"The player who was approached, reported the matter to his Team Management immediately, who in turn have reported the incident to the Anti-Corruption Unit of the BCCI. The ACU of the BCCI is currently investigating the matter to ascertain the facts," said BCCI honorary secretary Anurag Thakur.
"We are happy to note that the prompt action of the player is an outcome of the ongoing initiative of the BCCI to educate cricketers at various levels to reject and report any such incident or approach made by individuals who intend to damage the fabric of the game," he said.
In response to the matter as reported in Indian Express Rajasthan Royals confirmed the report with their CEO Raghu Iyer saying: “Over a month ago, a player from Rajasthan Royals was approached inappropriately by a player 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.”
The IPL was tainted by spot fixing and illegal betting scam earlier.
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