S. Sreesanth arrives for BCCI disciplinary panel meet
BCCI disciplinary committee will hear the tainted players today. Bans ranging from five years to life have been proposed by Board's Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ravi Sawani.
Cricketer S. Sreesanth arrived for the meeting of the Indian cricket board's disciplinary committee being held in New Delhi on Friday.
The fate of Rajasthan Royals' players Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, who have been charge sheeted by Delhi Police in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing case, will be discussed at the meeting after members study the report submitted by Anti-Corruption Unit chief Ravi Sawani. (Read: BCCI probe finds tainted players guilty of spot-fixing: Reports)
Sawani, a former chief of the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit, was asked to investigate the alleged involvement of the trio in conceding a pre-determined number of runs per over in exchange for money during the IPL. (Related read: S Sreesanth fixed matches, Amit SIngh the bad apple, says Ravi Sawani's report)
Sawani's report will be scrutinised by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-presidents Arun Jaitley and Niranjan Shah before a verdict is pronounced by the meeting. The players may face life bans.
Chavan was also present for the meet. BCCI president N. Srinivasan was also seen at the venue, a prestigious hotel in New Delhi. However, it was not immediately clear whether he would attend the meeting.