IPL spot - fixing: CSK skipper Dhoni involved in cover-up, says Lalit Modi

 

New Delhi, 10 Feb 2014 (TOI): After Supreme Court appointed Justice Mudgal Committee indicted Chennai Super Kings principal Gurunath Meiyappan of betting during IPL six, former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi on Monday accused CSK skipper MS Dhoni of being involved in the cover-up of the incidents.

 

"Dhoni is also involved in the cover-up," Modi said during an interview with CNN-IBN from London.

 

Dhoni had earlier said that Meiyappan had nothing to do with cricketing affairs of CSK.

 

Besides accusing MS Dhoni of involving in the cover-up, Modi asked for life ban of BCCI president N Srinvasan and scrapping of CSK from IPL.

 

"Srinivasan has brought disrepute to the game, he should be banned from entering any sport and it’s high time this man is banned from the BCCI," said Modi.

 

Meiyappan, formerly the Team Principal of the Chennai Super Kings, was indicted for betting by a three-member committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal, which was appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

 

Srinivasan had defended Meiyappan, calling him merely a "cricket enthusiast".

 

"Glad to see that Justice Mudgal report - confirms just what I had been saying. Life ban on all connected is a must. So I guess Srini’s 2 day victory as future warlord of cricket was short lived," Modi tweeted.

 

"Waiting to get copy of report before commenting. But if CSK owners are caught betting and fixing team needs to be annulled as per rules," he added.