Accordingly former karnataka cricketers cm gautam and Abrar Kazi have been arrested by the state police's Central Crime Branch (CCB) on charges of spot fixing during the karnataka Premier League (KPL) final earlier this year. Reportedly gautam, captain of Bellary Tuskers, and Kazi who plays for the same team, allegedly accepted Rs 20 lakh for "slow batting" in the final against hubli Tigers, which the Tuskers lost by eight runs.
When chasing 153 runs, Tuskers ended up with 144, with opener gautam scoring a 37 ball 29 while Kazi struck 13 off six deliveries. Further the two are also believed to have been involved in fixing another match against the bengaluru Blasters and CCB officials stated that the duo was paid Rs 20 lakh for "slow batting" during the final of the tournament and the arrest of the two comes a day another player Nishant Shekhawat was arrested for allegedly acting as an intermediary between bookies and players in the KPL.
Moreover the karnataka State cricket Association (KSCA) runs the KPL t20 tournament every year on the lines of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament by the cash rich Board of Control for cricket in india (BCCI). Perhaps the scandal came to light in september this year with the arrest of Belagavi Panthers owner ali Asfak.
