The Indian Cricket Board today said that it has received the report of
the Nagpur Police on West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels' links with a bookie
and has forwarded it to the International Cricket Council.
"We have received the report today and have forwarded
it to the ICC for necessary action," BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla
said.
He said the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit representative in India
was already in touch with the Nagpur Police to get all the necessary information
regarding Samuels' links with Mukesh Kochar, a bookie who has alleged connection
with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
"I have also spoken to the ACU representative here on
this issue. The BCCI will cooperate in the investigations. Since it is involving
a foreign player, it is a very sensitive issue and needs to be handled carefully,"
he said.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah, when contacted, said that
it is for the ICC to take action in this matter.
Meanwhile, the ICC also confirmed having received the
report from the Nagpur Police and said it has started investigation into the
matter.
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