Srini's silence irks Gavaskar

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The Supreme Court appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee said in its report that BCCI president N. Srinivasan was not involved in match-fixing and betting in Indian Premier League (IPL). However, the Mudgal report says that the top BCCI official was aware of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's illegal activities but did not act on it. The report indicts Chennai Super Kings team official Meiyappan of betting and passing on team information. The report also says Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra was in contact with bookies. (Full report | When Indian cricketers cried in front of Mudgal committee)
The top developments (in ascending order) of the IPL betting and spot-fixing case:
1. The case dates back to June 2013. Aditya Verma, secretary of the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB), filed a PIL in Bombay High Court raising charges of a conflict of interest in the Board's two-member inquiry panel probing corruption in IPL. The Bombay High Court declared the probe "illegal".
2. The BCCI and the CAB went to the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order. Verma's lawyers said the Bombay court could have suggested a fresh mechanism to investigate the charges of corruption.
3. In October 2013, the Supreme Court appointed a three-member committee, headed by former High Court judge Mukul Mudgal. The panel included additional solicitor general L Nageswara Rao and senior advocate Nilay Dutta. The Supreme Court wanted the panel to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegations of corruption against Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, India Cements, and Rajasthan Royals team owner Raj Kundra. The team was also asked to probe allegations of betting and spot-fixing in IPL and the involvement of players.
4. On February 10, 2014, the Mudgal Committee submitted two reports to the Supreme court. One submitted jointly by Mudgal and Rao and one by Dutta. They also filed a sealed envelope containing 13 names against whom there were "unsubstantiated" charges of corruption. One of the names was Srinivasan.
5. On March 28, Supreme Court suspends Srinivasan as BCCI president. In its interim order, the court says Srinivasan will be replaced by former cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Shivlal Yadav. Gavaskar was given charge of IPL affairs while former Test spinner Yadav was entrusted with non-IPL issues.
6. On April 15, Srinivasan files an affidavit saying the Supreme Court should reinstate him as BCCI president. Srinivasan says he is innocent and allegations of conflict of interest were baseless. He also says that he never tried to hide the real identity of Meiyappan, indicted by Mudgal committee for betting and sharing team (Chennai Super Kings) information.
7. In May this year, following the panel's initial report, the Supreme Court gave the Mudgal committee greater powers to investigate the contents of the sealed envelope. Assisted by former senior IPS officer BB Mishra and Mumbai and Chennai police among others, the panel got greater investigative powers for search and seizure of relevant documents. It did not have the power to arrest. The panel was asked to submit a report by August-end.
8. On September 1, the Mudgal panel seeks a two-month extension to complete its probe. The Supreme Court allows the extension.
9. BCCI lawyers wants Srinivasan to be reinstated since the Board AGM was due. The Bench refused saying BCCI AGM was "not its concern." The court also referred to an earlier order by Justice AK Patnaik saying Srinivasan "could not come back as BCCI president as long as the probe is on." BCCI puts off AGM to November 20, clearly indicating that it will wait for Supreme Court's ruling on 'suspended' Srinivasan.
10. Mudgal panel submits its final report to the special Supreme Court Bench in a sealed cover on November 3. Court hears case on November 10 but adjourns till November 14. The Bench reveals the names of Srinivasan, Gurunath Meiyappan, Raj Kundra and Sundar Raman for "misdemeanor" in IPL. The case will be heard on November 24.
N. Srinivasan Not Involved in Match-Fixing but Turned Blind Eye on Son-in-Law: Mudgal Probe Report - Cricket News

Srini's silence irks Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has hit out at Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of ICC chairman Narayanswami Srinivasan, over his involvement in betting and has also questioned the effectively suspended BCCI president's silence in the whole spot-fixing and betting issue.

"The full force of the law must come down on Meiyappan," Gavaskar said while speaking to the India Today Group in Melbourne.

Gavaskar said that Srinivasan needs to explain why he did not act against players if he knew they were involved in fixing.

"There are reports which say that the Mudgal committee report has found that Srinivasan knew about betting, but did not do anything about it. Srinivasan should answer for why he did not act if he knew that a player was guilty," Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar was in Australia as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's delegation to attend a special reception at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which was hosted by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot.

Several Indian and Australian cricketing legends, including Kapil Dev, VVS Laxman, Steve Waugh, Glenn McGrath, Allan Border and Jason Gillespie, also attended the reception.

Gavaskar said that there should be zero-tolerance against match-fixing and betting and if any player is found guilty of having participated in wrong acts, then he should be jailed and his entire cricketing history deleted from the record books.

"New Zealand has come up with a new law on betting which says that the guilty players will be jailed. India should have the same law," Gavaskar said.

The former captain also suggested that the government should think about legalising betting in India. "A lot of betting happens through black money"¦ But if you open an official betting shop, the government will be able to increase its revenues. It's like prohibition"¦ If someone wants to bet illegally, they will. The government should think about legalising betting," he said.

The legendary batsman sought to draw a distinction between team owners who were found guilty of betting and players, saying that the players should not be punished if it can be established that the owner of the team influenced the player.

Speaking about India's forthcoming tour of Australia, Gavaskar said that he felt that the Indian team would face a tough time.

"The Indian players will need to be patient"¦ They will need to keep extravagant shots in their pockets when they play in Australia. This is not T20 or ODIs... Australian pitches are the best to bat on, but the players have to be patient."

Gavaskar also shared some light moments with Modi, while the World Cup and Border-Gavaskar trophies were displayed. "When the photo opportunity was on, I saw Modi was holding the World Cup. Abbot held the Border-Gavaskar trophy. I told the PM that you are holding the right trophy. This is the one we want next year. India already holds the Border-Gavaskar trophy, we don't need it just now." (PTI)
Srini's silence irks Gavaskar
Mudgal has played it safe.

If complicity is not a crime, then what is?

Srinivasan is not clean.

The whole lot should be booked including the players.

It does not matter if India wins or loses test by incarcerating these players. The game must be clean and they should not be greedy to collect more since they already get a fortune to play.

The Board should be totally swept and cleaned and disinfectant sprayed apart from a thorough fumigation.
 
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