da aviator aposta： The CBI report on betting and match-fixing in cricket, which detailedthe worst-ever scandal in the game’s history, was tabled in the LokSabha on Monday
Staff and Agencies01-Aug-2001* CBI report on match-fixing tabled in Lok SabhaThe CBI report on betting and match-fixing in cricket, which detailedthe worst-ever scandal in the game’s history, was tabled in the LokSabha on Monday. The 164-page report, which was submitted to the thenSports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on September 30 last year, hadnamed five Indian cricketers including former captain MohammadAzharuddin for their alleged involvement in match-fixing practices.The report, which was completed in six months after the CBI registereda preliminary inquiry on May 4 at the request of the Sports Ministry,also named nine foreign players of having either allegedly taken moneyfrom the bookies or shown interest in match-fixing practices.Acting on the report, the Board of Control for Cricket in India hadbanned Azharuddin and former Test cricketer Ajay Sharma for life andimposed five-year bans on Ajay Jadeja and Manoj Prabhakar. All fourdenied the charges and Azharuddin and Jadeja have challenged thedecision in separate petitions in court. The report also highlightedthe security risk involved due to match-fixing and claimed thatseveral underworld people were involved in the practice.The report won laurels for the CBI at various international cricketingfora and several countries initiated inquiries based on theinformation contained in the report.* Tendulkar’s availability to be known after another bone scanBatting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s availability for the three-matchTest series in Sri Lanka from August 14 would be known only after thesecond bone scan on his injured right toe, scheduled for August 10,according to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) joint secretary MayankKhandwala.Khandwala told PTI in Mumbai today that he spoke to the star batsman,who informed him that he was feeling much better but said the toe wasstill paining a bit. “He (Tendulkar) told me that the padding on theright toe was still on and he would get a clear picture only after thesecond bone scan in the second week of August,” Khandwala added.Though the selectors would be meeting here on August 2 to pick theIndian team for the Test series, a slot would be kept vacant toaccommodate the master batsman at the last minute after he goesthrough the bone scan, according to BCCI sources.* Tendulkar signs up with FiatCelebrated cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has become the ‘Brand Champion’of Fiat, a popular car manufacturer. The master blaster’s associationwith the brand will kick-off Fiat’s new initiative into the Indianmarket, It will commence with the soonto-be launched new ‘Palio’,according to a company release in Chennai.”The company feels Tendulkar is the perfect Brand Ambassador as hiselevated level of performance and dynamic, creative strokeplay willget perfect with the approach that Fiat will soon adopt in the Indianmarket,” the release said. It quoted Tendulkar as being equallypleased. “I have always been a big fan of Italian cars, especiallyFerrari and I am happy to represent Fiat and Italian Motoring.””Tendulkar is young, strong, dependable and above all, number one.That is exactly what Fiat is aiming to be,’ said MP Bianchi, Fiat’sManaging Director.