Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has accused former BCCI president N Srinivasan of fixing auctions and umpires during IPL matches for his team, Chennai Super Kings. Modi claimed that Srinivasan, who was initially against the IPL, fixed matches by putting Chennai umpires during CSK games. He stated this explosive claim during an interview on a YouTube show.
Modi also accused Srinivasan of manipulating the IPL auction to acquire England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff before the 2009 season. He alleged that Srinivasan instructed other franchises not to bid for Flintoff, revealing that every team was aware of this arrangement. Modi emphasized the need to remove obstacles for the success of the IPL event and claimed that Srinivasan posed a challenge to the league’s progress.
The Chennai Super Kings were embroiled in a spot-fixing scandal in 2013, resulting in the arrest of Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of the franchise and Srinivasan’s son-in-law. Meiyappan was found to be in contact with actor Virender “Vindoo” Dara Singh, who was also arrested for alleged involvement with bookies. The scandal led to Meiyappan being banned for life from cricket matches and the suspension of India Cements and Jaipur IPL, the owners of CSK and Rajasthan Royals, for two years.
As a result, CSK did not participate in the IPL during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The revelations made by Lalit Modi shed light on the alleged corruption and manipulation within the IPL, implicating key figures like N Srinivasan in unethical practices.
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