As the T20 fever is spreading over the entire nation with the Indian Premier League (2023) in full swing, several reports of betting have also come to light from all over the country. Recently, as per the reports, a gambler from Hyderabad contacted cricketer Mohammed Siraj in order to recover his lost money through betting.

According to the reports by The New Indian Express, an auto driver wanted some insider information from Mohammed Siraj on Team India before Australia landed on Indian soil for the full-fledged tour. The matter was reported by the pacer to the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) before the tour itself.

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As reported, the information was immediately sent to the cyber police who managed to nab the person after working closely with BCCI and ACU. The accused contacted Siraj and asked him for his help to help him make money through betting. A BCCI source revealed that the person wasn’t a bookie and worked as a driver in Hyderabad.

As per the quotes in Hindustan Times, a senior BCCI source said, “It wasn’t a bookie who approached Siraj. It is a driver from Hyderabad who is addicted to betting on matches. He had lost huge money and approached Siraj for inside information. Siraj reported the approach immediately. The law enforcement authorities have nabbed the man. More details are being awaited.”

Since the IPL spot-fixing scandal of 2013, where S Sreesanth, Ankit Chavan, and Ajit Chandila were arrested along with former CSK team principal Gurunath Meiyappan, BCCI had reinforced its ACU work.

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Now, each team has a dedicated ACU official who stays in the same hotel and is also present at the venue monitoring all the movements. A mandatory ACU workshop is also conducted for the cricketers where they’re informed about do’s and don’ts and if any player fails to report any approach, then they’re sanctioned.