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It is amusing to read that the very people that sold duplicate tickets during
the India vs Australia 1-Day match in Margao, are now investigating spot-fixing
in Goan Cricket!!
PANJIM: In what could turn out to be a major national sporting scandal, the GCA
is closely investigating whether the ex-captain of Goa’s Ranji Trophy team and
former IPL star Swapnil Asnodkar, was involved in ‘spot fixing’, during its
Plate Group match versus Maharashtra.When Goa needed 112 runs for victory and
were 18 for 1 in six overs Swapnil offered a draw with 13 mandatory overs still
remaining. Goa had changed the batting order as it thought the overall 130
target in 19 overs was imminently gettable. The decision led to Swapnil being
stripped off captainship besides being summarily dropped from the Goa team for
the next two Ranji matches.“His decision to offer a draw took everyone by total
surprise. We were left dumb-founded,” remarked Dayanand Narvekar, president of
the Goa Cricket Association.Swapnil looks to be in greater trouble as one of
the Goa players said that Swapnil had hinted about calling off the match during
the fourth over. Narvekar told Herald that in his deposition, Abhishekh Raut
had given in writing that, “Swapnil asked me not to lose my wicket although the
coaches had asked the team members to go for a kill.”“You can see in the
recording Asnodkar played out a maiden and then shook hands to call off the
match,” stated Narvekar, who pointed out that the action from the captain was
being proved from all angles.“The matter is big news, much more so when players
are being allowed to carry their mobiles in the dressing room.”When asked
whether GCA would crosscheck mobile records of Swapnil, Narvekar said,
“Everything would be part of the enquiry.” “It will be difficult for Asnodkar
to get back in the team,” Narvekar summed up”Asked if there are suspicions that
Asnodkar could have indulged in spot fixing, Narvekar said “Investigations are
on. At this moment, I can’t use the term spot-fixing. I can’t make even an
allegation since it has very serious connotations and there will be major
repercussions. Asnodkar has submitted a written apology on Wednesday and an
explanation, the contents of which are not being disclosed. “It is a secret
document. I can’t disclose its contents at this juncture. The matter will be
taken up at the managing committee meeting shortly,” GCA secretary Prasad
Fatarpekar told Herald on Wednesday.Asnodkar’s fate will be decided after
investigations which are in progress. “In the past we have received several
reports and complaints against him but we had no proof so as to enable us to
take disciplinary action. This time we have the proof” explained Narvekar. He
warned “More is still to come. Nobody is above the game.”Swapnil has conceded
that it was his mistake to call off the game. He had said that he had taken the
decision considering the state of the pitch.
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