Three Indian cricketers of 'Rajasthan Royals' arrested over spot-fixing allegations

It has been reported by BBC that Three Indian cricketers have been arrested over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League.

Indian cricketer S Sreesanth suspected of spot fixing

The players - S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila - are all from the Rajasthan Royals team.

The team said it had "a zero-tolerance approach to anything that is against the spirit of the game", and India's cricket board suspended the players.

Rajasthan Royals are captained by legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid and owned by Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra.

Fast bowler Sreesanth has represented India in many international games. He has played 27 Tests and 53 one-day internationals.

While there has been no word form the players, Sreesanth's mother has has spoken out and said that she had full faith in her son and that he would never do anything like that."

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Five Indian players suspended from IPL cricket

The Indian Premier League Governing Council has recommended the suspension of 5 players allegedly caught on camera indulging in spot-fixing in a sting operation aired by a TV channel, sources say. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan will take a final decision. The five players are Amit Yadav, Mohnish Mishra, Abhinav Bali, TP Sudhindra and Shalabh Srivastava.

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Indian Cricket Board To Investigate IPL Fixing Claims

The Board of Control for Cricket in India said it will examine footage from a sting operation carried out by a television channel that implicates cricketers in illegal practices, including spot-fixing, an issue that threatens to tarnish the big-money Indian Premier League.

The footage, carried on India TV, includes an Indian cricketer apparently bowling a deliberate no-ball in a domestic match in return for cash, and others admitting that they get paid much more than their already lofty IPL auction prices might suggest.

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IPL spot-fixing: Kings XI Punjab bowler Srivastava says he's innocent

Kings XI Punjab fast bowler Shalabh Srivastava, who reportedly demanded Rs. 10 lakh to bowl a deliberate no-ball during an IPL game, said that he was innocent and that the audio clip that a TV channel is playing is doctored. 

Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Shalabh said: "I fail to understand whatever is being said about spot-fixing. Also if they (a TV channel) are showing all the video clips, why aren't they showing the clip where allegedly I am demanding Rs. 10 lakh. The voice in that telephonic conversation is not mine. It is very easy to frame anyone with a doctored audio clip."

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