Spot-fixing – Lalit Modi and his tweets

Lalit Modi: Umpires and administrators are hand in glove with players for fixing matches >

Lalit Modi, deposed IPL commissioner has accused administrators of the game as well as umpires of being involved in spot-fixing. Shortly after the verdict of the spot-fixing trial was announced in London, he started tweeting on the subject on his twitter account.

His first tweet was: “Spot Fixing is a Major major issue. All know about it. Not much is done thou about it. Things keep getting swept under the carpet.” He then claimed that the current case was just the tip of the iceberg and many incidents were never reported.

Shortly afterwards he tweets: “Persons involved in Fixing should be completely banned from participating any kind of professional sport.”
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His next tweet was regarding his knowledge of spot-fixing and that why he was in no position to reveal the information he had. “I can't talk much at the moment on this issue - as I am being sued by a Player - in the UK courts on my raising the issue of match fixing. But soon the matter will go to court and we can expect many revelations about the way some players fix the matches.”

In one of his interesting tweets he asks those journalists who want to investigate further to consult the records of ‘Chris Cairns vs Lalit Modi’ case. He said: “Media needs to go into depth about match fixing and the modus operandi and why Administrators in certain cases stopping investigations or look the other way.” He continues: “It is worst form of corruption. It makes everything else look Pale.”

In his most startling revelation he tweets: “Its not only Players That fix matches - Sometimes there are Umpires Too in connivance with Administrators. Again ..these reports are buried.”

He described the verdict as the turning point and will give a strong message to those who play and manage the game. Then he gave credit to media and judiciary criticizing ACU (Anti-corruption Unit of ICC) between the lines: “Let's not forget its the media that unearthed this spot fixing scam and not the anti corruption units. and it is the independent judiciary that has pronounced the verdict. Media can help in highlighting such issues and hopefully help in ending this type of fixing.”

Before signing off, he shared a link about how Salman Butt’s family reacted on the verdict, without giving any opinion of his own.

Lalit Modi himself is facing charges of corruption regarding alleded malpractice while he was commissioner of IPL in the first 3 editions.