Gurunath Meiyappan betting in IPL since 2011: sources New Delhi: Investigation into the IPL spot-fixing scandal continues to shock the cricketing world with Mumbai Police sources now telling CNN-IBN that Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of the BCCI chief N Srinivasan, has been placing bets on IPL matches since 2011.

According to sources, Vindoo has revealed that Gurunath started with bets of Rs. 10 lakh that went up to Rs. 1 crore per match. Sources also add that Gurunath placed bets on three Chennai Super Kings matches this season and also placed bets on other games.

Gurunath's name surfaced while the police interrogated Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, who had made several phone calls to Meiyappan in the last few months.

Gurunath, who has already been summoned by Mumbai Police for questioning, is the Team Principal and CEO of IPL franchise CSK that is owned by his father-in-law Srinivasan. Gurunath has reportedly bought time to appear before the police after the IPL ends on Sunday....more    
09:53 AM, May 24, 2013

Live: CSK CEO Meiyappan betting in IPL since 2011, say sources New Delhi: 9:41 am: Arrested actor Vindoo Dara Singh is being taken to the Mumbai Police office. His custody ends today and sources say the police will seek an extension of his custody. 9:16 am: More shocking revelations are coming out from the probe into the Indian Premier League illegal betting scandal and also the spot-fixing scandal. Mumbai Police sources now say Chennai Super Kings CEO and BCCI chief N...  
09:26 AM, May 24, 2013

IPL spot-fixing: No foreign players involved, says Delhi Police chief New Delhi: The Delhi Police has made it clear that no foreign player is involved in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal. "No foreign player's name has come up in our investigation," Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said. He said 12 bookies and three players - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - have been arrested so far in the case. The custody of former Ranji player Manish Gudheva...  
09:08 AM, May 24, 2013

Meiyappan unlikely to be quizzed in betting case before IPL 6 ends New Delhi: The widening net in the IPL spot-fixing and betting case continues to grow by the day. Actor Vindoo Dara Singh's interrogation, which first brought the focus on Chennai Super Kings CEO and BCCI chief N Srinavasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, has now also reached Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf. Gurunath Meiyappan was served summons by the Mumbai Police on Thursday to appear before investigators in Mumbai. Meiyappan though has asked...  
07:50 AM, May 24, 2013

Should N Srinivasan step down as BCCI president on grounds of propriety?

BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan has been summoned by the Mumbai Police for interrogation in the IPL 6 betting case. ...
10:58 PM, May 23, 2013

IPL 6 betting: Noose tightens around Srinivasan as Meiyappan summoned New Delhi: The Mumbai Police on Thursday served a notice to Chennai Super Kings team owner and BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, asking him to appear before it for questioning by 5.00 pm on Friday. The police claimed they needed to probe a substantial number of calls made by arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh to Meiyappan and bookie Ramesh Vyas. All through Thursday, even as dramatic scenes...  
10:40 PM, May 23, 2013

IPL 6 betting: Noose tightens around Srinivasan as Meiyappan summoned New Delhi: The Mumbai Police on Thursday served a notice to Chennai Super Kings team owner and BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, asking him to appear before it for questioning by 5.00 pm on Friday. The police claimed they needed to probe a substantial number of calls made by arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh to Meiyappan and bookie Ramesh Vyas. All through Thursday, even as dramatic scenes...  
10:40 PM, May 23, 2013

Tendulkar bowls at net session ahead of 2nd qualifier Kolkata: Sachin Tendulkar, who is down with a wrist injury, Thursday sweated out at the Mumbai Indians net session though he remains a doubtful starter for the second IPL qualifier against Rajasthan Royals here on Friday. His team-mate Dwayne Smith said the senior India batsman has been recovering well from the left wrist injury he sustained last week. The injury kept him out for two league games as well as...  
10:05 PM, May 23, 2013

Meiyappan seeks more time to appear before Mumbai Police Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan on Thursday sought time till Monday to appear before Mumbai Police for questioning in connection with the IPL betting scandal, police said. Sources in the crime branch, probing the racket, said the request from Meiyappan for allowing him to appear on Monday was received on Thursday evening, hours after he was issued summons. "The request is under consideration," a crime branch source said...  
09:57 PM, May 23, 2013

Will help Mumbai police in giving any documents: Ratnakar Shetty Mumbai: Chief Administrative Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Ratnakar Shetty, on Thursday told CNN-IBN that the board will help Mumbai police in giving any documents and any footage that will help the inquiry in spot-fixing matter. "We had sought an appointment with Himanshu Roy (Mumbai Joint CP, Crime) to hand over a letter from the BCCI as the Supreme Court has said that the...  
09:36 PM, May 23, 2013

