Rajasthan Royals confirm player was approached for fixing, commend him for reporting the incident

Rajasthan Royals players at the official team jersey launch. (Source: PTI)

Hours after The Indian Express broke the story that a Rajasthan Royals player was approached by a former Ranji teammate to fix IPL 2015 matches, CEO Raghu Iyer confirmed the incident, asserting that the team immediately reported the incident to the ACSU wing of the BCCI.

“Over a month ago, a player from Rajasthan Royals was approached inappropriately by a player (who was not part of the IPL) in connection with the Indian Premier League 2015 matches. Maintaining high standards of integrity, the player informed the Rajasthan Royals management of this inappropriate approach. In keeping with applicable IPL Regulations, Rajasthan Royals management immediately reported the incident to the Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) of the BCCI,” Iyer said in an official report.

The management lauded the awareness of the player to immediately report the incident to the concerned authorities. “Rajasthan Royals commends the player for having reported this incident immediately and for his honesty and uprightness. His dedication to maintain the highest standards of integrity needs to be lauded,” read the statement.

The ghost of fixing continues to haunt RR, who were in the news for all the wrong reasons when three of their players were found fixing matches.

“Rajasthan Royals in keeping with its zero tolerance approach immediately reported the incident further to the ACSU/BCCI for further process. Rajasthan Royals will continue to provide full support and assistance to the BCCI to ensure that the game of cricket is played in the right spirit. This incident does highlight that if players and other officials cooperate and disclose information or approaches immediately, the game can be kept clean and free from undesirable elements and activities,” he added.

Source:: Indian Express