29 cricketers suspected of spot-fixing in IPL 2: Report

LONDON - In a startling revelation, 29 cricketers are suspected of spot-fixing in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa last year.

The list, compiled by the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit, includes some high-profile names but none from England or Pakistan. Pakistan’s players did not take part in the Twenty20 tournament.

“Some betting patterns were very suspicious at IPL 2,” Sunday Times reported.

There have been long-standing concerns about the integrity of IPL, whose commissioner Lalit Modi is suspended on corruption charges.

Earlier, three Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were suspended by the ICC after their alleged involvement in the spot-fixing controversy during the fourth Test against England at Lords.

–Indo–Asian News Service