Further investigation will kick up more dirt:Irani
Banned Indian cricket team physio Ali Irani has said that he fixed muscles and joints and not matches and if the CBI further pursued its investigation, it would be able to nail more people as guilty
08-Dec-2000
Banned Indian cricket team physio Ali Irani has
said that he fixed muscles and joints and not
matches and if the CBI further pursued its
investigation, it would be able to nail more
people as guilty.
"The more the CBI investigates the betting and
match-fixing scandal, the more dirt they will
find," Irani told PTI in Mumbai. He said he was
not happy with Madhavan's report to the BCCI as
the report at the end just said the CBI version
was correct and there was nothing new there.
"If the report is right and if they have a
conscience, then many more will be found guilty
and for that to happen they should continue
investigating," he added.
"Maybe I was blamed because I was nice to
everybody. That my services were sought by the
Board for 10 years only proves that I was good at
my job," Irani said.
"I fixed muscles and joints, not cricket matches
and this ban (five years) does not concern me as I
left the team in 1997 and I am through with
cricket for now," Irani added. "I see nearly 200
patients everyday and I have no time to think
about anything. My patients, including many
sportsmen and stars, have been my strength. I have
no intention of going to the court to challenge
the verdict as I prefer going to 'janata'
(people's) court," he said.
"Let me place the facts before the people and let
them judge my case because now the people are
under the impression that each time a match was
fixed, Dr Ali Irani was the go between which is
not true. I will definitely appeal to the BCCI as
the Board is still the parent body," he added.