The charges against Chandila (above), Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan were dropped by the trial court in July. (Source: PTI)
The two players who have been charged with involvement in corrupt practices in the IPL have been given 11 more days to submit their response against the charges. The disciplinary committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to give Ajit Chandila and Hiken Shah until January 4 2016 to respond. The board has also decided to issue a notice to Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf, asking him to respond to the charges of betting in IPL.
On Thursday, after the disciplinary committee hearing, Chandila spoke about the questions asked by the BCCI disciplinary committee on Thursday. “The questions were the same as the ones Delhi Police asked me,” Chandila said. “This is a new committee and I had to give them answers. I gave them the same answers I gave the court. I have been waiting to be heard by the new committee. I have full faith in the new BCCI committee and God that justice will be done to me. I’m confident this committee will give me a fair trial. I have answered all their questions. Let’s see what happens next. For me, my lawyer is god. I still have cricket left in me, I want to play for my state and for India,” Chawan said.
Chandila also brought up the fact that the Delhi trial court had dropped the charges against him. “The acquittal by the trial court was a big turning point for me,” Chandila said. In July 2015, the trial court in Delhi had dropped the charges against Chandila, along with Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan, who had been chargesheeted by the Delhi Police special cell. In September, Delhi Police special cell had moved Delhi High Court to appeal against a trial court’s order that let off all those accused by Delhi Police in the spot-fixing case of 2013. The court’s decision, however, did not have an impact on the life bans imposed by the BCCI on Sreesanth and Chavan.
The disciplinary committee compromising board president Shashank Manohar, Niranjan Shah and Jyotiraditya Scindia took the decision at a meeting at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. It has been decided that the board will re-convene on January 5 to decide the verdict, a day after the players submit their response.
Chandila was arrested by the Delhi police for alleged attempts to spot-fix IPL games in 2013 along with Rajasthan Royals teammates Sreesanth and Ankit Chavan, who both have been banned for life by the BCCI.
Shah approached Pravin Tambe, a team-mate from domestic cricket, who was also a member of Rajasthan Royals. Tambe had reported the approach to his franchise which passed on the information to Anti Corruption Unit of the BCCI.
Notice to Asad Rauf
The BCCI has decided to sent notice to Pakistan umpire Rauf asking him to respond to the charges leveled against him in the IPL spot-fixing case. Rauf was charged with betting during IPL games. It is learnt that the BCCI had approached International Cricket Council (ICC) in this regard and ICC had left the Indian cricket board to take the course of action to be taken. Since IPL is BCCI’s domestic tournament, ICC told the Indian board to decide on Rauf. The Pakistan umpire has officiated in many IPL games and his name was included in the chargesheet as a “wanted accused”.
Niranjan Shah, a member of disciplinary committee,said, “No decision was taken today. We have to follow procedure. We will decide on 5th what action needs to be taken. On Asad Rauf- there are charges against him, beyond that I can’t speak much.”
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Chandila and Hiken appeared in person before the Committee. The duo have been given time till Jan 4, 2016 to file a written response: BCCI
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The Committee also decided to issue a notice to former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf to respond to the charges against him: BCCI
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Disciplinary Committee, which consists of BCCI chief shashank Manohar, Niranjan Shah and Jyotiraditya Scindia, will now meet on January 5
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