NEW DELHI, Apr 17 (AFP): The Supreme Court Wednesday rejected N Srinivasan's plea to reinstate him as India's cricket chief, saying he had effectively turned a blind eye to allegations of wrongdoing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Giving reasons for its decision, the court also said Srinivasan-seen as the most powerful man in world cricket-was among 13 people named in a damning report into corruption allegations in the IPL, a Twenty20 tournament.
Srinivasan had asked the court Tuesday to reinstate him as head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), saying he was being unfairly blamed for corruption allegations that have hit its flagship competition.
But the court in New Delhi said Srinivasan knew about, but did not take seriously, allegations contained in the court-commissioned report into claims of illegal betting and spot-fixing embroiling the IPL.
"We cannot close our eyes after having come to know about allegations," the Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted Justice A.K Patnaik as saying, adding the court wanted the BCCI itself to handle a probe into the allegations.
Court rejects plea to reinstate Srinivasan as BCCI chief
FE Team | Published: April 18, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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