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BCCI silences report on Raina accompanying bookie-linked woman

ICC probes reason behind BCCI's silence on report about Raina being seen with a woman linked to an illegal bookmaker.

Express October 24, 2010

INDIA:

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit is probing why the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) kept quiet about a report of its player Suresh Raina being seen in the company of a woman linked to an associate of an illegal bookmaker.

Making it clear that Raina was not suspected of any wrongdoing, a senior ICC source, was quoted as saying the incident was related to India's tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year.

CCTV cameras installed at the Indian team's hotel showed that on more than one occasion Raina was in the company of a woman known to be an associate of a man allegedly linked to a bookmaker.

A report, including the CCTV footage, was submitted by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board to their Indian counterparts.

With the heightened security concerns following the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan, the Sri Lankans deputed a former general to look after the Indian team.

According to the newspaper report, it is the reaction of the BCCI secretary N Srinivasan that has led to the ICC investigation. Instead of acting on the report, Srinivasan is alleged to have asked the Sri Lankans to withdraw it.

23-year-old Raina plays for Chennai Super Kings, an IPL franchise owned by Indian Cements of which Srinivasan is a vice-chairman and managing director.

COMMENTS (8)

Subcontinet_Cricket_Fan | 14 years ago | Reply Hafsa! I'm quoting the news again! "Making it clear that Raina was not suspected of any wrongdoing, a senior ICC source, was quoted as saying the incident was related to India’s tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year." If you are talking to a bookie's GF, doesn't mean that you are involved in illegal activity! What's there to damage man? See again, anyone should be punished if they did some wrong doing..! whether it's X from Pakistan or Y from India! Get over to stupid nationastic feeling in anything and everything!

Muhammad Iqbal | 14 years ago | Reply We have always heard that sports is a medium which can bridge gaps and reduce tensions among countries and create harmony among people. But here, world sports authorities and governing bodies are playing more games than the players themselves. Highlighting and blowing out one incident even before acquiring evidence and proof while failing to report another due to 'NO PROOF'. I am sorry to say that such biased attitude and reactions will do no more than divide cricketing fans in honor of their players and boards. Its time such incidents are acted upon by neutral bodies instead of waiting for the respective boards to take action (in which case BCCI has done a clean job)

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MAD | 14 years ago | Reply Sambit Bal, editor of cricinfo. any questions?

shaheenpk | 14 years ago | Reply Where is ICC (International Council of Clowns) now???????? What are they doing ...... They should immediately suspend raina till the completion of investigations like they did with the Pakistani players!!! And last but not least.... I am also waiting for the press conference of Haroon Logart as he did on mere news against Pakistani players!!!

Omer Malik | 14 years ago | Reply Once again the cricketing world bows down to the bullies !!! cricinfo.com refuses to post this on their website as the news does not carry any weight , let me go ahead and take you back in time when cricinfo were the first ones to break the Pakistani bookie scandal. At that time their only source was a tabloid, the most unreliable source of media. Regardless of Raina's involvement in the whole issue it is still a board that has failed to follow procedure. Why is that the PCB is under the radar for all the activities, these actions to shelve these reports under the table is a common practice with the BCCI and for anyone who thinks its a corruption free area, lets take the recently concluded Common Wealth Games inconsideration, where they were selling the medals. I believe in an open opinion and i am disappointed in cricinfo for not letting its million of readers know about the situation. Disappointed in the ICC for not taking any actions for a cricket governing body's failings and BCCI for the cricketing bullies they are.

Rana Umair | 14 years ago | Reply there was a cricinfo threat on facebook which stated that " for all those people who are wondering why we are not discussing Raina's involvement should know that its just a mere news and not proven, so we cant possibly put it on our website" hahahaha can you believe it ? and when I ridiculed them, they banned me from the entire page and from commenting. Simply hopeless.

Dr. Asad Sadick, Germany | 14 years ago | Reply There is really no reason for us Pakistanis to rejoice if at all an Indian cricketer is involved. First of all it does not seem there is any substance in this report. And even if there were, it is Cricket at a loss, not individuals. Cricketers come and they go, but the game of cricket has to survive and kept clean.

Hafsa Naik Bukht | 14 years ago | Reply Spot fixing case and controversies has destroyed image of Pakistan in the world specially Indian media has played a crucial rule for destroying the position of Pakistan cricket now its revenge time History is repeating.Indian players are also slaves of their desires but why Indian media is silent?? why didn`t they highlighting the case of suresh raina??

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