches in the 2012 season, was picked up for questioning five days ago but was formally arrested on Thursday in connection with the spot-fixing case that also allegedly involves three current Royals players. Singh, 31, has been identified in the first information report (FIR) as "Amit Kumar r/o Ahmedabad, Gujarat". Neither the police nor the BCCI nor the franchise seems to have realised Singh's status - possibly because of the confusion over his name. Singh, who resides in the Bopal suburb of Ahmedabad, played 23 IPL games for the Royals between 2009-2012. He was also part of the Gujarat Ranji Trophy team in the 2012-13 season, last playing against Saurashtra. He'd been in the news for having been reported twice for a suspect action during the 2009 IPL.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/636343.html?CMP=chrome

[asterix]

Cricinfo profile: http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26789.html

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There appears to be a big rot at Royals. Wont be surprised if many of their fringe Indian players are involved. Including that 42 year old Tambe. You look at ankit chavan's twitter feed and you can sort of make out they hung out together.

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looking at the Indian bowlers at RR we have this season who have played atleast once Sid Trivedi Chavan Tambe Sree Chandila Harmeet Singh Rahul shukla Former bowlers include Sir Jadeja Yusuf Pathan Amit Singh Kamran Khan Munaf Patel Amit Singh

[asterix]

Most of the bowlers in RR has suspect actions, including Kevon Cooper too.. :giggle:

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Most of the bowlers in RR has suspect actions' date=' including Kevon Cooper too.. :giggle:[/quote'] the pacers have big suspect actions.... I am starting to dead that their owners might be involved. Its hard not to notice this level of rot.

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the pacers have big suspect actions.... I am starting to dead that their owners might be involved. Its hard not to notice this level of rot.

Delhi police have said that the team management is not involved in this spot fixing scandal.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Amit singh is a regular for the Gujrat Ranji Team.

[1983-2011]

Amit singh is a regular for the Gujrat Ranji Team.

he didnt play in 2012/13 season

[superstar]

This is getting more sadder. I hope we cancel all matches till the SA series and conduct a thorough review with the help of some external investigative agency.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

he didnt play in 2012/13 season

played in nov 2012 Sent from my GT-I9103 using Tapatalk 2

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Was it just one Game for Sree? Or that he has just been caught this time ? The 20 run over he gave to Nasir in T20 World Cup final? I mean what are odds of the 2 over of a World Cup final going for 20 runs? Bookies could have made hundreds if crores from something like that. Or the 15 run over he bowled in the World Cup final in Mumbai when Srl batsmen were struggling so awfully? Even in the 4th inn of 3 rd test in SA where he started bowling awfully suddenly when we were so close to winning the Series in SA. What are the odds of India winning the series in SA after the 1st test? Sure bookie could have lost big time if we had won . When he was bowling poorly then I just attributed to his eccentric nature. Not sure now. Or even the massive no ball he bowled during 2007 tour to England. I remember an eng commie on air then saying there is no way u can bowl a no ball this big without intention . Not sure how many times we lost matches that we could have won. Exact feeling I had after the 2000 scandal

[Texan]

