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Ex-Ranji Player Alleges Rs 3 Crore Deal to Leak CSK Playing XIs in Match-Fixing Sting
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News18•22-09-2026, 13:46
Ex-Ranji Player Alleges Rs 3 Crore Deal to Leak CSK Playing XIs in Match-Fixing Sting
- •A sting operation revealed former Ranji player Rachit Bhatia claiming he fixed five IPL 2025 matches by leaking CSK's playing XI for Rs 60 lakh per match, totaling Rs 3 crore.
- •Bhatia stated he obtained CSK's playing XI from an unnamed player on the squad and passed it to bookmakers via Snapchat before official announcements.
- •For IPL 2026, Bhatia offered similar access to CSK's playing XI for Rs 60 lakh per match and spot-fixing for Rs 1 crore, claiming a 90% guarantee.
- •When the CSK plan fell through due to the contact's injury, Bhatia shifted focus to the Delhi Premier League (DPL), offering run-outs and slow batting to fix games.
- •The report mentions that one DPL playing-XI comparison provided by Bhatia before a match matched the official announcement, and CSK was previously banned in 2015 for betting violations by a team official.
Key Questions Answered
An undercover sting operation featuring former Ranji player Rachit Bhatia alleged that five IPL matches during the 2025 season were fixed by leaking Chennai Super Kings playing XIs to bookmakers via Snapchat before the toss. Bhatia claimed he was paid Rs 60 lakh per match through information provided by a member of the CSK squad.
The conduct described in the report, which involves disclosing inside team information for betting purposes, falls under Articles 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code.
Chennai Super Kings was suspended from the IPL for two seasons in 2015 after team official Gurunath Meiyappan was found guilty of betting during the 2013 season by the Justice Lodha Committee.
