Breaking his silence, former Indian cricketer Robin Singh
on Friday lambasted the Maharashtra Police for dragging his name into
the Marlon Samuels controversy, saying it was a "unfair" to
make such allegations without any basis.
The former all rounder said such a statement had tarnished his image and blamed
the police for being "irresponsible".
"I had absolutely no clue. I have known West Indian guys... But it is
a pity that things came out like this," Singh told a private news channel
today.
"It is very ridiculous that it came out like this. Police should have
been responsible and even media should have been careful and crossed checked
the allegation," he added.
Maharashtra Director General of Police P S Pasricha
had triggered off wild speculation when he disclosed that the name of one 'Robin
Singh' had cropped up during the conversation between Samuels and alleged bookie
Mukesh Kochar.
Singh said that even when the match fixing scandal had broken out in 2000 his
name had never figured and it was therefore surprising that he should be dragged
into the matter.
"We are cricketers. We play cricket. When we play for
India we are responsible for it. Such allegations tarnish the image of
a person and are difficult to fight," he said.
Samuels finds himself at the centre of a potential match-fixing
scandal after the Nagpur Police brought to light a taped conversation between
him and Kochar in which the West Indian all rounder leaked information
about batting and bowling orders of the team on the eve of their match against
India at Nagpur on January 21.
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