12 players named in Mudgal Committee's secret report to Supreme Court

FILE PHOTO: Mukul Mudgal

Contrary to earlier reports, the confidential report submitted to Supreme Court by Justice Mudgal Committee on IPL fixing scam contains “unverified” allegations against 12-13 players of 5 different IPL teams, instead of just 6, as earlier reported.

According to a report in Indian Express, the Mudgal Committee report has named around a dozen players belonging to 3 other teams apart from Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in IPL, increasing the suspicion of match-fixing over 5 out of 8 IPL teams.

However, these allegations are yet to be verified and while the names of these undisclosed players have been mentioned in the report which was submitted to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover in February, retired Punjab and Haryana HC chief Justice Mukul Mudgal, who headed the probe set up by SC, has maintained that that these allegations remain “unverified”.

It’s also stated that apart from these 12-13 players, at least 3 top officials of IPL have also been named in the report. “These are top office-bearers who have been closely involved in the organisation of the IPL for several years,” an unnamed source, who knows about these allegations, was quoted by Indian Express.

The Mudgal Committee report is also believed to be containing allegations against owners other than those of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.

Despite all the reports, what remains clear is that these are still ‘allegations’.

The Mudgal Committee knew that without verification, if the names were made public, it would malign the reputation of these players and hence, it submitted its report to Supreme Court with the understanding that without any proof, these names would be kept confidential.

But this revelation makes it clear that corruption may not be limited to just a couple of teams and a few individuals. As has been believed by many cynics, the ring may be bigger than previously imagined.