Neeraj is ACSU chief
New Delhi: Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar was on Monday appointed as chief advisor of the BCCI's Anti Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) for a term of one year. The decision to appoint Kumar to the top post was taken at the Governing Council Meeting of the Indian Premier league here, which was chaired by IPl chairman Rajeev Shukla. "We have appointed Neeraj Kumar as chief advisor to ACSU and he will have a term of one year," BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur said. It was under Kumar's leadership that Delhi Police arrested former Test bowler S Sreesanth along with domestic spinners Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila for allegedly getting involved in spot-fixing while playing for Rajasthan Royals in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier league. Shukla said that Sawani will continue as ACSU boss and will
coordinate with Kumar. "Mr Neeraj Kumar will be the chief advisor to BCCI's ACSU and would suggest measures to strengthen our anti-corruption drive. He will be assisted by IPS officer Madhusudan Sharma. Sawani will continue in his role and would co-ordinate with Mr Kumar," Shukla said. "Today Mr Sawani came and briefed us about what further measures be taken on strengthening ACSU measures," he added.
Rohit fined Rs12 lakh
Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during Sunday’s IPl match against Royal Challengers Bangalore here. "Since it was his first offence of the season under the IPl’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr. Sharma was fined Rs12 lakh," read a statement issued by tournament organisers on Monday.
final at kolkata
New Delhi: BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said that Kolkata will host the final match of the ongoing IPl after the Governing Council meeting chaired by IPl chairman Rajeev Shukla. The Eden Gardens will also host one play-off match while Pune (Eliminator on 20th May) and Mumbai (Qualifier 2 on 22nd May) will be the venues of the other two play-off games. The venue for the first quality on 19th May remains undecided.
Kohli on woes
Bengaluru: Slipping to their second defeat in three matches, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday said his team needed to work on lot of areas including bowling, approach to batting and conceding too many extras. Kohli, however, was full of praise for AB de Villiers and David Wiese. For their scintillating batting. De Villiers struck 41 of 11 deliveries, while Wiese made an unbeaten 47. “It was entertaining how AB and Wiese played it out in the end. A lot of things went wrong except for what those two did. “We should have had a better approach in our batting. We need guys to play the way AB did, Wiese also backed himself and played positive cricket,” said Kohli after the match.
court doubts theory
New Delhi: A Delhi court, hearing IPl spot-fixing case, on Monday said there was no reference to match-fixing during 2013 IPl in the telephonic conversation of the accused.Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna said: "The (telephonic) conversations (among arrested accused), which you (police) are citing, do not at all show that there was any ingredient of match-fixing. It only pertains to betting. There is no reference to match-fixing."