The head of India’s $4 billion cricket league was suspended from his post on Monday following graft allegations in a growing scandal that has ensnared politicians and strained the ruling coalition.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has appointed an interim chief and has said it will cooperate with tax authorities probing the three-year-old Indian Premier League (IPL).
Here are some questions and answers about the future of Modi and the league, the game’s most lucrative tournament.
What steps has the BCCI taken?
The BCCI suspended Modi minutes after the final of the third edition of the tournament on Sunday, pending inquiry.
Modi has 15 days to respond to the board’s questions on various activities of the IPL, BCCI president Shashank Manohar told reporters.
The board will drop its probe if Modi convinced them of his innocence, Manohar said.
BCCI has appointed board member Chirayu Amin as interim president of the IPL and asked the board’s secretary Ratnakar Shetty to look into all the records of the IPL, many of which are missing from the office, Manohar said. The BCCI was “fully cooperating” with the government, Amin told NDTV news channel on Tuesday.
What are the charges?
“The BCCI is looking into allegations related to initial bids for two of the franchises, charges of rigging of bids this year for two new IPL franchises, broadcast deals, and the ‘behavioural pattern of Lalit Modi’,” Manohar said.
“IPL has a telecast deal with Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd (MSM) backed by Sony Entertainment Television, and a broadcast deal with Google’s You Tube,” Shetty said.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has appointed an interim chief and has said it will cooperate with tax authorities probing the three-year-old Indian Premier League (IPL).
Here are some questions and answers about the future of Modi and the league, the game’s most lucrative tournament.
What steps has the BCCI taken?
The BCCI suspended Modi minutes after the final of the third edition of the tournament on Sunday, pending inquiry.
Modi has 15 days to respond to the board’s questions on various activities of the IPL, BCCI president Shashank Manohar told reporters.
The board will drop its probe if Modi convinced them of his innocence, Manohar said.
BCCI has appointed board member Chirayu Amin as interim president of the IPL and asked the board’s secretary Ratnakar Shetty to look into all the records of the IPL, many of which are missing from the office, Manohar said. The BCCI was “fully cooperating” with the government, Amin told NDTV news channel on Tuesday.
What are the charges?
“The BCCI is looking into allegations related to initial bids for two of the franchises, charges of rigging of bids this year for two new IPL franchises, broadcast deals, and the ‘behavioural pattern of Lalit Modi’,” Manohar said.
“IPL has a telecast deal with Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd (MSM) backed by Sony Entertainment Television, and a broadcast deal with Google’s You Tube,” Shetty said.
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