Question : BETTING IN CRICKET MATCHES

(a) whether cases of betting have come to light in some of the matches in the recently concluded one-day series between India and the West Indies ;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has conducted an inquiry into the matter;

(d) if so, the outcome thereof and the details of the action taken against the guilty persons;

(e) whether the nexus between the bookies and the underworld have also been exposed;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) the reaction of the Government thereto ?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ, YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR )

(a) to (g): The Ministry has not received any report of betting in the one-day cricket series concluded recently between India and the West Indies . BCCI have also stated that except for some media reports about a West Indies player at Nagpur, nothing has come to their notice. It has further been reported by BCCI that the Maharashtra State Police have submitted a report to the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit on the matter and ICC is dealing with this case.