BCCI's anti-corruption unit submits report on spot fixing controversy

MUMBAI: The anti-corruption unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has completed its probe into the allegation of corruption leveled against five uncapped players during the IPL.

BCCI anti-corruption unit chief Ravi Sawani has handed over the report to BCCI president N Srinivasan who along with other senior BCCI functionaries Arun Jaitley and Niranjan Shah is expected to study the report before taking a decision on the matter.

The BCCI had last month ordered a probe following a sting operation by India TV news channel claiming that cricketers Shalabh Srivastava, Mohnish Mishra, TP Sudhindra, Amit Yadav and Abhinav Bali were involved in spot fixing and seeking lucrative deal in contravention of IPL rules.

Following the revelations, the BCCI suspended the five cricketers pending inquiry and also announced that all uncapped Indian players will be auctioned henceforth. Under the current rules uncapped players are divided in four slabs with Rs 3 million being the highest slab.