IPL betting rackets busted in Hyderabad, Nellore Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Police on Thursday claimed to have busted two IPL betting rackets with the arrest of 13 people in separate raids in Hyderabad and Nellore. Saroornagar police raided an apartment in Tirumala Nagar in Hyderabad on Wednesday night and arrested seven persons. The police team seized four laptops, 18 cellphones, a TV set, betting slips and Rs 19,600 in cash, DCP C Ravi Varma said. The seven men...  
09:16 PM, May 23, 2013

Dwayne Smith promises to rectify mistakes Kolkata: Mumbai Indians's explosive batsman Dwayne Smith on Thursday lamented that he has squandered many a good starts but vowed to make it count against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Qualifier 2 on Friday. "Yes, it's frustrating. I've got a five or six starts, three fifties but did not carry on by getting out to careless shots," Smith said of his 28-ball 68 against Chennai Super Kings in the previous...  
08:35 PM, May 23, 2013

Chandila was paid Rs 12 lakh for spot-fixing in IPL 5: Police sources New Delhi: Ajit Chandila was allegedly paid Rs 12 lakh by a bookie for spot-fixing in last year's IPL but the attempt to manipulate matches failed as the cricketer could not play many matches, Delhi Police sources claimed on Thursday. Interestingly, the sources said, Chandila gave three cheques of Rs 4 lakh each, two of which bounced, after the alleged bookie-cum-fixer Sunil Bhatia insisted on repayment of the money as...  
08:19 PM, May 23, 2013

Has time finally run out for N Srinivasan? New Delhi: As the investigations into spot-fixing scandal continue, the man under intense focus is 67-year-old Narayanaswami Srinivasan. Through a stream of controversies over his tenure, Srinivasan's position as BCCI chief has never been under threat until now. So has time finally run out for the BCCI strongman? Srinivasan took over as president of the BCCI from Shashank Manohar in September 2011. As a secretary of the board over the...  
08:12 PM, May 23, 2013

Has time finally run out for N Srinivasan? New Delhi: As the investigations into spot-fixing scandal continue, the man under intense focus is 67-year-old Narayanaswami Srinivasan. Through a stream of controversies over his tenure, Srinivasan's position as BCCI chief has never been under threat until now. So has time finally run out for the BCCI strongman? Srinivasan took over as president of the BCCI from Shashank Manohar in September 2011. As a secretary of the board over the...  
08:12 PM, May 23, 2013

PCB to frame new rules to keep a check on umpires New Delhi: The PCB on Thursday said it will soon introduce new rules to bring Pakistani umpires under its "domain" in the wake of ICC's decision to withdraw Asad Rauf from the Champions Trophy following his questioning in connection with the spot-fixing scandal in IPL. PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf, though, said he is not in the know-how about Rauf's removal from the elite panel of umpires from next month's Champions...  
07:47 PM, May 23, 2013

Rajasthan, Mumbai jostle for final berth Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians will look to reach their second IPL final when they take the field at Eden Gardens here on Friday night. Rajasthan scraped to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday night in the Eliminator thanks to a rearguard action from Australian veteran Brad Hodge who made a 29-ball 54* at No.7 to take the team to the target of 133, while Mumbai were cut...  
06:44 PM, May 23, 2013

Pak umpire withdrawn from CT for alleged link with bookies New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the ongoing IPL spot-fixing scandal, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday withdrew Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf from officiating in the Champions Trophy in England next month. Explaining the decision, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: "In the wake of reports that the Mumbai Police are conducting an investigation into Asad Rauf's activities, we feel that it is in Asad's best interests as...  
06:31 PM, May 23, 2013

Rahul Dravid hints at retirement from domestic T20
by IANS
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hinted at retiring from the Indian Premier League (IPL) after this season. After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday, Dravid told reporters that he is aware that they "need to start looking ahead and for younger players". With the win, the Jaipur-based team also qualified for the Champions League to be held in India from...  
06:16 PM, May 23, 2013

IPL betting: 'No film personality to be summoned' Mumbai: The Mumbai Police is unlikely to summon any film personality based on the claims made by Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly betting in IPL 6 matches, said sources on Thursday. Vindoo has, reportedly, during his interrogation claimed that he used to place bets on behalf of Bollywood personalities. But with the claims yet to be verified, the sources have said that no...  
06:15 PM, May 23, 2013