Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalith Modi levelled severe allegations in opposition to former BCCI secretary N Srinivasan, saying that he used to place Chennai umpires within the Chennai Tremendous Kings matches within the T20 extravaganza.
“He (N Srinivasan) didn’t like IPL; he didn’t suppose IPL will work however when it began to work everyone received the bandwagon. He was member and secretary of the board additionally so he was the most important adversary of mine. I went up in opposition to him, so he did many issues, umpire fixing, he mentioned, ‘I did it’, Modi mentioned in a latest interplay with Raj Shamani YouTube Channel.
“I accused him for it. He would change the umpire and I didn’t suppose two issues about it. However then I noticed he’s placing Chennai umpire in Chennai video games, it’s a problem for me. That’s referred to as fixing so once I tried to show these, he went completely in opposition to me,” he added.
Lalit Modi accuses Srinivasan of UMPIRE FIXING in IPL:
1. Srini anyhow wished Flintoff in CSK. He was BCCI Sec. We requested all different groups to not bid for him.2. Srini modified the umpires. He appointed Chennai Umpires within the matches of Chennai Tremendous Kings🤯
🎥: Raj Shamani YT pic.twitter.com/Z610hckBqD— The Analyzer (Information Updates🗞️) (@Indian_Analyzer) November 27, 2024
Modi additionally accused Srinivasan of fixing the bidding for England’s Andrew Flintoff, including that each different workforce was advised to not bid for the participant.
“Take out all the things public sale ringing, this ringing, I gave Flintoff to Srinivasan. Sure, we did. Little question about it, each workforce knew about it. Srinivasan wasn’t going to let IPL occur. He was a thorn in our bush. Sure, we advised everyone to not bid for [Andrew] Flintoff,” he mentioned.
“Sure, that I did as a result of Srinivasan mentioned I would like Flintoff. However if you find yourself making an attempt to do an occasion like IPL and I did it single-handedly, it is advisable to take away each thorn, what is greater for the sport. Each participant is just for three months,” Modi added.