Tuesday, August 31, 2010

There is no corruption in IPL: Mallya

New Delhi: Bangalore Royal Challengers buyer Vijay Mallya on Tuesday gave a apple-pie chit to the Indian Premier League in the deathwatch of the match-fixing aspersion involving the Pakistan candid team, adage the Twenty20 accident is chargeless from any anatomy of corruption.

"There is no bribery or bout acclimation in IPL. My aggregation has alternate in all three editions of IPL and I can say I am actual annoyed that IPL is clean," Mallya said afterwards affair ICC admiral Sharad Pawar at his appointment in Krishi Bhawan.

The apparition of match-fixing aspersion alternate to abode apple candid afterwards an declared adjudicator Mazhar Majid claimed in a bite operation by a British abridged that several Pakistani cricketers, including captain Salman Butt and pacer duo of Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, were complex in spot-fixing in the third Test adjoin England at Lord's.

Majid additionally claimed that afar from spot-fixing, Pakistani cricketers were additionally affianced in acclimation the aftereffect of the game.

Mallya said that there is no abode for bribery in candid and anyone begin accusable should be "dealt with severely".

"Any anatomy of bribery in candid is not aloof unfortunate, it should not happen. It should never be accustomed to happen. If it happens, the players should be acutely punished," said the liquor baron, who additionally own the Force India Formula One team.

"I am not a judge, neither I am an adjudicator. But as the buyer of an IPL aggregation and actuality an ardent candid fan, I feel any anatomy of acclimation should be dealt with severely," Mallya said.