IPL Spot-Fixing, Top-10 Developments: S Sreesanth, All Other Accused Acquitted

Rajasthan Royals' cricketer S Sreesanth -  and 41 other accused - were acquitted of Indian Premier League 2013 spot-fixing charges on Sunday.

The entire match-fixing saga started when Delhi Police arrested Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals teammates -Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila -- in Mumbai on May 16, 2013 on charges of spot-fixing and links with bookies.

Here are the top-10 developments in the IPL spot-fixing case:

1. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan and all others accused of being involved in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scam were acquitted by a Patiala House Court. Sreesanth was seen crying in court and he later told NDTV that he has no regrets. "I have no regrets and no complaints against anybody. God-willing, I will return to cricket," he said.

2. On July 14, 2015, the Justice RM Lodha-led committee, appointed by Supreme Court, suspends Sreesanth's IPL team Rajasthan Royals for two years alongwith Chennai Super Kings. Royals' co-owner Raj Kundra, already found guilty of corruption, is also banned from all cricket activities for life.

3. On September 13 of 2013, Sreesanth received a major blow when BCCI's disciplinary committee banned him and Chavan for 'involvement' in spot-fixing.

4. The Patiala Court, after hearing both parties, maintained there was no prima facie evidence that the players were involved in fixing and betting.

5. Sreesanth's legal battle though continued. The Delhi Police filed a chargesheet claiming the players fixed matches in return for huge sums of money and pressed charges under the provisions of stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

6. In June 2013, Sreesanth was released on bail. His close relative would later reveal that the cricketer was attacked with a knife during his time in jail. Chavan and Chandila are also out on bail.

7. In May 2013, Sreesanth spent almost a month in Tihar Jail after being arrested by the Delhi Police special branch from a Mumbai hotel.

8. The Mumbai Police summons Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of the Chennai Super Kings franchise and son-in-law of former BCCI president N Srinivasan, for questioning in connection with betting in the IPL. He is arrested on May 24 on charges of cheating, fraud and forgery.

9. Meanwhile, on February 10, 2014, the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal probe panel's first report finds evidence that Gurunath and Kundra indulged in betting. Gurunath is also charged with passing on information during IPL 2013. The panel also submits to the court a sealed envelope containing the names of persons allegedly involved in sporting fraud.

10. On January 22, 2015, the Supreme Court cancels a controversial clause in the BCCI's constitution that allowed Board officials to have a commercial interest in the IPL and the Champions League T20. The court also names a new three-member panel, headed by former Chief Justice of India, RM Lodha, to decide on the quantum of punishment for Meiyappan and Kundra and for the respective franchises, if necessary. The court declares that the order passed by the Lodha committee "shall be final and binding upon the BCCI and the parties concerned".