Published 17:46 IST, October 3rd 2019
TNCA gives clean chit to TNPL T20 on allegations of match fixing
TNCA's internal probe committee has given a clean chit to the TNPL on match-fixing charges and concluded that "no actionable incidents had been noticed"
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The internal probe committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has concluded that "no actionable incidents had been noticed" into allegations of match-fixing that surfaced during the last edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) T20 tournament. "The report of the committee which went into the information made available to the TNPL has been studied by us. We have decided to accept the report, which has opined that no actionable incidents had been noticed," TNCA Honorary Secretary RS Ramaswamy was quoted as saying in a media release on Thursday.
On charges on TNPL
The TNPL had run into troubled waters with a few first-class cricketers and a couple of coaches coming under the BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit's scanner for suspected match-fixing. According to the panel's report, which was studied by the TNCA, certain confidential recommendations had been made to uphold and safeguard the integrity of the TNPL. "This committee has also made certain confidential recommendations to uphold and safeguard the integrity of the TNPL which we will follow scrupulously," the TNCA Secretary said in the release.
Committee appointed
The TNCA had on September 16 appointed a committee to inquire into reports of suspected match-fixing in the TNPL. The association had said that it "wished to issue this clarificatory statement in response to the media reports concerning alleged incidents of corruption in the 2019 TNPL." The TNPL, owned by the TNCA, started in 2016 and features eight franchises.
16:56 IST, October 3rd 2019