A run-down on what happened during one of the most dramatic Saturdays in the history of the Indian Premier League
>> BCCI president N Srinivasan arrives in Mumbai to attend to his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan’s case in court.
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>>u00a0Srinivasan tells media persons that he is not quitting as chief and won’t be rail-rolled by the media and his critics.
>>u00a0A little later, Srinivasan tells NDTV: “A few people may want me out but I am too straight, I follow the rules and I do not give in
to pressure.”
>>u00a0In London, former IPL chief Lalit Modi regrets the day he allowed Srinivasan to own a team and admits he created a monster.
>>u00a0Former BCCI president IS Bindra breaks his silence from Chandigarh: “His (Srinivasan) statement in Mumbai is shocking. It shows that he has not learnt anything from this episode. He continues to remain defiant as if nothing has happened. Under the circumstances, I cannot remain silent anymore.”
>>u00a0Gurunath Meiyappan reportedly admits to betting during the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League.
>>u00a0Law Minister Kapil Sibal admits that there are no laws at the moment to fix match fixers.
>>u00a0Sports Minister Jitendra Singh reveals all states have agreed to a law to tackle betting and match-fixing in India.
>>u00a0According to sources, Vindu Dara Singh told Mumbai Police that he bet on matches on the behalf of Meiyappan.
>>u00a0Court ruled that Meiyappan will remain in police custody till May 29.
>>u00a0Reports say Meiyappan lost Rs 1 crore on the Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders game at Eden Gardens which Mumbai won.
>>u00a0Mohammad Ahya alias Yusuf, a Bollywood spot boy gets arrested by Delhi police. He was reportedly in touch with several cricketers apart from the three arrested Rajasthan Royals players.
>>u00a0News emerges that Rahul Dravid hints at Indian Premier League retirement. “I am 41 and 12 months are a long way ahead,” was Dravid’s reply to a media query on whether he will play the next season of the IPL.
>>u00a0Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said BCCI chief N. Srinivasan should quit following the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in the IPL spot fixing scandal.
>>u00a0World Cupper-turned-politician Kirti Azad says, “I don’t know resignation or no resignation. How many resignations you will take? I had raised this issue of accountability and responsibility even last year but people laughed at me. I am happy that I stand vindicated.”
>>u00a0According to reports, key members of Srinivasan’s Tamil Nadu Cricket Association call other BCCI unit chiefs to check whether they would support the BCCI president.
>>u00a0Srinivasan’s India Cements continue to face ridicule after disowning Meiyappan when he was very much part of the team.
>>u00a0Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni doesn’t turn up at the pre-final media conference. Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians captain too stays away from the media.
>>u00a0Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming says his players are distressed ahead of Sunday’s final against Mumbai Indians.
>>u00a0A friend of Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf reveals that Rauf wasn’t happy with the ICC’s decision to pull him out of the Champions Trophy without giving him a chance to clear his name in the spot fixing scandal.
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