The 2012 Indian Premier League spot-fixing case was a controversy which arose during the 2012 Indian Premier League and led to the banning of five cricketers. It started when a Hindi news channel, India TV, aired a sting operation which accused five players of seeking money in exchange for spot-fixing.[1] Bans were imposed on all five, with a life-ban on Deccan Chargers's TP Sudhindra, a five-year ban on Kings XI Punjab's Shalabh Srivastava, and a one-year ban on Pune Warriors India's Mohnish Mishra and Kings XI Punjab's Amit Yadav.[2] In addition Abhinav Bali, who was not in contact with any team during the 2012 season, was banned for a year. In the sting operation, Bali claimed to have spot-fixed during the 2009 season.[2] According to the sting operation, some of the players revealed that they had received more money from the franchises' owners than agreed on in the players' auction; they said that this money was black money.[3]
- ^ CricketCountry Staff (15 May 2012). "BCCI suspends five players accused in spot-fixing". Cricketcountry.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ a b Amol Karhadkar; Firoz Mirza (30 June 2012). "Day of shame for cricket's Youngistan". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "India TV sting reveals spot-fixing and black money in IPL". New Delhi: India TV. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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