IPL SCAM 2013

MATCH FIXING & BETTING

GROUP 6 -
Palak Makhija 21DM130
Shahryar Shahid 21DM182
Shubhangi Maini 21DM195
Vishal Poduri 21DM217
Niharika Chandan 21DM225
Sukhmani Kaur Sodhi 21DM234
 ABOUT BCCI
Governing body for cricket in India formed in 1928.
Richest governing organisation in the world.
Independent organisation which is loosely governed by Indian government.
State cricket associations elect the BCCI president
Grant Govan was the inagural president and Anthony De Mello was the first secretary.
BCCI manages men's, women's and under-19 national cricket team.
It is the parent organisation of Indian cricket.

OBJECTIVES
Encourage cricket as a sport in India and safeguard the principles of the game
To improve sportsmanship and professionalism
To choose Indian teams, managers and coaches.

ROLE OF BCCI
It controls aspects of Indian cricket expansion and development.
It examines youth teams and manages State associations.
It oversees IPL and various domestic competitions.
 ABOUT IPL
The first league to be staged in India in the 20/20 format.
Players from many nations made up each side.
Eight teams were formed initially.
Bollywood celebs owned few teams
Rajasthan Royals won the first IPL season in 2008.
The league captivated large audience to watch succint and
brief games of T20 cricket.
A widespread fascination led to more consecutive seasons of
IPL.
The IPL continues to be in full swing at several venues in
India.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Beginning of the Spot-
Fixing and the Initial Police
Investigation
Conflicts of interest and the
amendment to BCCI
regulation 6.2.4
Bombay High Court Receives
Public Interest Petition
CASE
BACKGROUND
On May 16 2013, Delhi Police detained Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, and
Ankeet Chavan for spot-fixing.
Eleven bookies were caught, including former Royals player Amit
Singh.
Virender "Vindoo" Dara Singh was arrested for betting. His statement
led authorities to arrest Chennai Super Kings official and BCCI
president N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan on May 24.
Delhi Police charged the players under the Indian Penal Code and the
Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, while the BCCI banned
Sreesanth and Chavan for life for fixing.
The CAB filed a public interest litigation with the Bombay High
Court to revoke the BCCI decision that constituted this internal
inquiry panel, resign N. Srinivasan as BCCI president, and annul the
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals franchise deals.
The Bombay High Court found on July 30, 2013 that the BCCI
inquiry panel was not properly established since it violated IPL
provisions & Operational Rules 2.2 and 6.
 Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA): Delhi Police
chargesheeted the players, among 39 people, under Section 2(1)(e) MCOCA
indicates that persons are said to commit an organized crime when they engage in
unlawful activity which is a punishable with imprisonment of at least three years.

Section 420 of IPC: The players were charged under 420 which deals with
PROVISIONS fraud, and cheating of the spectators. Spectators who buy tickets are deprived
of fair play if players deliberately underperform to their potential.
ACCORDING TO
APPLICABLE
ACTS Section 120B of IPC: A case of conspiracy is also attracted for cheating the public
who had parted with their money for the match. Whoever is a party to a criminal
conspiracy other than one to conduct a chargeable offence may be imprisoned for
up to six months.

Section 409 of the IPC: The accusation of criminal breach of trust by a public
official, which was first launched against the players after the Rajasthan Royals
franchise's complaint, has been dismissed since police could not collect enough
evidence.
FACTS OF THE CASE
Players from Rajasthan Royals were taken into custody:
Sreesanth, Chandila, and Chavan, along with 39 others.
Chavan confirmed spot-fixing, and Chandila enlisted Chavan and other
players in the bookmakers’ spot-fixing scheme. Players have been taken
into custody.
No tolerance for corruption in BCCI, IPL Governing council decided that
the cricketers found involved will be dealt with severely.
After this the bookmakers were inquired.

