We have appointed a committee to enquire reports of suspected match-fixing in TNPL: TNCA

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association on Monday said it has appointed a committee to enquire reports of suspected match-fixing in the Tamil Nadu Premier League T20 cricket tournament.

"Having received information of acts that would constitute, if accurate, offences under the regulatory framework of the TNPL, the TNCA had appointed a committee to enquire into the issue and submit a report and until the Committee has been afforded an opportunity to thoroughly examine the allegations and submit their report," the TNPL governing council chairman P S Raman said in a press release here.

"... the TNCA is unable to make any statements on the specifics of the allegations concerning teams, players or officials," he added.

The TNCA said "it wishes to issue this clarificatory statement in response to the media reports concerning alleged incidents of corruption in the 2019 TNPL."
"The TNCA affirms its intention to stringently penalise any persons if found guilty to the fullest extent of the law."