There could be a Sri Lanka angle to the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, Mumbai Police sources indicated yesterday.
According to crime branch sources, arrested film actor Vindu Dara Singh has told the investigators that two bookies, named Sanjay and Pawan, were the ‘benami’ owners of one of the franchises in the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), a Twenty-20 tournament modelled on the lines of the IPL.
But Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga had stated yesterday that it has not been formally informed of allegations concerning spot-fixing in the SLPL but continues to take a zero-tolerance stand against corruption,
Ranatunga had also said that it is awaiting information on the matter from Indian officials.
