New Delhi: Acting on the recommendations made by the BCCI probe panel headed by Ravi Aawani, BCCI on Friday imposed life ban on S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan, who were found guilty of spot fixing in the Indian Premier League, Season 6. The Indian cricket body, however, reserved their verdict on Ajit Chandila, who was released on bail a few days ago, while handed a five-year ban on Amit Singh.
Meanwhile, the BCCI handed one-year suspension to Siddharth Trivedi after the BCCI disciplinary committee met here to discuss anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani's report on the scam.
"After considering the evidence on record and hearing each of the Players in person, the Disciplinary Committee has passed the following order...Mr Amit Singh is banned for a period of five years from playing any representative Cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates," BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement.
"Mr. Siddarth Trivedi is banned for a period of one year from playing any representative Cricket or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates.
"Mr. Ankeet Chavan is banned for life from playing any representative Cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates.
"Mr. S. Sreesanth is banned for life from playing any representative Cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its affiliates," the statement added.
Young spinner Harmeet Singh was, however, let off for lack of strong evidence against him. "The case against Mr. Harmeet Singh has been closed in the absence of evidence against him."
The release had no mention of Ajit Chandila, who allegedly lured the cricketers into the spot-fixing net, but a BCCI official said a decision on him will be taken at a later stage.
Since Chandila has just been released on bail, the BCCI would like to give him an opportunity to depose in front of the committee before deciding the quantum of punishment.