‘When those three players came out involved in spot-fixing, I and everyone associated with the team certainly felt betrayed’, reveals Shane Watson

"As a franchise, we feel that a couple of bad apples are gone now, so we are wholly and solely focusing on the people we've got around us"

“As a franchise, we feel that a couple of bad apples are gone now, so we are wholly and solely focusing on the people we’ve got around us”

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Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Watson has revealed that he and “everyone associated with the team certainly felt betrayed” when Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were indicted in a match-fixing scandal during last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).

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‘I have no clue about the spot-fixing controversy’, says Ajit Chandila

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Chandila is still “in a state of shock” of the charges against him

With the Indian Premier League (IPL) match-fixing hype having slightly died down over the past few weeks, Rajasthan Royals spinner Ajit Chandila brought it back into the media spotlight after claiming that he had “no clue about the spot-fixing controversy”.

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BCCI introduce education programme to curb spot-fixing amongst younger players

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Sreesanth’s arrest prompted the BCCI to introduce the education programme

After having been cut down to their knees and at a loss of words over the spot-fixing scandal involving former India pace bowler Sreesanth, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have decided to introduce an education programme to enlighten younger players about the dangers lurking in cricket’s shadowy underworld.

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‘IPL is a serious competition’, says Gautam Gambhir

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Gambhir believes the IPL’s image should not be tainted by the actions of a few individuals

The recent match-fixing scandal has dented the integrity and everything else the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands for, but India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir believes there is still hope for the tournament and that people are being too quick to judge the competition based on the actions of a handful of corrupt individuals.

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Asad Rauf under investigation by Mumbai police

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Rauf is one of the most experienced umpires in cricket

Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has been pulled out of the Champions Trophy in England this month after he was brought in for questioning by the Mumbai police for having played a part in the match-fixing scandal that rocked the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to its core, according to reports.

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