Would Like To Know Who’s Involved: BCCI On T20 Game Near Chandigarh Streamed As Lankan Uva League Match | Cricket News

A T20 match performed close to Chandigarh however streamed on-line as a recreation in Sri Lanka has caught the eye of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit, the Punjab Police and likewise just a little identified cricket affiliation within the island nation. The ‘Indian Express’ reported on Friday that the sport performed on June 29 happened in Sawara village, 16 km from Chandigarh, however was streamed as a ‘Uva T20 League’ match in Sri Lanka’s Badulla metropolis, dwelling of the Uva Province Cricket Association. 

While Punjab Police officers stated an investigation is at the moment on to determine if a betting syndicate was concerned, the BCCI asserted that it’s protecting an eye fixed, however solely to the extent of getting particulars of these concerned. 

“Our process is on. When we will know about the people involved, we will update our database. We would like to know who was involved. However, only police can take action on this. As a BCCI enforcement agency, we have no jurisdiction over it,” BCCI anti-corruption chief Ajit Singh instructed PTI. 

“If it was a BCCI approved league or had players’ participation, we could have taken against them. If this is done for the purpose of betting, it is a criminal offence and police has the jurisdiction over, we don’t,” he added. 

Bhagiradhan Balachandran, assistant secretary of the Uva Province Cricket Association in Sri Lanka, stated they weren’t among the many most energetic our bodies and someone had clearly accomplished their analysis. 

“…no such tournament was approved or held by our association. We are investigating this matter and are in discussion with Sri Lanka Cricket,” Bhagiradhan instructed PTI from Badulla. 

“The whole thing seems like a farce. We are not the most active cricket association in Sri Lanka, so somebody did proper research on that and used our name. We have no idea about this and no Sri Lankan players were involved,” he added. 

An investigation is in progress, stated Mohali’s Senior Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kharar Pal Singh stated that they had acquired an internet criticism in regards to the recreation following which two individuals recognized as Pankaj Jain and Raju have been arrested on Thursday evening. 

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“A case under Section 420 IPC (cheating) has been registered by the police. As per preliminary investigations, betting could be going on in the match which was held. Further investigations into the case are under progress,” Chahal instructed PTI. 

Asked in regards to the match going forward regardless of the COVID-19 lockdown, Chahal stated, “All this is being investigated, that is why we have registered a case.”