BOOKMAKERS
Sunil Bhatia detained by Delhi Police.
Delhi Police Special Cell officials detained Yahya Mohammad at Airport in
relation to the cricket betting.
Crime Branch detained bookmaker Vinod Mulchandani in the city's Satellite Area.
Vindu Dara Singh was detained for spot fixing.
 Mumbai Police issued a summon to
CASE OF GURUNATH Meiyappan in order to look into if his

MEIYAPPAN frequent calls were related to gambling,

then detained on suspicion of conspiring,
betting, and cheating.
CSK Franchise Statement: "Mr. Meiyappan is
neither the owner, nor the CEO/Team
Principal of the Chennai Super Kings. He is
only one of the members (Honorary) of the
management team of the Chennai Super
Kings.”
Got bail because he had been found “Not
Guilty”.
RAJ KUNDRA CASE
Franchise owner of Rajasthan Royals was
questioned by Delhi police for illicit betting.
Confessed putting bets on IPL teams through a
bookie.
He was asked to suspend all his shares.

Supreme Court Observation

Supreme Court of India told N. Srinivasan to step down from
his position on his own as BCCI president in order to ensure
a fair investigation into the betting and spot-fixing charges
levied against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan who was
team captain of Chennai Super Kings, else it would pass
verdict asking him to step down.
 JUDGEMENTS OF THE CASE
• Three cricket players from the
Rajasthan Royals, S Sreesanth, Ajit
Chandila, and Ankeet Chavan, were
detained on suspicion of spot-fixing.
• Raj Kundra,the • Gurunath Meyappan,
• The Supreme Court of India
owner of the the son-in-law of the
then ordered N. Srinivasan to
Rajasthan Royals, was then-BCCIchairman and
resign as BCCI president because
also detained on owner of CSK- N
of the allegations brought against
related charges. Srinivasan, was detained
his son-in-law (Gurunath
on suspicion of betting.
Meyappan).
 REPORT OF THE
MUKUL MUDGAL
COMMISSION

The committee further made the following suggestions:

The JusticeMukul Mudgal Committee
was then established to investigate the
The BCCI's current efforts to prevent athletic fraud are minimal and
allegations of corruption made against
ineffectual.
Meyappan and Kundra, among others.
The committee argued for the necessity of institutionalizing a system of
choosing agents and of establishing suitable rules to control them.
Conflict of Interest and Modification to BCCI Code Clause 6.4.2 for
Players,Team Officials, Managers, Umpires, and Administrators.
The game has to be made more transparent and understandable.
Information shouldbe shared more freely throughout BCCI departments.
 REPORT OF LODHA
COMMISSION

Objective:
To examine Indian cricket
governance and make recommendations
for changes that may be made.
 GROUP ANALYSIS
Cricket fans in India were
completely shattered by the
controversy, which resulted in
a 14% decline in viewership.
People began to wonder
whether all matches were
indeed manipulated and
whether IPL was credible.

Conflict of interest & nepotism, also revealed the absence of

adequate regulation within Indian cricket & IPL.
It was made plain that gambling needed to be legalized and
regulated.
Dream 11 started and bought in a lot of money.
The match-fixing case's sparked a movement for more extensive
reform in sports.
 RECOMMENDATIONS
Doping Regulations - Laws in India need to be more lenient and that first
time offenders should just receive a warning with greater supervision rather
than an outright ban.

Federal sports commission - Special structure in place to settle conflicts involving

cricket players and other athletes.
breaking the anti-doping rules.
discipline-related issues.
difficulties with eligibility and selection.
harassment, bullying, and prejudice.

Player and mental health counselling - To give the players the essential
psychological assistance, it would be great if all teams were forced to have a
personal counsellor and a sports psychologist. It will help athletes perform
better and handle stress while maximizing their potential.

Integrated development - It is essential that there be a more comprehensive

kind of growth in the sport rather than only focusing on increasing money
in order to guarantee that the sport realizes its full potential in India.
 CONCLUSION

Even if the IPL spot-fixing and match-fixing case is still a sore

memory today, it assisted in eradicating the burgeoning
corruption that had developed in Indian cricket.

It also emphasised the flaws in the current system. Significant

problems were brought to light, including illicit betting, a lack
of transparency, uncertainty in the election process, and the
involvement of agents in cricket.

Difficulties should be addressed while also locating buried issues

is the work at hand right now before it is too late.
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