3 min learnUp to date: Aug 14, 2026 09:03 PM IST
A Tamil Nadu all-rounder who made his Ranji Trophy debut final season has been barred from that includes within the the rest of the continued Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) version for breaching anti-corruption protocols.
The Indian Categorical understands that the Anti-Corruption and Safety Unit (ACSU) of the BCCI recovered a cell phone — which the participant had not declared — when he was within the Participant and Match Officers Space (PMOA).
In response to these within the know, the incident occurred on August 10 on the NPR Faculty floor in Dindigul’s Natham. The ACSU reported it to the Tamil Nadu Cricket Affiliation (TNCA) after conducting its probe.
“We’ve acquired a letter (from the ACSU) about this incident,” TNCA secretary U Bhagawandas Rao mentioned. “We’ve instructed the group house owners to not think about him for choice till the enquiry is over. We’re at the moment investigating the matter and can take applicable motion,” he added.
As that is the primary occasion of this participant violating the anti-corruption code, a fantastic of Rs 1 lakh has been really useful by the ACSU. ACSU sources confirmed to this paper that the participant was caught with a cell phone, “which is a gross violation of the code of conduct for the gamers”.
Sources within the ACSU added, “The participant was confronted first however he couldn’t clarify the violation. He was served discover and requested to answer, which he did. His reply too was discovered unsatisfactory and thus a fantastic of Rs 1 lakh was imposed on him”.
The TNCA will resolve on extra punishment solely after it completes its personal investigation. The TNCA summoned the participant on Friday for an inquiry.
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It’s understood that although the ACSU didn’t discover any exercise instantly linked to contact with bookies within the cell phone recovered from the participant, hiding a communication gadget from the authorities is a breach of PMOA and anti-corruption protocols.
As soon as the incident got here to mild, the participant in query was instantly withdrawn from the franchise, which is at the moment in Dindigul for the primary leg of matches that concludes on Saturday earlier than the motion shifts to Chennai. The mentioned participant didn’t characteristic within the franchise’s subsequent match and has additionally not been included for his or her fixture on Friday.
In response to TNCA officers, different franchises have already been knowledgeable in regards to the improvement and the withdrawal of the participant.
