The BCCI on Monday gave a categorical clean chit to the three cricketers accused of accepting bribes to the tune of Rs. 20 cores in 2013 by former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
“Since the three named are international players, they fall under the purview of the ICC's jurisdiction. Thee ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit has investigated the mater and it is up to them to answer on what came out,” the BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said in New Delhi.
“If there had been anything in the ICC's investigations, they would have got back to us. Since there has been no follow-up from them (in the two years since the letter was sent) it is in a way a clean chit to the players,” Thakur added.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) had on Sunday admitted the receipt of Modi's letter alleging the involvement of players. The players – two Indian internationals and a West Indian player – were accused by Lalit Modi of accepting bribes from a Mumbai-based businessman.
“The ICC confirms that Mr. Modi’s confidential e-mail, which was received in June 2013, was provided to the ACSU at that time. The ACSU handled that information in accordance with its standard operating procedures, which included sharing it with the BCCI’s anti-corruption unit,” the ICC had said.
