Mohammed Siraj was approached by an unknown person for “inside news” about the Indian cricket team before the Border Gavaskar Trophy in February earlier this year, a media report said on Wednesday.
Siraj promptly reported the matter to BCCI’s Anti Corruption Unit (ACU), the news agency PTI said.
It has also been reported that the person who approached Siraj was not a bookie but a gambler who had lost a lot of money on India matches and wanted inside information about Team India.
“It wasn’t a bookie who approached Siraj. He is a driver from Hyderabad who is addicted to betting on India matches. He had approached Siraj via WhatsApp after losing a lot of money on India games,” a senior BCCI source said.
“Siraj reported the approach immediately. The law enforcement (Andhra Police) authorities had nabbed the person,” the source added.
The BCCI had beefed up its ACU network ever since the spot-fixing scandal, involving S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila and then Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team principal Gurunath Meiyappan, was unearthed in 2013.
Now, each IPL team has a dedicated ACU official who stays in the same hotel and is there at the ground monitoring all the movements.
Also, there is a mandatory ACU workshop for players on the dos and don’ts, and if any player fails to report a corrupt approach, there are sanctions in place.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was suspended in 2021 for not reporting a corrupt approach during his IPL stint in the previous season.
Siraj is currently playing IPl 2023 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB are currently placed eighth with four points after two wins and three defeats.
With PTI inputs
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