People seem to be surprised at the scandals rocking the IPL.
First of this year is IPL match fixing.
“Bookie Sonu Yogendra Jalan alias Malad has told the crime branch that he paid Rs 10 crore to a Sri Lankan cricket player for fixing a match. He also mentioned that some Indian cricketers were also involved in match fixing, sources said.
He along with Devendra Kothari alias Bhaiyyaji, were arrested by the city crime branch on Thursday. They are believed to be a part of a bigger international cricket betting racket, crime branch officials said.
The property cell of Mumbai crime branch on Thursday raided a building at Lokhandwala in Kandivli and busted a major cricket betting racket. Police arrested Kothari, Jalan and two others and seized two laptops, voice recorders, computers, 25 mobile phones and cash of Rs 5.18 lakh. All the accused were booked under prevention of gambling act and were remanded to police custody. ”
“CHENNAI: Adding to the IPL action this season, a TV channel on Monday claimed to have conducted a sting operation that exposes “murky deals” among players, organisers and team-owners in the lucrative tournament. The channel, India TV, alleges that many players have confessed on hidden camera that they receive much more – by way of under-the-table payment – than what is actually bid for them at IPL auctions.
The channel also claims that spot-fixing exists in the IPL, first-class matches are fixed, and women are used to rig matches. Big names in Indian cricket and an international player, who is captain of an IPL team, are involved in fixing, alleges the channel.
In response, the BCCI has said that stringent action will be taken if the channel’s claim is found to be true. BCCI chief N Srinivasan says: “We need to have the tape; the moment we see it, whoever be the player, we will take strict action.”
The channel claims that cricketers in rival teams have jointly fixed the outcome of matches – a particular bowler offering deliveries easy to hit and fielders dropping catches even as the ‘partner in crime’ in the opposition goes on a scoring spree.”
Then, Shah Rukh Khan spat.
Again Luke Pomersbach molesting an American woman.
“Stung by a spot-fixing TV expose on Monday and left red-faced by the Shah Rukh Khan spat on Wednesday, IPL’s week of ignominy was complete when Team Bangalore’s Aussie recruit Luke Pomersbachwas arrested in Delhi on Friday for allegedly molesting an American woman and beating up her Indian fiance after a late-night party at the team hotel to celebrate the team’s victory against Delhi the previous evening.
The 28-year-old American had reportedly come to Delhi with her Mumbai-based fiance Sahil Peerzada for the match. She alleged that Pomersbach, 27, who had been spending time with the couple at the party, came to their room and molested her in Peerzada’s presence.
In her FIR, she said, “During the party, he (Luke) was trying to come close to me. Later, he befriended with my fiance (Sahil) and came in our room for having drinks,”
Siddharth Mallya’s Comment”the girl…is saying he hit her fiance…what a load of ….. s…, she was all over me and asked for me a bbm pin’
In the earlier editions of IPL we had a Guy swindling money and asking CBI to come to England at his cost to quiz him,Richard Gere publicly misbehaving with Shilpa Shetty, a black girl sent home,Shashi Tharoor being forced to resign, Franchisee revolting against BCCI,N.Srinivasan, present Chief of BCCI facing conflict of interest,allegations of trying to organize parallel IPL abroad,drunken brawls…..what have you?
Look at the composition of the event .
Liquor barons,Gutka Kings,Film Stars, Political Power, vulgar exhibition f money,cheer leaders,an euphemism for …?, one should be surprised only if things are above board and decent.
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