IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla's aide resigns after demanding prostitutes, sex money for team selection!
Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) director Rajiv Shukla aide Mohammed Akram Saifi resigned after he was accused by an cricketer for providing prostitutes, sex and money in return for selection in the Uttar Pradesh state squad.
Rajiv Shukla aide was suspended by the BCCI after the sting operation by a TV Channel in which he was demanding bribes, prostitutes and money for getting selection in the team.
As per reported in News1, the claim was made by Rahul Sharma, one of the players from the state. Rahul Sharma cited that he was asked to contribute through “cash and kind."
Rahul Sharma cited that he also arrange fake age documents, made them to play in junior BCCI domestic tournaments.
Dinner hosted by The High Commissioner of India @imVkohli @ShuklaRajiv @LondonFATS @BCCI pic.twitter.com/oR7tdlxtJv
— Akram saifi (@Akramsa74295150) June 12, 2017
As reported in Deccan Chronicle "Cricketers, who come from ordinary backgrounds, have had to wait on railway stations for the announcement of the teams and have to go back empty-handed as they can't afford to give selectors cars and cash. Doesn't matter if you hit the stumps twice, thrice or more, only those players will be selected who have gifted the selectors a car, or cash," one of the cricketers, who did not want to be identified, said.
On the other hand another cricketer Bhupendra Singh revealed that selectors asked him for Rs 2 lakhs, whereas Rahul claimed that Saifi had asked him to pay Rs 5 lakhs from him.
First published: 20 July 2018, 11:57 IST