Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel has hurtle off the match-fixing scandal reports. The 2011 world cup winning member, was linked with match fixing speculations in a domestic T20 tournament in Rajasthan named Rajputana Cricket League.
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“I don’t know why this kind of news is surfacing now after a year. I have never been questioned relating to the league earlier. I have no idea what is going on,” Patel quoted ANI in a telephonic interview.
“I did go in the opening ceremony of the event along with two other people. I was there on the field for over four hours. I also answered a few questions related to promotion of cricket.“
Patel added that he was invited by Mohammad Aslam, a former Ranji player from Rajasthan, and the organiser of the Rajputana Premier League.
The league came under the scanner of the Board of Control for Cricket in India ‘s Anti-Corruption Security Unit (ACSU) last year. Patel’s name had surfaced after an investigation by Rajasthan Police Crime Investigation Department (CID) into the matter.
According to Indian Express, the cricketer was allegedly spotted on the sidelines of the Rajputana Premier League, which saw some suspicious passages of play. The bizarre events led to an investigation, after which the police had arrested 14 persons for suspected betting and fixing activities linked to the RPL.
The 34-year-old Baroda bowler has played 13 tests, 70 ODIs and 3 T20 for India and has picked 35, 86 and 4 wickets respectively. He is one of those bowler who has faded away with time and is also out of his state team contention.
