No Indian cricketer or match official held for rape in Harare: BCCI

June 20, 2016 10:24

Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur on Sunday quashed reports of an Indian cricketer being held by the police for allegedly raping a woman in Harare, saying the allegations are completely untrue and neither the player nor the match official is found involved in the incident.

"There is no truth in this allegation. There is no Indian cricketer or any match official involved in the incident. They have nothing to do with the incident. I just want to make it clear that the BCCI employees, the players or the match official have nothing to do with the incident," Thakur told the media.

Meanwhile, Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe, R Masakui, also confirmed that there is no involvement of the Indian cricketer in the Harare incident.

Masakui, however, revealed that two persons have been detained in this regard, adding that the Indian embassy in Harare is following up on this case.

India's cricket tour of Zimbabwe on Sunday was hit by a massive controversy after an official associated with one of the sponsors of the series was arrested for alleged rape even though he pleaded innocence to the charge.

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