BCCI Anti Corruption Unit Probing Alleged Fixing Approaches During Tamil Nadu Premier League

“Some of the players have reported that they received WhatsApp messages from unknown people. We are trying to track back the sender of the message. We have recorded statements of the players,” BCCI’s ACU Chief Ajeet Singh told ANI.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) has initiated an inquiry into alleged fixing approaches during Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) tournament. BCCI started the probe after few players from the league received ‘messages from certain unknown people’. “Some of the players have reported that they received WhatsApp messages from unknown people. We are trying to track back the sender of the message. We have recorded statements of the players,” BCCI’s ACU Chief Ajeet Singh told ANI. Sources said that this “serious development” has the potential to compromise virtually the entire TN Twenty20 league, since “important persons in touch with bookies are spreading in different teams”. The eight-team TNPL features top India players like R Ashwin, Murali Vijay, Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik and Washington Sundar, among others. Inaugurated by former India captain MS Dhoni four years ago, the league has Star India as its official broadcasters with prominent players-turned-commentators such as Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Scott Styris, Simon Doull, Michael Clarke and David Hussey calling games over the years.