In yet another black day for Indian cricket, three Rajasthan Royal players, S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested by the Delhi police on the charges of spot fixing in the ongoing Season 6 of IPL.

Speaking to the media persons, the Delhi police chief Neeraj Kumar said they have arrested 3 Rajasthan Royals players and 11 bookies and their assistants on the charges of spot fixing. As per the police, the players agreed to give a minimum amount of runs in their respective overs and gave signals like taking out locket from shirt, taking out shirts and vests that they were wearing, putting towel into trousers etc.

Three matches are under scanner for the alleged match fixing:-

1) May 5 – Pune Warriors India vs Rajasthan Royals
Ajit Chandila gave away 14 runs in his second spell but he failed to give signals and thus there was a fight to return the money. Rs 20 Lakh were paid as advance to Chandila.

2) May 9 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab Match
In this match, S Sreesanth signaled the bookie by putting a towel in his trousers and he gave away 13 runs.

3) May 15 – Rajasthan Royal vs Mumbai Indians.
Ankeet Chavan was paid Rs 60 lakh to give 14 or more runs in his over.

Some reports suggested the involvement of Australian Shaun Tait, but police found no evidence against him.

As soon as the news spread, fans and cricketers expressed shock over the alleged involvement. BCCI president N Srinivasan assured strict action against the guilty and BCCI has suspended these players till further notice.

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In a decision taken by IPL committee, the venue for first Qualifier and Eliminator of the ongoing IPL season 6 2013, were shifted to Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi.

Earlier these matches were to be played at Chennai but Tamil Nadu government’s decision to not to allow Sri Lankan players to play at Chennai had created a suspense over this issue.

“The play-offs have been shifted to Delhi from Chennai. The issue was discussed in detail with BCCI President Srinivasan before it was decided to shift the venue,” IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla said.

Earlier franchises have raised concern about the statement made by Tamil officials to not to allow Sri Lankan players to enter the state. Now with this decision, franchise and even fans can be rest assured that these two crucial matches will be featuring the best available playing eleven.

Sachin Tendulkar turns 40 today and we at IPLCricketLive.com would like to wish the master blaster a very Happy Birthday.

Today Sachin’s Mumbai Indian will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Garden and fans would be hoping for a nice birthday gift from their cricket GOD.

The Greatest Master Blaster Vivian Richards joined Delhi Daredevils for an ambassadorial and advisory role.

“I am looking forward to working with the Delhi Daredevils this season,” Sir Viv said after his maiden interaction with the team. “I know the team has many players of proven quality and others who have immense talent and hunger to succeed at this level and higher. It will be a great experience for me to be their sounding board and inspire them to deliver quality performances.”

Delhi Daredevils Team Mentor TA Sekar said “There are a number of youngsters in the squad who can make the most of the opportunity to interact with Sir Viv and evolve as cricketers. He was keen to be with the team at the start of the season but he had prior commitments and could join us only now.”

Delhi will be hoping that with his inclusion, their dry run in IPL ends as they have lost all 6 matches played so far and are now nearing a stage where they can not afford to lose more.