Rahul Dravid knew about S Sreesanth Spot Fixing?
- 5 years ago
Spot Fixing: Did Rahul Dravid knew about Sreesanth's activities long before Delhi cops knocked on the pacer's door at a Mumbai hotel?
Team sources said skipper Rahul Dravid didn't want the pacer to play against Punjab in Mohali on May 9. But Sreesanth kept his spot, tucked in a towel and gave away 13 runs as per instructions from a bookie.
By the next match, against Mumbai on May 15, the medium-pacer had been thrown out of the team. In fact, Sreesanth had no business being in Mumbai on May 16, when special cell sleuths came calling.
The bowler had officially been told after the match against Chennai on May 12 that he was no longer part of the squad due to his increasing tantrums. "He had been asked to leave the team hotel in Jaipur itself," the official said, adding that RR also cleared a large part of the its financial commitments towards Sreesanth at the time of his release.
Team sources said skipper Rahul Dravid didn't want the pacer to play against Punjab in Mohali on May 9. But Sreesanth kept his spot, tucked in a towel and gave away 13 runs as per instructions from a bookie.
By the next match, against Mumbai on May 15, the medium-pacer had been thrown out of the team. In fact, Sreesanth had no business being in Mumbai on May 16, when special cell sleuths came calling.
The bowler had officially been told after the match against Chennai on May 12 that he was no longer part of the squad due to his increasing tantrums. "He had been asked to leave the team hotel in Jaipur itself," the official said, adding that RR also cleared a large part of the its financial commitments towards Sreesanth at the time of his release.