The BCCI on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the life ban imposed on former Indian cricketer S Sreesanth for his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal was “fully sustainable in law” as he had “tried to influence” a match.
Countering the arguments advanced by the counsel representing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sreesanth’s lawyer told the bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph that no spot-fixing took place during the IPL match and allegations levelled against the cricketer were not substantiated by evidence.
The 35-year-old cricketer has challenged in the top court the decision of a division bench of the Kerala High Court which had restored the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI.
A single-judge bench of the Kerala High Court had lifted the life ban imposed on Sreesanth by the
BCCI and had set aside all proceedings against him initiated by the board.
Later, the division bench of the high court had restored the ban on a petition filed by the BCCI against the single-judge bench’s order.
Senior advocate Parag Tripathi, appearing for the BCCI, referred to the recorded telephonic conversations in the matter and told the court it was clear that money was demanded and was “probably received” also.