Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar supported BCCI for suspending five uncapped Indian players as allegation of spot-fixing in the IPL surfaced through a television sting operation.
Five uncapped Indian players were suspended with immediate effect pending completion of an inquiry as a rattled The Board of Control for Cricket in India cracked the whip on tainted cricketers in the wake of a television sting operation, which claimed to have exposed corruption in the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
Chasing 147 for victory, Delhi Giants survived initial hiccups to reach the target with still nine balls to spare, in the 20th match of the ICL Twenty20 Championship at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon on Sunday night.
Abhinav Bali excelled with bat and ball to guide Delhi Jets to a 92-run victory over Chandigarh Lions in a 50-over-a-side Indian Cricket League match in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
In a dramatic turn of events, the Ranji Trophy Group C match between Himachal Pradesh and Goa was cancelled but resumed later on Sunday after BCCI president N Srinivasan intervened to sort out a political tug of war.
The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history.
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