MDI

Vision
MDI is a school for:

Thought Leaders and Change Masters

Academic Excellence and Continuous Innovation

Mission
Our Mission is to create, both at individual and organizational levels, cutting edge
management capability through:

Value-based Education

Best Global Practices

Action- centric Research

Value- adding Consulting

About MDI
MDI is a front runner B-School of India. The PG Programmes in Management offered by MDI are
recognized and accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi. Its
PGPM has been awarded A Grade by the 'National Board of Accreditation' of All India Council for
Technical Education. Various surveys have consistently ranked MDI amongst the top five B-Schools
of the country. MDI has the distinction of being the first internationally accredited Indian B-School. It
was
accredited
by
South
Asian
Quality
Standards
(SAQS)
in
2005 and by Association of MBAs (AMBA) in 2006.
The Board Members of MDI include eminent personalities from both industry as well as academia.
The board meets every quarter. MDI follows an organizational chart that has four layers. MDI is
headed by its Director, followed by 5 Deans Dean (Graduate Programmes), Dean (Executive
Graduate Programmes), Dean (Research), Dean (Continuing Education and Consultancy) and Dean
(Placement & Corporate Affairs). This is followed by Chairpersons of institutional activities,
management areas and academic areas. General administration is headed by the Registrar and
Secretary. All academic activities are faculty driven. The faculty decides on the curriculum content,
delivery, duration and management of each programme.
MDI is first Indian B-School accredited by AMBA :International accreditation by the coveted
Association of MBAs (AMBA) London was awarded to MDI in 2006. The milestone established the
international quality standards of the Institute.
MDI is among the selected few B-School accredited by SAQS: MDI has the distinction of being
few B-schools accredited by South Asian Quality Standards (SAQS) in 2005
About 70 nationally and internationally acclaimed full-time faculty: MDI has one of the largest
communities of full-time faculty that bring the right mix of research and industry experience to
education and consultancy offered by the Institute, is an unequivocal asset of MDI. Various industry
leaders and practitioners who participate in various roles and capacities further enrich the offerings
at MDI.

Largest School For Continuing Education in Management: MDI is the largest training institute in
the country with more than 68000+ manager beneficiaries,. MDI takes pride in the growing number
of strategic level programmes it conducts. These are uniquely designed to bring a global perspective
through international interactions.
Ranked consistently among the top B-Schools of India: In the various B-School surveys, the
PGPM programme of MDI figures in the top 5 league. MDI is a front runner B-School of India. The
PG Programmes in Management offered by MDI are recognized and accredited by the All India
Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi. Its PGPM has been awarded A Grade by the
'National Board of Accreditation' of All India Council for Technical Education. Various surveys have
consistently ranked MDI amongst the top five B-Schools of the country.
100% Placements: Despite the economic recession and difficult recruitment season, MDI
maintained its tradition of 100% placement this year as well. Prestigious companies from various
sectors offered job profiles spanning across various functional areas.
One out of every five PGP students spends atleast a term abroad: Well organized exchange
programmes ensure that regular PGP students get an opportunity to spend a term abroad. An equal
number of international students from as many as 45 B-Schools spend a term in MDI. This makes
the experience at MDI truly international.
Continuous mentoring by industry professionals: MDI has evolved a mentoring mechanism for
its students wherein students have mentors in the industry to guide them draw their career plans.
40 Acres of Lush Green Campus: MDI is located in a picturesque, serene campus 12 kilometers
from the international Airport at Delhi. It provides just the right environment to step away from the
mundane world to quietly imbibe, peacefully introspect, and ultimately learn.
Strategically Located in the Corporate Hub of India: With Gurgaon emerging as the choice
destination of the corporate world, MDI provides the added advantage to its community and the
corporate world.
Post-Graduate Programme In International Management: In July 2006, MDI in partnership with
ESCP-EAP France (now the ESCP-Europe) successfully launched PGP-IM, a truly international
programme conducted partly in India and partly in Europe. The programme provides a
comprehensive international experience to budding global managers.
Largest International Exchange Programme in India: MDI has partnerships with leading BSchools across the world. The institute is partnering with only the top 5 business schools of any
country with a stipulation that the partnering B-School has an extensive international agenda for its
activities.
School of Energy Management: A 15-month Executive PG Programme in Energy Management
with specialization in Power Distribution was launched at MDI in 2005. It builds a cadre of young
managers who would take reforms to newer heights.

