Cricket News Desk. The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been in controversies since its beginning. From sleeping gate to match fixing allegations, this league has seen everything. However, there were some incidents when honorable cricketers were jailed. Players were arrested by the police for various reasons during the IPL. This arrest shook the cricket world and the world. Some were caught on charges of match-fixing, while others were caught betting or at rave parties. A cricketer has also been accused of rape.
Today we are going to tell you about those 'rogue' cricketers who were arrested by the police on charges of irregularities during IPL.
5 incidents when cricketers were arrested by police during IPL
1) S Sreesanth, Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila – In 2013, the Special Unit of Delhi Police arrested them and shocked the entire country. Team India's fast bowler S Sreesanth and two Rajasthan Royals cricketers Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan were kept in police custody for five days. Delhi Police was then investigating IPL spot-fixing, in which all three cricketers were found guilty.
Sreesanth was arrested from a friend's house in Mumbai. Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan were arrested from a hotel in Delhi. Later it was revealed that all three cricketers were involved in the Rs 40,000 crore spot-fixing scam. Sreesanth gestured to the bookie with the towel. On the other hand, Chandila and Chavan decided to spot-fix at the rate of Rs 60 lakh per over. It was found out about Chandila that he had forgotten to give the signal and money was being demanded from him. This has had a deep impact on the reputation of the league. All three players were fined in 2015.
2) Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell – In 2012, leg spinner Rahul Sharma and South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell were arrested in a drug case. Both players were representing Pune Warriors in that season. Both the players were caught in a robbery at a hotel near Mumbai. It is alleged that drugs were used in the hotel. A 1200 page charge sheet was filed against 86 people present in the party.
In the charge sheet, Wayne Parnell, a foreigner who attended the party, was made the main accused. Both cricketers claimed their innocence. Rahul said that he had gone to the birthday party with Parnell. Parnell said he had been drinking and dancing. He said he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. It was later revealed that both players were among the 42 people who tested positive for the drug.
3) Luke Pomersbach – When the Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell incident happened, at the same time another incident happened, which hit the IPL hard. This time the police have arrested another foreign player. RCB's foreign player Luke Pomersbach has been arrested for misbehaving with an American woman. It was revealed that Pomersbach had beaten the boyfriend of an American woman in a five star hotel in Delhi.
The incident happened after the match between Delhi Daredevils and RCB. A case has been registered against the Australian cricketer under sections 354, 323, 454 and 511 of the IPC. Pomarsakh fainted before appearing in the court. However, the charges were later dropped as both parties reached an out-of-court settlement. The cricketer was not seen playing a single match for RCB again that season.
4) Tushar Arothe – Former Baroda first-class cricketer Tushar Arothe has also gone behind the bars. Aroth is the first player from Gujarat to play 100 first-class matches. After retirement, she took up coaching roles and became the head coach of the Indian women's cricket team. In 2019, Tushar Arothe was arrested by the Baroda Police along with 18 others for betting on the match between Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab.
Aroth was later released on bail. However, the former all-rounder denied all the allegations. He pleaded not guilty and said he would never engage in such activities.
5) Nayan Shah – A young cricketer from Maharashtra was arrested for betting in IPL in 2017. Kanpur Police has found links between an Under-19 cricketer and a betting racket. It is alleged that Nayan took Rs 15 lakh in advance for giving information about the pitch. A picture of the Mumbai pitch was found on his mobile phone and it was revealed that he had a contract for the entire IPL tournament.
Shah appointed Ramesh Kumar in Kanpur. He was an employee at Green Park and was paid Rs 5,000 to slow it down by pouring more water on the pitch. At first glance it became clear that the job of the young cricketer was to earn money by tampering with the pitch and sending information to bookies across the country. It was also suspected that Nayan was planning to contact some players and drag them into match fixing.
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