Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was approached during the ODI series between India and Australia in March and he immediately reported the matter to anti-corruption department officials on Wednesday.
Posted on – Wed 19 Apr 23 at 03:20pm
New Delhi: Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj reported to BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) a man seeking inside information after losing money on a bet. Siraj was approached during the ODI series between India and Australia in March, and he immediately reported the matter to anti-corruption department officials on Wednesday.
The BCCI has intensified its anti-corruption campaign since S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila (all the bowlers of the Rajasthan Royals at the time) were detained for alleged field manipulation and former CSK official Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for linking until 2013. Betting in May.
Players are required to attend ACU meetings and do not report corrupt tactics at their own risk. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was suspended in 2019 for failing to report corrupt tactics used during his three-peat in early 2018 and during his IPL tenure later that year.
Notably, Siraj is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He has delivered a number of key power spells for his side so far, taking eight wickets in five games with an average of 17.50 and an economy rate of 7.00. His best bowling stat in the tournament so far is 3/22.
Siraj has also had a good year in international cricket so far. He has taken 19 wickets in eight ODIs for India so far this year, with an average of 13.21 and an economy rate of 4.61. His best bowling stat in ODIs this year is 4/32. Siraj’s brilliant performance also earned him the crown as the No. 1 bowler in the ICC Men’s ODI Player Ranking. So far this year, he is the highest scorer in ODIs among India and a full ICC member.
He has also taken wickets in three Test matches this year.
