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Bindra complains of threatening call

Inderjit Singh Bindra, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, today said his recent revelations about match-fixing have put the lives of him and his family members in danger.

Bindra had said on Thursday, April 20, that International Cricket Committee president Jagmohan Dalmiya was in the grip of the mafia and that every match in international cricket "is fixed in one form or the other".

"It was just before the start of that Delhi press conference that I and my wife received separate threats aimed at my young children. I was stunned to know from the caller what exactly my children were doing at that moment. The voice did not sound familiar. I have informed the police about it," Bindra told another press conference in Delhi.

Alleging that the call was made from abroad, Bindra said he would continue to speak the truth despite the threats.

Bindra, who is now president of the Punjab Cricket Association, lambasted Dalmiya, saying the BCCI and the ICC had ignored the PCA during his tenure.

He challenged Dalmiya to a public debate on any media platform to discuss "several irregularities and unfortunate developments in the world of cricket".

Bindra said he would continue to raise his voice against certain elements responsible for bringing a bad name to the game.

He said it was unfortunate that 85 to 90 per cent of the money invested in international cricket goes into the pockets of middlemen.

But he expressed confidence that people would continue to relish cricket despite the match-fixing controversy.

UNI