In a shocking incident that came to light on April 19 (Wednesday), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Team India pacer Mohammed Siraj was approached by an anonymous Hyderabad-based driver, seeking inside information about the team. It is being reported that the driver had lost a huge amount of money in betting and approached Siraj. The RCB premier pacer reported the complete incident to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). BCCI's Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) then sprung into action and the offender has been nabbed.
"It wasn't a bookie who approached Siraj. It is a driver from Hyderabad who is addicted to betting on matches. He had lost huge money and approached Siraj for inside information," PTI quoted a BCCI source as saying.
"Siraj reported the approach immediately. The law enforcement authorities have nabbed the man. More details are being awaited," the source added.
Meanwhile, Siraj has been in phenomenal form in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-arm pacer has bagged eight wickets in five matches in the competition thus far.
Since S Sreesanth, Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila were arrested on spot-fixing charges along with former CSK team principal Gurunath Meiyappan, the BCCI had beefed up its ACU work.
Each team has a dedicated ACU official who stays in the same hotel and is there on the ground monitoring all the movements.
Also, there is a mandatory ACU workshop for players on dos and don'ts and if any player fails to report a corrupt approach, then there are sanctions in place.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was suspended in 2021 as he didn't report a corrupt approach during his IPL stint in the previous season.
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