Srini can’t head BCCI till he gets clean chit in probe: SC

New Delhi, Apr 16: N Srinivasan cannot head BCCI till he comes out clean in a probe conducted against him and 12 others, including India-capped cricketers, whose names have been mentioned by Justice Mudgal Committee report in the IPL betting and spot fixing scandal, the Supreme Court today said.
The court said that it cannot “close its eyes” to the allegations made by its probe committee in the scandal and a probe must be conducted to clear the air as  some prominent players were named in the report submitted in sealed envelop.
A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and F M Ibrahim Kalifulla, however, expressed reservations over a SIT or CBI probe, saying that institutional autonomy of the Board has to be maintained and a committee constituted by the BCCI to look into the issue would be preferred.
“Having come to know the nature of allegations, we cannot close our eyes,” the bench said adding “Till it(probe) is done, Srinivasan cannot come in BCCI.”
“Allegations are against 13 people for which verification and inquiry is needed. Srinivasan names comes at the last. Very important cricketers name are there but we do not want to name them at this stage,” it said. (PTI)

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