Indian military detain 3 over purported impasse in IPL betting

Indian military arrested 3 people in Kanpur suspected of bootleg betting on cricket matches, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) pronounced on Thursday, a day after a city hosted a initial Indian Premier League (IPL) diversion of a season.

“The Anti Corruption Unit of a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been tracking activities of certain individuals, as a outcome of which, 3 suspects were arrested,” BCCI pronounced in a statement.

“Following this operation, a Uttar Pradesh Police Crime Branch could successfully foil a purported betting attempts of a accused. Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium on Wednesday hosted a Delhi Daredevils who degraded Gujarat Lions by dual wickets.

The same venue is also scheduled to horde a final diversion of a deteriorate between fortifying champions Sunrisers Hyderabad and a Lions on May 13.

Betting controversies have blighted a remunerative Twenty20 joining in new years with former Indian paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth handed a life anathema by a BCCI for impasse in a spot-fixing liaison in a 2013 season.

The Chennai and Rajasthan franchises were also subsequently dangling from a IPL for dual years after pivotal officials from both teams were found guilty of bootleg betting.

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