BCCI confirm IPL player has reported a corrupt approach: 'We are tracking him'

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi is hosting a number of IPL 2020 matches. Rahul Goyal / Sportzpics for BCCI

Indian cricket officials have confirmed a player has reported a corrupt approach at the IPL.

According to media reports in India, an unnamed player was approached in relation to matches in the T20 competition.

It is understood the contact was not made in person, given the secure bio-bubbles in which the teams are operating in the UAE.

“We are tracking him, it will take some time,” Ajit Singh, the head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s anti-corruption unit, was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India about the alleged corruptor.

As per cricket’s anti-corruption code, players are obliged to report  to their national cricket federation any suspicious engagement made to them.

“Failing to disclose to the ACU [without unnecessary delay] full details of any approaches or invitations received by the participant to engage in corrupt conduct,” constitutes a breach of the code, as per ICC regulations.

As such, the BCCI praised the player for reporting the approach.

The IPL is no stranger to corruption and match-fixing since it started in 2008.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was suspended last year for failing to report corrupt approaches, one of them involving the IPL.

A 2013 scandal caused the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals to be suspended in 2015 for two seasons.