School of Public Policy and Governance: A unique PG programme in PPM designed to create a
think tank for India was launched in September 2006 for the senior Government officials. The
programme equips these architects of the country with grounded management concepts and latest
strategic tools for policy formulation and implementation.

Director Message
Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon is one of the top management schools in the
country. As an institute of excellence we aim to provide high-quality management education, actioncentric research and value-added consulting.
MDI has the distinction of being the first internationally accredited Indian B-School. We have
constantly endeavored to grow and develop our network around the globe. As a result, the Institute
has collaborative partnerships with leading management schools in several regions of the world. The
international relations at MDI encompass a gamut of interest which includes joint research, executive
education, faculty and student exchange and other collaborative initiatives.
Our vision is to create future leaders who manage and create powerful organizations in the emerging
corporate landscape. The curricula of all over long term programmes are industry oriented based on
best global practices. Academic rigour is reflected in the course design and delivery of these
programmes. Various pedagogic tools help our students develop not only a holistic business
perspective but an ability to seize opportunities in a competitive business environment. At the same
time they remain committed towards the betterment of the society.
Our management development programmes are exclusively industry focused so as to equip the
executives with latest management techniques in the ever-dynamic context of domestic and
international business environment.
We have nationally and internationally acclaimed faculty members who bring forth right mix of
industry-academic experience. They are actively involved in their pursuit of creating and
disseminating knowledge through teaching, research and training. In their endeavour to develop
innovative business strategies they offer consulting services in inter-disciplinary areas to leading
organizations.
Thus at MDI, we are committed towards creating a vibrant community of value creators for our
country.

Milestone at MDI
1973 MDI set-up Training, Consulting & Research activities commence.
1977 Development Banking Centre (DBC), started first sectoral project funded by Developmental
Financial Institutions.
1984 DBC project completed.
1988 National Management Programme a full-time, residential programme sponsored by
Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of HRD, GOI launched.

1994 Full-time Residential Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) launched.

1996 Training activities move up to include policy level programmes; Advanced Management
Programme (AMP) started.
1999 Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) launched.
1999 Post Graduate Programme in Management (Part-Time) launched.
2004Post-Graduate Programme in HRM (PGP-HR) launched.
2004Executive Fellow Programme in Management (EFPM) launched.
2005Post Graduate Programme in Energy Management established in association with the Ministry
of Power and USAID.
2005 MoU for School of Public Policy and Governance signed with Ministry of Personnel and
Training, GOI.
2005 MDI awarded the South Asian Quality Assurance System (SAQS) accreditation.
2006 AMBA (Association of MBAs) UK accredited MDI's full-time Post Graduate Programmes. MDI
became the first and only B-School in India to be internationally accredited.
2006 PPost Graduate Programme in International Management launched in collaboration with
European School of Management (ESCP-Europe), France.
2006 Post-Graduate Programme in Public Policy & Management launched.
2007 MDI increased intake in Post Graduate Programmes in Management.
2010 MoU for School of Public Policy and Governance signed again with Ministry of Personnel and
Training, GOI.
2010 MDI signs MoU with Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
2010 MDI signs MoU with Schneider Electric India (SEI), Maruti Suzuki India Limited & Indian Oil
Corporation Limited for multiple activities.
2011 Three of the Programmes of MDI: PGPM, NMP and PGPM (Part-Time) re-accredited by
AMBA, UK
2011 Three other Programmes: PGP-HRM, PGP-IM and PGP-Energy Management also received
accreditation by AMBA,UK

