Mumbai: The two Indian bookies, who are alleged to have been trying to fix the third Ashes Test, were also on the radar of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), it is learnt here.
The duo is reported to have shown interest in spot-fixing. Though no players are found to have been approached and both boards __ Cricket Australia (CA) and England Cricket Board (ECB) __ have also denied the allegations, the ICC is “alert” to the development.
According to highly placed sources in the BCCI, one of the two, whose first name is the same as a famous former West Indies all-rounder, is known as a “person of interest” in the circle.
“He is a notorious character and very much on the radar of the Anti-corruption Unit”, a BCCI official said. “The so-called coach runs a cricket academy in Delhi. His father is a member of the Delhi and District Cricket Association. He used to tempt young players and offer them opportunities in domestic cricket. We had received anonymous complaints from a few players but nobody came forward to
lodge it officially and therefore the ACU could not take action against him,” he added.
