The BCCI’s Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) has received a report from India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj about a “corrupt approach” from a man seeking inside knowledge after losing a lot of money betting. Prior to the start of the IPL 2023 in March, Siraj was approached during the India-Australia ODI series. He immediately alerted ACU officials to the situation.
The BCCI has intensified its anti-corruption campaign ever since S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan, and Ajit Chandila—all bowlers of the Rajasthan Royals at the time—were detained on suspicion of spot-fixing, and former CSK official Gurunath Meiyappan was detained on suspicion of involvement with gambling in May 2013.
🚨| Breaking News: Siraj reports about the corrupt approach to BCCI earlier this month.
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Players are required to attend an ACU session, and there are consequences for failing to report a corrupt strategy. Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh, was suspended in 2019 for failing to report a corrupt strategy used during a tri-series in early 2018 and during his IPL tenure later that year.
“It wasn’t a bookie who approached Siraj. It is a driver from Hyderabad who is addicted to betting on matches. He had lost huge money, and approached Siraj for inside information.” – BCCI sources told sportzcraazy.
More to develop.
