Sreesanth has been under the scanner for
alleged involvement in spot-fixing during the IPL. PHOTO: AFP
The lucrative Twenty20 league tournament has been embroiled with controversies with fast-bowler Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila arrested for allegedly accepting money for spot-fixing.
Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of the then BCCI president N Srinivasan and a top Chennai Super Kings official, was arrested for betting charges while the co-owner of Rajasthan Royals, Raj Kundra, confessed to betting as well.
However, Patel said the IPL still has a place in cricket.
“IPL is here to stay,” Patel told the Times of India. “There are external problems in the league and we are going to address each and every element before next year.
“I don’t think these recent events can stall the league. Cricket is bigger than individuals.
“We will initiate a stricter code of conduct for the cricketers. We stopped the after-match parties a long time ago. The BCCI had nothing to do with the get together that was happening during the IPL season. The BCCI can’t allow anything that is tarnishing the image of the league.
“There is also a probe committee which is looking into the IPL.”
The committee is expected to announce its decision after the Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on June 10.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 10th, 2013.
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