BCCI Ombudsman Justice Arun Mishra has imposed a ban on Gurmeet Singh Bhamrah, the previous co-owner of a Mumbai T20 League franchise, for making a corrupt approach to city cricketers Dhawal Kulkarni and Bhavin Thakkar through the 2019 season. Kulkarni, a medium pacer, has played 12 ODIs and two T20Is for India.
Bhamrah isn’t any longer involved within the Mumbai T20 League, which is ready to return this yr after being halted since 2019 resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. He previously co-owned the SoBo Supersonics. While the ban duration hasn’t been laid out in the order, it could range from five years to a lifetime ban under BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Code.
“Upon completion of investigation, ACU submitted its report and wherein it advisable that respondent be charged with article 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.4.1 read with article 2.5.1 and article 2.5.2 of BCCI Anti Corruption Code for participants.”
“ACU further advisable that appropriate orders could also be passed against the respondent under the provisions of Article 4 and Article 5 of the Code.”
Based on the BCCI‘s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) Code, any violation under Articles 2.1.1 to 2.1.4 leads to a minimum ban of 5 years, which may extend as much as a lifetime.
“Sonu Vasan Tried to Fix Match for ‘Paaji’ Bhamrah”: BCCI
The official order mentions that a person named Sonu Vasan approached Bhavin Thakkar with a match-fixing proposal on behalf of Gurmeet Singh Bhamrah. The players reportedly referred to Bhamrah as “Paaji.”
“Transcript of the conversation shows that Sonu Vasan offered money and other advantages to Bhavin Thakkar on the behest of the respondent. Upon meriting your entire offer that he made on behalf of the respondent, Sonu Vasan told Bhavin Thakkar whatever call Thakkar wishes to soak up the matter, Vasan would relay it back to the respondent.”
“Even prior to Thakkar’s denial to be a component of wrongdoing, Vasan also mentioned that he was asked by ‘Paaji’ that incase Thakkar’s reply was within the affirmative to the offer of under-performing/wrongdoing, ‘Paaji’ has asked that he i.e. the respondent could the truth is be joined in on the identical telephone call.”
Regarding the approach made to Kulkarni, the order simply mentions that the ACU recorded his statement, without providing any further details.
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