The Indian Premier League has bagged headlines with the illegal betting in the past, and the same came back to haunt IPL 2017 on Thursday. Three bookies namely Ramesh Nayan Shah, Ramesh Kumar and Vikas Kumar were arrested from a team hotel in Kanpur, and now there are reports, which suggest that there might be a possibility of two Gujarat Lions being involved in the same.
The arrest took place after the game between Gujarat Lions and Delhi Daredevils, which was played on Wednesday. The police also recovered cash of Rs. 41 lakh, three mobile phones and a diary as well.
The bookies, who were under the constant watch of the BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit, were in the same hotel, where the team players were also residing.
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Though there has not been any confirmation on involvement of GL players, police are looking into the possibility. As per the news18.com report, Senior Superintendent of Police, Kanpur, has said that two Gujarat Lions players are under the scanner.
The police are trying to see if the two players were in touch with Ramesh Shah, one of the bookies.
The bookies seem to have some good contacts in the Green Park Stadium, and they got some information about the pitch conditions from these contacts. Gujarat Lions faced Delhi Daredevils at Green Park.
