News Lalit Modi Accuses Three CSK Players of Taking Bribes

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Taking the controversy around him to the further level, controversial former IPL Chief Lalit Modi now alleged that three CSK players Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja had taken bribes and apartment worth Rs 20 crore from a bookie.

In a series of tweets, Lalit claimed that the Baba Diwan, a real estate tycoon of HDIL has supposedly given apartments to the players in addition to money.

He said when he was the IPL chief he “had banned him (Baba) from bidding for any IPL teams,” and added that he was a good friend of Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra.

Lalit also tweeted a letter which he claims to have written to ICC CEO Dave Richardson in June 2013 passing all the information.

In his tweets, Lalit accused BCCI, Anurag Thakur and India Cements of deceiving the public in the matter relating to betting.

"Again these jokers in @BCCI @ICC @IPL [HASHTAG]#indiacements[/HASHTAG] @ianuragthakur trying 2 hoodwink us all in regard to [HASHTAG]#illegal[/HASHTAG] betting quantum," was the exact tweet.

"I have been saying for years - wake up media fellows it's more like 9000- 10,000 crores per game. Why do u think [HASHTAG]#monster[/HASHTAG] is trying to stay....."


Read more at: Lalit Modi Accuses Three CSK Players of Taking Bribes -The New Indian Express
 

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ICC confirms receiving Lalit Modi's e-mail on Raina, Jadeja, Bravo in 2013

The ICC on Sunday confirmed that it had received a letter from Lalit Modi in 2013 in which the former IPL Commissioner alleged that three players were bribed by a business tycoon.

London-based Modi on Sunday tweeted a letter, which he claims to have written to ICC CEO Dave Richardson in June 2013, passing on "some information" regarding the alleged involvement of two leading Indian cricketers and a West Indian player received cash and kind from the businessman.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday posted a statement on its website regarding the e-mail and clarified that it acted as per standard procedure.

"The ICC confirms that Mr Modi's confidential e-mail, which was received in June 2013, and which has recently been published on Twitter, was provided to the ACSU at the time. The ACSU handled that information in accordance with its standard operating procedures, which included sharing it with the BCCI's anti-corruption unit," said the ICC statement.

ICC confirms receiving Lalit Modi's e-mail on Raina, Jadeja, Bravo in 2013 - IBNLive
 
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