Dhindsa vows to make public match-fixing report soon

Indian Sports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Tuesday said the government would soon make public a report into a cricket match-fixing and betting scandal.

"After going through the report, the names would be made public as the betting episode has upset the whole nation," Dhindsa said.

"It may be in Parliament or it may be before the session also," he said, referring to the winter session of parliament, due to begin in the latter half of November.

India's investigating agency was scheduled to hand over its report into the scandal to Dhindsa on Wednesday. Media reports quoted have quoted intelligence sources as saying four unnamed Indian cricketers are likely to be named in the interim report.

The Indian cricket board has said it will ban for life any player found guilty and erase his records.

Among the stars investigated by the CBI were former coach Kapil Dev, ex-captain Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Nikhil Chopra, Ajay Sharma and Nayan Mongia.

Former International Cricket Council president Jagmohan Dalmiya and cricket board treasurer Kishore Rungta were some of the administrators questioned by the CBI during its six-month probe.

Azharuddin, Jadeja, Chopra and Mongia were last month dropped from the national team until their names were cleared. Kapil Dev resigned as coach, saying the scandal had made him lose interest in the game.

Mail Cricket Editor