London, May 31: More than 20 English county cricketers and two umpires are being questioned by anti-corruption detectives as part of the ICC’s match-fixing investigation.
The ICC is speaking to players who were involved in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which featured cricketers from around the world.
Ravi Bopara, Owais Shah, Kabir Ali, Phil Mustard and Dimitri Mascarenhas are among the players who have either been or will be interviewed by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s anti-corruption unit, which is working in conjunction with the ICC, according to a ‘Daily Telegraph’ report.
Two English umpires, Jeremy Lloyds and Richard Illingworth, who officiated in the BPL, have also reportedly been interviewed by the ECB’s anti-corruption unit.
It is understood that none of the English players or umpires are accused of involvement in match fixing but they have been interviewed as part of an intelligence-gathering process.
Meanwhile, television reports in India claimed that the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) may have warned the BCCI regarding suspicious activity within the Indian Premier League (IPL), currently under investigation following the arrest of three cricketers – S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan.(PTI)
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