Some matches in 2011 World Cup were fixed - ICC's anti-corruption report

The 2011 World Cup, which was won by India, has come under the suspicion of fixing, states an ACSU report

In a damning piece of evidence, Headlines Today has got access to a 41-page report compiled by ICC’s Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) which has cast the shadow of match-fixing over the 2011 World Cup which was won by hosts India.

According to the confidential report, a few matches in the World Cup, won by MS Dhoni’s Team India, and even the Indian Premier League following it, were ‘not clean’, states Headlines Today.

The report was compiled after ACSU members covered 470 matches and more than 200 practice sessions.

The report identifies the main culprit behind the fixing ring only as ‘SB’, who has been tracked by ACSU since 2010. SB’s associates, named ‘AZ’ and ‘BRY’ in the report, made numerous approaches to cricketers, who were warned by ACSU in advance.

“Five mobile numbers were identified and itemised billing details obtained for each. SB’s each move, including trips to Sri Lanka and Dubai in 2011, were tracked, as were his business dealings,” quotes DailyMail from the report, describing how ACSU went about trying to nab the culprits.

The report also states that 2 players who were approached by bookies notified the ACSU about the same.

DailyMail adds that apart from ‘SB’, the report also focusses on another agent, called ‘VG’, who was active in London. The report says that ‘VG’ and his assistant ‘ASK’ approached two cricketers (possibly) and gained crucial match information. It’s believed that several major players were contacted by these bookies.

The report says that a top bookie, identified as ‘JS’, who has cases against him in India and Britain, allegedly approached the brother of a top international cricketer with an offer of paying around Rs. 50 lakh to lose a match.

Even the 2010 ODI series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe had been closely monitored by ACSU where ‘JS’, a former Kenyan captain and a Zimbabwe-based bookie were in continuous contact for more than 5 months. The report says that 115 calls were made during this duration to fix matches.

ACSU has gone to great extent to keep this report confidential, states Headlines Today. Even the ICC Board has not been made aware of its findings reportedly.

There has been no statement from ICC in this regard so far, but these revelations are expected to stir up further controversy after Justice Mudgal Committee’s report which has been under focus in Supreme Court. The apex court appointed ex-cricketer Sunil Gavaskar as the head of BCCI after forcing out N Srinivasan.