Updated on Monday, April 19, 2010, 12:42 IST
Zeecric Bureau
Mumbai: IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi lashed out at the media on Monday rubbishing all reports regarding him being involved in match-fixing in the Indian Premier League.
Reports on Sunday claimed that the big-boss of the IPL may be involved in match-fixing
as many experts were dumbfounded by his almost accurate prediction of results in the tournament so far.
While the accurate results can be put down to 'lucky guesses’, Modi, on twitter, appearing surprised at Chennai Super Kings’ defeat to Delhi Daredevils raised a few more eye-brows.
However, a furious Modi discarded all such reports as false and also threatened to file a case of defamation against the newspapers which ran such a news.
This is not the first time that Modi, though only in hushed whispers so far, has been accused of controlling results in the cash rich league.
During last year’s edition, Modi had correctly predicted a Rajasthan Royals win even as their match against Kolkata Knight Riders was headed for a nail-biting finish.
The match was sorted after a Super-Over, which, too was as per Modi had told his friends.
Skeptics believe that forced breaks like strategy time-outs are also an avenue, which are utilized to serve malicious intents of the bookies.
Modi has faced a trumeltous last week which has seen the once authoritalian commissioner who ran the league as her his whims and fancies, seek desperate measures to keep clutching on to his position.
Infact after Modi's public spat with Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Kochi franchise ownership, reports are abuzz that his powers are set to be curtailed considerably.
The furore started when Modi revealed the identities of the stakeholders of the Kochi team. The shareholders in the team include a Dubai-based businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar, who is a close friend of Tharoor.
Modi alleged that Tharoor tried to pressurise him into not revealing the stakeholders' identity, especially Sunanda. Tharoor denied the allegations and accused Modi of trying to scuttle Kochi's bid.
An ugly war of words ensued and while Tharoor is now under intense pressure to resign, Modi has also landed in a soup as details have also emerged of his relatives' stakes in Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab.
The matter turned into a political storm and an income tax nightmare for the IPL.
Wild charges are being hurled against Lalit Modi. There is no doubt that Congress and its cronies are behind all such allegations, smarting after one of their Ministers have been caught trying to get himself a 'sweet-heart' deal in the IPL.
http://www.zeenews.com/news620270.html
Zeecric Bureau
Mumbai: IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi lashed out at the media on Monday rubbishing all reports regarding him being involved in match-fixing in the Indian Premier League.
Reports on Sunday claimed that the big-boss of the IPL may be involved in match-fixing
as many experts were dumbfounded by his almost accurate prediction of results in the tournament so far.
While the accurate results can be put down to 'lucky guesses’, Modi, on twitter, appearing surprised at Chennai Super Kings’ defeat to Delhi Daredevils raised a few more eye-brows.
However, a furious Modi discarded all such reports as false and also threatened to file a case of defamation against the newspapers which ran such a news.
This is not the first time that Modi, though only in hushed whispers so far, has been accused of controlling results in the cash rich league.
During last year’s edition, Modi had correctly predicted a Rajasthan Royals win even as their match against Kolkata Knight Riders was headed for a nail-biting finish.
The match was sorted after a Super-Over, which, too was as per Modi had told his friends.
Skeptics believe that forced breaks like strategy time-outs are also an avenue, which are utilized to serve malicious intents of the bookies.
Modi has faced a trumeltous last week which has seen the once authoritalian commissioner who ran the league as her his whims and fancies, seek desperate measures to keep clutching on to his position.
Infact after Modi's public spat with Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Kochi franchise ownership, reports are abuzz that his powers are set to be curtailed considerably.
The furore started when Modi revealed the identities of the stakeholders of the Kochi team. The shareholders in the team include a Dubai-based businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar, who is a close friend of Tharoor.
Modi alleged that Tharoor tried to pressurise him into not revealing the stakeholders' identity, especially Sunanda. Tharoor denied the allegations and accused Modi of trying to scuttle Kochi's bid.
An ugly war of words ensued and while Tharoor is now under intense pressure to resign, Modi has also landed in a soup as details have also emerged of his relatives' stakes in Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab.
The matter turned into a political storm and an income tax nightmare for the IPL.
Wild charges are being hurled against Lalit Modi. There is no doubt that Congress and its cronies are behind all such allegations, smarting after one of their Ministers have been caught trying to get himself a 'sweet-heart' deal in the IPL.
http://www.zeenews.com/news620270.html
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