Spot-Fixing: Five Players Suspended From All Forms Of Cricket

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[b]Mumbai:[/b] [img]http://sports.ndtv.com/images/stories/nsrinivasan.jpg[/img]The Board of Control for Cricket in India has suspended all five players accused of spot-fixing by a news channel.
The emergency meeting of BCCI's General Council concluded on Tuesday evening and it was revealed that the council suggested that the accused players be suspended. The BCCI president took the final action against the accused and according to a probe against the players and their franchises will be initiated.
The news channel which had carried out the investigation had been asked on Monday night, to provide full footage of the tape which secretly caught the players negotiating.
BCCI chief N Srinivasan had earlier said that all those found guilty will be punished while Chairman Rajiv Shukla had said IPL will be kept clean at any cost.
One of the accused, Kins XI Punjab's Shalabh Srivastava, had earlier in the day spoken to NDTV. "I fail to understand whatever is being said about spot-fixing. Also if they (a TV channel) are showing all the video clips, why aren't they showing the clip where I allegedly am demanding Rs. 10 lakh? The voice in that telephonic conversation is not mine. It is very easy to frame anyone with a doctored audio clip," he had said

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[b]Mumbai:[/b] [img]http://sports.ndtv.com/images/stories/nsrinivasan.jpg[/img]The Indian Premier League Governing Council has recommended the suspension of 5 players allegedly caught on camera indulging in spot-fixing in a sting operation aired by a TV channel, sources say. The Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan will take a final decision.[/size][size=4]
[size=6]The five players are Amit Yadav, Mohnish Mishra, Abhinav Bali, TP Sudhindra and Shalabh Srivastava.[/size][/size][size=4]
An emergency meeting of the IPL council was held in Mumbai today after the sting operation was aired. The news channel had been asked to provide full footage of the tape which purportedly caught the players negotiating for bribes for spot-fixing. Earlier in the day, Mr Srinivasan said that all those found guilty would be punished and IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla had the cash-rich T20 tournament must be kept clean at any cost.

The BCCI would initiate an enquiry into both the role of players and franchises in the "murky deals" that the sting operation purportedly uncovers. Anti Corruption Unit chief Ravi Sawani will head the enquiry.

Among the players now under the scanner are TP Sudhindra of the Deccan Chargers who is seen on camera allegedly accepting bribes before a domestic match. Although there is no proof that the 28-year-old pacer from Madhya Pradesh has taken money during the course of the IPL, on camera he is seen asking for Rs 40,000 to bowl a no-ball during an Indore T20 League match. The player, who took 40 wickets for his state in the 2011-12 season, did bowl a huge no-ball off the second delivery of his first over in that match.

Kings XI fast bowler Shalabh Srivastav, purportedly on tape demanding Rs 10 lakh to bowl a deliberate no-ball during an IPL game, says he is innocent and the tape is doctored.

On camera, players are also heard talking about being paid by IPL franchises in black money, among them Mohnish Mishra of the Sahara Pune Warriors. The Pune franchise has swiftly distanced itself from the player's alleged statement and has said in a statement, "Mishra's claims that any money was paid to any player over and above the maximum permissible amount is not true."

India TV, the news channel which aired the sting operation, says it stands by its year-long operation. Chief Editor of the channel Rajat Sharma said the objective was to lift the cover from illegal operations. He said he did not believe any big players were involved.[/size]