Overview
- The Assam Cricket Association named Amit Sinha, Ishan Ahmed, Aman Tripathi and Abhishek Thakuri, suspending them with immediate effect pending the outcome of investigations.
- An FIR has been lodged with the Assam Police Crime Branch, initiating criminal proceedings alongside the sport’s regulatory process.
- The players are accused of trying to influence and instigate current Assam teammates during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy league phase held in Lucknow from November 26 to December 8.
- The BCCI’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit conducted an enquiry, and ACA officials say approaches were reported to the captain before the matter reached the unit.
- ACA’s order bars the quartet from all ACA-affiliated matches and roles, and officials told TOI that none were in Assam’s SMAT squad, while Thakuri featured in two Ranji Trophy games in November.