Bookie named by Cronje on the run

Mukesh Gupta’s father K L Gupta has, however, alleged tha this son has been picked up by the investigating agency.

Mukesh Gupta is alleged to be a key player in the match-fixing scandal in which Cronje had admitted having received $80,000 in two instalments.

Cronje had alleged that Mukesh Gupta, also known as "MK",was introduced to him by cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin. He told the King Commission on Friday that Gupta gave him a bribe during the 1996 Kanpur cricket test against India.

Wadekar’s examination was needed after the submission of video tapes, filmed by former all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar and submitted to the Agency on May 27.

Wadekar, in his earlier deposition, had denied that Prabhakar had approached him after Kapil Dev had allegedly offered Prabhakar a bribe of Rs 25 lakh to underplay against Pakistan in 1994, a charge denied by Dev.

The agency will also question Prashant Vaidya in the match-fixing scandal.

Vaidya is the other player besides wicketkeeper Nayan Mongia who Prabhakar claims rushed to his hotel room and witnessed the commotion when he shouted at Kapil Dev, spurning his offer to underperform in a one-day match during the 1994 Singer Cup in Sri Lanka.