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JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201423Gurunath Meiyappan’s assurance therefore that IPL team,Chennai Super Kings, would win can only be his optimismand by no means be treated as an inside information.The call at 7:53 PM as regards no change in the team is astatement of fact which was already in public knowledge,since in an IPL match the toss takes place half an hourprior to start of the match when the lists of the teams(playing XI) are officially exchanged and the same isdisclosed in the electronic media. This was explainedcategorically by Mr. Harsha Bhogle. The match between IPLteams, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Dare Devils, wasscheduled to start at 8:00 PM and as such at 7:53 PM, thesaid information could not have been an insideinformation. This was further agreed to by the MumbaiPolice officials when being questioned by the Committee.As deposed by Mr. M.S. Dhoni, in his interaction with theCommittee, it was well known that the strength of IPLteam, Chennai Super Kings, was in their batting line upand there was a weak link in their bowling strength.Evidently, any student of the game would be very wellaware that there was a weak link in the IPL team, ChennaiSuper Kings bowling. People who put in their money inbets and bookies and kingpins in this trade would beardent observers of the game. There would be nothing newto state that there is a weak link in IPL team, ChennaiSuper Kings bowling. This matter, again however, would bedependent on the outcome of the criminal proceedings.
JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201424From the discussions above, it would be difficult to offhandconclude that any inside information was passedon by Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan. The finaldetermination of this question will rest on theevidence led in the criminal trial and findings arrivedat therein.In the event of Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan, being found to beindulging in offences of betting as well as misuse of insideinformation, he would evidently suffer consequences underthe provisions of the Operational Rules stated above. Asalready stated under Para 4.1.1, it was the burden of IndiaCements Limited, franchisee of IPL team, Chennai SuperKings, to have ensured that each of its team officialscomply with the operational regulations including withoutlimitation the BCCI Anti-Corruption Code for Participants.The liability of India Cements Limited would flow from Para4.1.1.1 of the Operational Rules, as any finding against Mr.Gurunath Meiyappan as accredited agent of the franchiseIndian Cements Limited, owner of the IPL team, ChennaiSuper Kings, under the BCCI Anti-Corruption Code forParticipants would imply that India Cements Limited hadfailed to comply with its obligation under Para 4.1.1.1. Afinding against Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan wouldtherefore necessarily entail a finding on the failure ofIndia Cements Limited in carrying out its saidobligations under Para 4 and necessary sanctions underPara 6 of the Operational Rules, against the franchisee
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