Modi googly could put IPL Governing Council in a spot

Lalit Modi, the suspended chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), is preparing to strike back at the bigwigs of the league's governing council (GC) with his own chargesheet after finalising his reply to the notice served by the Indian cricket board.

Modi's legal team has worked overtime to prepare a lengthy chargesheet against the high-profile GC members, but it is not clear when he will serve it as he is keeping his cards close to his chest on the eve of submitting his reply to the board, sources close to him said.u00a0

Modi has been given time till Saturday to reply to the chargesheet served on him April 26. But he may not personally hand over the reply unless Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief Shashank Manohar or secretary N Srinivasan are present to receive it at Cricket Centre, the board's headquarters at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.

"Modi has incriminating documents to file his own chargesheet against some GC members, but he is yet to decide whether he should incorporate his counter-charges in his reply or file them as a separate annexure.

He also has to decide whether he should submit both the documents on Saturday or only the reply to showcause," a member of his legal team told IANS.

He said Modi will try to prove that a couple of GC members are, in fact, guilty of what they are accusing him of.
"The charges against Modi may not hold water in a court of law whereas his countercharges are of a more serious nature," the legal brain revealed.