Dream11 Face Police Probe Over Links to 'Fake' Sri Lankan T20 League
Dream11, the well-known fantasy sports platform and IPL sponsor, has been dragged into an extraordinary case by thꦇe Indian cricket board's anti-corruption unit (ACU), who have asked police to explore 🐠any links to a 'fake' T20 league.
The ACU is investigating the Uva T20 Premier League, which was billed as being held in Sri Lanka, but was actually played at a local Sawara village club ground, close t🌟o Mohali.
The action was streamed live on FanCode, which police have als🌄o been asked to look at. Both FanCode and Dream11 ಌare part of Dream Sports.
got access to an ACU note to the Mohali police which said: "There is also chance that Dream11 may be linked. We think the kits used might have been from a previous Dream11 tournament. All of the kits had Dream11 on the back - there is clearly a chance that these could have been forged, but two sides had tape covering up the Dream11 sign. This is strange: if someone was forging it and didn't want two siღdes to have it displayed then arguably, they wouldn't print in the first place.
"With the regard to F﷽anCode, we would also question their involvement as it should not be easy to persuade t🥃hem to stream a tournament like this."
FanCode's response has been two-fold. Firstly, a spokesperson for the company was quoted as saying FaꦜnCode were also an "aggrieved party", adding: "FanCode follows a strict process for shortlisting and screening potential league partnerships for live streaming of matches. Before streaming any tournament/ league on our platform, w🥀e diligently check if the tournament is approved by a recognised sports authority/ association."
The sports app also filed a complaint with the Mumbai police on 6 July, alleging that documents provided about the tournament had been forged, including emails and letters from the Uva Pr♒ovince Cricket Association and Sri Lanka Cricket.
FanCode further stated. "We immediately stopped streaming these matches on our platform. We are closely working with the Anti-Corruption Unit of SLC and have provided all the documents/ evidence and details available with us, which may be useful for the investigation. We will be more than happy to provide information/ evidence/ documents to any and all investigating agencies working ✱on the matter."
Mohali resident Ravinder Dandiwal, previously named as a global leader in tennis match-fixing by the Austral𒅌ian police, has been questioned about his alleged role in the scheme. The tournament was advertised as running from 9 June-July 15 with four "iconic international cricketers" starring.
The Stroker💛s Cricket Association, along with all players, officials, and commentators who took part are also under fire - the ACU report believes they must have been aware of the plot tꦏo mislead fans to some degree.
This case could come as another blow to cricket's integrity, just a month after illegal bookie Sanjeev Chawla stated that "no cricket match is🌄 fairly played" when answering ques൲tions ab🐻out match-fixing in the sport.
