The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has appointed a three-member investigative panel to look into allegations of corruption in the Indian Premier League (IPL), especially during the sixth edition of the tournament, which took place last year.
According to the BBC, former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director R.K. Raghavan, former high court judge J.N. Patel and former Indian cricket captain Ravi Shastri are the panel members.
The decision to form the probe panel was made after the Supreme Court of India urged the BCCI to probe spot-fixing claims against 13 players and officials.
The IPL is the world's richest cricket tournament. The seventh edition of the 20-over tournament, which features eight teams of international players, began last week and runs until 1 June.
The Supreme Court had recently ordered incumbent president N. Srinivasan to stand down from the post amid allegations that his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was involved with illegal betting in the last IPL season.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is overseeing the ongoing IPL tournament.
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