IPL spot-fixing incidents do not set a good example, says Tendulkar

Mumbai India’s batting great Sachin Tendulkar said today that spot-fixing incidents in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) were not setting a good example for the game.

Tendulkar, however, defended the IPL, saying that one or two problems do not raise a question mark on the credibility of the tournament.

“I would definitely say this [spot-fixing] is not a good example [to set]. But I think there are one or two problems in every organisation and it does not make the entire organisation bad,” the Mumbai Indians star said.

While speaking at ‘Coca Cola-NDTV Support My School’ campaign, Tendulkar asked young cricketers to follow the right examples and absorb the good qualities.

“My advise would be to follow the people who set the right example. Follow the right direction and absorb all the good qualities,” Tendulkar, who will be taking oath on Monday as a Rajya Sabha member in New Delhi, said.