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Wassan says IPL players were approached
Earlier Tuesday, Australian all-rounder Shane Watson and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin told reporters in Sydney that an Indian bookmaker had approached them during last year's England tour
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 September 1, 2010
New Delhi: Indian Premier League (IPL) cricketers had been approached about spot-fixing over the last two-and-a-half years, former India player Atul Wassan said Tuesday.
Wassan said that a couple of IPL players, whom he would not name, confided to him that they had received approaches about spot-fixing which they had turned down.
Earlier Tuesday, Australian all-rounder Shane Watson and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin told reporters in Sydney that an Indian bookmaker had approached them during last year's England tour.
The same bookmaker contacted the Australian pace duo of Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson during the tour, an Australian Associated Press (AAP) report said.
British police and the International Cricket Council (ICC) are investigating a newspaper report alleging that three Pakistan players were bribed to fix incidents during last week's fourth Test against England in London.
Wassan declined to disclose details about the approaches to IPL players.
"I cannot specify but some players were approached and this is common knowledge here over the last two-and-a-half years," he said.
"This is not confined to IPL either and now you have Watson and Haddin also coming out, saying they too have been approached. This gives you an idea how much threat spot-fixing poses to the game."
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