IPL Scandal: 'Fans Have Been Cheated, Cricket's Purity at Stake'
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have been suspended for two years each.
Justice RM Lodha-led three-member panel suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, while Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra were handed life bans from all cricket matches. Here are the top five quotes of the verdict delivered by Lodha at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday. (IPL scandal: Top 10 developments)
- The purity of the game has been affected by the actions of India Cements and CSK. Fans have been cheated.
- If cricket is bigger, financial loss to players or franchises is not important
- Kundra placed bets through a known punter and he introduced him to a bookie. He brought disrepute to BCCI and IPL and acted contrary to the spirit of the game.
- We feel that our decision will uphold the paramountcy of the game. This is an institutional view.
- We have examined all the material against Meiyappan in the Mudgal report. Investigations against Meiyappan is still on. Regarding conflict of interest and reforms in BCCI, we are yet to take a decision.