Shashank Manohar: "In view of the serious allegations, regarding betting, spot-fixing and match-fixing, the public at large has lost its faith in IPL games." Source: PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP
THE former boss of Indian cricket believes matchfixing allegations surrounding the Indian Premier League are so serious that the billion-dollar tournament must be scrapped this year.
Shashank Manohar, the former BCCI president, has called for the IPL to be suspended "until the faith of the people in the integrity of the game is restored".
Already, world cricket's most powerful man N Srinivasan has asked by the Indian Supreme Court to step aside to ensure a fair hearing into IPL corruption allegations.
Indian board president Srinivasan has been caught up in the betting and corruption scandal due his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who was a team official of Chennai Super Kings.
The BCCI has been pleading with the court not to release a sealed report which allegedly contains serious information about fixing at the IPL and potentially other cricket events.
A committee, headed by former Punjab Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal, has named in its report six prominent "Indian capped" players, including one who is allegedly part of the current team.
Manohar, who was succeeded as president by Srinivasan — has called for all IPL matches to be investigated and the competition suspended this year.
"The Supreme Courts observation is that there are very, very serious allegations made in the report and unless the BCCI president steps down, no fair probe can be conducted," Manohar said in a statement.
"I had said long back, when the scandal broke, that all IPL matches should be investigated.
"In view of the serious allegations, regarding betting, spot-fixing and match-fixing, the public at large has lost its faith in IPL games.
"Considering the latest developments in the BCCI, it is my considered opinion that until the faith of the people in the integrity of the game is restored, the IPL tournament for the year 2014 should be suspended."
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