The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is currently working on a proposal that is meant for spying on the cricketers. The Anti Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) led by Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala has requested the board to give them the secret audio recorders, hidden cameras, mobile forensic equipment and high-resolution binoculars to keep a check on officials and players as well.
The board, however, wants to put a brake on the practice of match-fixing from Indian cricket as well. Shabir, who was a 1973 batch IPS officer, has been appointed for the post on the recommendations of BCCI secretary Jay Shah. However, the whole proposal didn’t go down well with the board officials and players.
“Yes, it is true that Shabir saab has proposed a great many things. But we are still reviewing the proposal. Some of it has outraged many and some are debatable. So, we will take a call after discussing it with the stakeholders. We also have to take into account the privacy of players and officials,” a BCCI official told InsideSport.
“Absolutely, there is no doubt it still (match-fixing) takes place despite BCCI’s strict measures. But will I be comfortable under surveillance knowingly or unknowingly, I am not sure. I think, in the name of stopping fixing, one cannot infringe anyone’s private space. It has to be respected,” one of the current Karnataka Ranji players said to InsideSport.
Meanwhile, the T20 leagues from state associations have come under the scanner for being the den of the match-fixing cases which quite often we get to see as well. On the other hand, Team India have been preparing for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa as well.
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