Midnight chase through the streets of Bandra led to Sreesanth's arrest

Midnight chase through the streets of Bandra led to Sreesanth's arrest After losing match against Mumbai at Wankhede on Wednesday, Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan headed to a pub to meet a bookie; the three split later, sending police squads waiting in the shadows into a hectic chase; Ajit Chandila was also picked up from a hotel later that night. After weeks of methodically sniffing the clues and following the signs, police ensured that the after-party following the Rajasthan Royals versus Mumbai Indians match on Wednesday ended in jail for three cricketers, tainted with spot-fixing allegations. In what is being called a credibility crisis for Indian cricket, pacer S Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were arrested by Delhi Police in the wee hours on Thursday from different places in Mumbai on charges of spot-fixing in at least three Indian Premier League games. The police also arrested 11 bookies. Midnight haunt A little before midnight on Wednesday, right after losing the RR-MI game at Wankhede, Sreesanth and Chavan made their way to the swanky pub Or-G in Bandra (W), said an insider from the pub. Oblivious that they had been on the police radar for the past several weeks right up to that moment, the duo went in to meet a bookie Mithania, even as a cop squad was waiting in the wings outside the bar. A special team of the Delhi Police, helped by the Mumbai Crime Branch, had been hot on the cricketer’s trail for the past few weeks. On the day, the sleuths kept tabs on each and every movement of Sreesanth and his two teammates. Even at the time Sreesanth left the stadium, cops were ceaselessly tracking him. The thorough surveillance culminated that night in a brilliantly laid trap outside the pub. Cops intercepted his car at this spot on Waterfield Road. Three women who were with him in the car are being questioned A source from Mumbai police, who was part of the special team that arrested the accused, said, “After spending half an hour at the pub, Ankeet Chavan left the pub, and one of the police teams began tailing him. When he reached the Intercontinental Hotel, cops arrested him. In the meantime, Sreesanth was still with Mithania inside the pub.†The Or-G ends Around 1.30 am, Sreesanth left the pub, got in a car and began driving to Waterfield Road in Bandra, the source said. Mithania, too, got in another car and drove off. The police team broke up and got behind their quarries. No sooner did Sreesanth’s car reach Moti Mahal than the cops, stealthily chasing it all the while, intercepted it. The source said that three women were also present in the car. They are being questioned by the police. In the meantime, the other police team nabbed Mithania from Linking Road. Sreesanth’s teammate Chandila was also arrested from the Trident Hotel. In a media briefing on Thursday afternoon, Delhi Police showed clippings of the three matches in which the players were allegedly involved in fixing specific overs. The police also read out transcripts of conversations between the cricketers and the bookies, and played video clips where players were seen giving ‘indications’ ahead of a ‘fixed’ over. More than 100 hours of audio clippings were investigated by the police to get clues to the cricketers’ involvement. The officials said that Chandila received Rs 20 lakh, Sreesanth and Chavan allegedly received Rs 40 lakh and Rs 50 lakh respectively for collaborating with bookies or their agents. The bowlers had allegedly been asked to give away a minimum of 14 runs in their second overs. Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said it was a coincidence that three players of the same team were involved in the fixing.

Article courtesy of Mid-day

[FischerTal]

sree ki dum mein daaga, sree dupak ke bhaga :giggle:

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Former Rajasthan Royals player Amit Singh is one of the arrested bookie

He was in the news during the 2009 IPL season when he was reported twice for a suspect bowling action. Amit Singh One of the 11 bookies arrested so far in the latest IPL spot-fixing scandal is named Amit Singh - a former Rajasthan Royals player who was released by the franchise as latest as last year, ESPNCricinfo reported on Thursday. Amit, a fast bowler who also represented Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy in the 2012-13 season, was in the Rajasthan Royals' squad from 2009 to 2012 and played 23 matches during his four-year association with the franchise. ESPNcricinfo also reported that Amit "was picked up for questioning five days ago but was formally arrested on Thursday in connection with the spot-fixing case that also allegedly involves three current Royals players [sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila]. Singh, 31, has been identified in the first information report (FIR) as 'Amit Kumar r/o Ahmedabad, Gujarat'." It has also been learned that Amit was the key man in spotting the players who could spot-fix. He was arrested from Ahmedabad and has been heard extensively speaking tot he players. He was in the news during the 2009 IPL season when he was reported twice for a suspect bowling action.

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1835854/report-former-rajasthan-royals-player-amit-singh-is-one-of-the-arrested-bookie

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been posted before dude mods merge this thread

[vamos_rafa]

No da. It has been Dhoni who does not support him and hence he bowled trash.

[NameGoesHere]

Media sootiaapa as they search for tidbits?. First he was arrested in his hotel room with a woman, now in a car with three women, soon it'll be in Rashtrapati Bhawan with 50 women and his flag at full mast.

[Pagalpanti]

Everything will seem like 'fixed' which was out of the oridinary. Sreesanth has tainted his name. Its futile to indulge in the discussion without any evidence to prove.