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Journalism of Courage
NEW DELHI, DEC 14: Cricketer Manoj Prabhakar today alleged justice Y V Chandrachud8217;s report on betting and match- fixing in Indian cricket was 8220;factually incorrect and with little regard to the truth8221; and that he was not even 8220;asked to name the player who offered him money to throw a match.8221;
Mocking the one-man commission instituted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI to probe his charges of match-fixing, Prabhakar said: 8220;In my 45-minute session with the judge, he only asked me two questions 8212; Does match-fixing go on; and are Indian cricketers involved in heavy betting?
8220;Not once was I asked to name the cricketer who offered me money to throw a match. Most of the interview was spent discussing very general stuff, including my bowling.8221;
Justice Chandrachud, who had come to the conclusion that the charges were baseless and made because the all-rounder was 8220;a frustrated cricketer and frustrated politician8221; had got his facts wrong8217; and that betting and match-fixing was very much there in international cricket, Prabhakar was quoted by an NDTV release as having said.
