Srinivasan found not guilty of betting or fixing

Srinivasan has been found not guilty of betting or fixing

Srinivasan has been found not guilty of betting, fixing or trying to impede the investigation into the corruption scandal

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The Mudgal report has found International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan not guilty of betting or fixing during the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) corruption scandal.

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Two IPL players reported to ICC after being approached, says Sunil Gavaskar

"We have got an integrity officer attached with every team this time"

“We have got an integrity officer attached with every team this time”

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Interim Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sunil Gavaskar has revealed that two Indian Premier League (IPL) players were approached by illegal bookies and have subsequently reported it to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).

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Corruption is something ‘we take personally’, says Michael Clarke and Ryan Harris

"I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game"

“I want to pay credit to the ICC and Cricket Australia for the work they put in to try and stop this [and to] stamp it out of our game”

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Australia captain Michael Clarke and pace bowler Ryan Harris have both announced that corruption and match-fixing is something they “take personally” since it “damages the credibility of the sport”.

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Cricketers need to report being approached immediately, says Iain O’Brien

"We need to talk about it, we need to realise how entrenched and how shadowy that this all is"

“We need to talk about it, we need to realise how entrenched and how shadowy that this all is”

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Former New Zealand pace bowler Iain O’Brien has announced that cricketers need to report being approached by illegal bookies immediately instead of waiting for months or years before working up the courage to do so.

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