16 May 2012

IPL suspends five Indian players suspected of corruption

6:43 am on 16 May 2012

Five uncapped Indian cricketers have been provisionally suspended following allegations of corruption in the lucrative Indian Premier League.

The Indian cricket board has ordered a probe into the accusations, after a sting operation by a local TV channel highlighted alleged spot fixing and corruption.

The channel claimed it had taped one player telling its reporters he could deliver a no-ball in the IPL for one million rupees, about $18,000.

But the player says it's not his voice on the tape, and he'll be taking action against the TV channel.

Another player said he had received under-the-table payments above his contracted fee, which is limited to $55,000 for players who haven't represented their country.