2011 MDI enters into collaboration with four new Educational Institutions: Smeal College of Business
(USA), Louvain School of Management (Belgium), New Castle University (UK), Munich Business
School (Germany)
2012 MDI signs MoU with Richard Ivey School of Business, Canada
2013 MoU signed with Hungarian Logistics Association, Hungary
MoU signed with University of Szeged, Hungary
International Summer University launched
2014 Global Conference on Recovering Markets (series of conferences) organized
during March 2014
MoU signed with:
Nagoya University of Commerce & Business, Japan
University of Maribor, Slovenia
Nepal Administrative Staff College
Kathmandu University School of Management, Nepal
Royal Institute of Management, Bhutan
Groupe ISCAE, Morocco
Cyprus International Institute of Management, Greece
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Portugal

Accreditations
NBA (National Board of Accreditation)

The Executive Committee of the National Board of Accreditation has awarded accreditation status to
the following programme(s) of Management Development Institute, Gurgaon.
Sl.No

Name of the
Programme(s)

Accreditation
Status

Period of
Validity w.e.f.
18.09.2013

Remarks

1)

PGDM

Accredited

3 Years

2)

PGDM (HRM)

Accredited

3 Years

3)

PGDM (International
Management)

Accredited

3 Years

Accreditation status granted is valid for

the period indicated in Column No.4 or
till the programme(s) has the approval
of the competent authority whichever is
earlier

4)

PGDM (Part Time

PGDM)

Accredited

3 Years

5)

PGDM(National
Management
Programme)

Accredited

3 Years

SAQS (South Asian Quality Assurance)

AMDISA has awarded SAQS Re-Accreditation to Management Development Institute, Gurgaon for a
period of Five Years from 7th September 2013.
SAQS Accredited is a quality label which assures that Management Development Institute has in
place continuous quality improvement system benchmarked with leading global schools in the world.
AMDISA SAQS RE-ACCREDITATION AWARD will be formally given to Management Development
Institute in a public ceremony.

AMBA (Association of MBAs)

MDI is first Indian B-School accredited by AMBA . International accreditation by the coveted
Association
of
MBAs
(AMBA)
London
was
awarded
to
MDI
in
2006.
AMBA Accreditation and Re-Accreditation has been awarded for the following programme(s):
Sl. No

Name of the Programme(s)

1)

Re-accreditation (MBA)
National Management Programme (NMP) Executive Management Programme (EMP)

2)

Re-accreditation (MBM)
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGDM)

3)

Accreditation (MBA)
Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management: Energy Management (EPGDBM)

4)

Accreditation (MBM)
Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management (PGP-HRM) Post Graduate Programme in
International Management (PGP-IM)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), headquartered at Mumbai, India is the national
governing body for all cricket in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI
replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies
Registration Act. It often uses government-owned stadiums across the country at a nominal annual
rent.[citation needed] It is a "private club consortium". To become a member of a state-level association, one
needs to be introduced by another member and also pay an annual fee. The state-level clubs select
their representatives (secretaries) who in turn select the BCCI officials.
As a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it has the authority to select players, umpires
and officials to participate in international events and exercises total control over them. Without its

recognition, no competitive cricket involving BCCI-contracted Indian players can be hosted within or
outside the country.

Logo[edit]
The BCCI logo is derived from the emblem of the Order of the Star of India, the Indian national
emblem during the colonial period.

History[edit]
In 1912, an all-India cricket team visited England for the first time, sponsored and captained by
the Maharaja of Patiala, and featured the best cricketers of the time from India. In 1926, two
representatives of the Calcutta Cricket Club traveled to London to attend a couple of meetings of
the Imperial Cricket Conference, the predecessor to the current International Cricket Council.
Although technically not an official representative of Indian cricket, it was allowed to attend by Lord
Harris, chairman of the conference. The outcome of the meeting was the MCC's decision to send a
team to India, led by Arthur Gilligan, who had captained England in The Ashes. The Hindus, as well
as the all-India team, performed impressively during this tour.
In a meeting with the Maharaja of Patiala and others, Gilligan praised Indian cricket and promised to
press for its inclusion in the ICC if all the promoters of the game in the land came together to
establish a single controlling body. An assurance was given and a meeting held in Delhi on 21
November 1927, attended by delegates from Sindh, Punjab,Patiala, Delhi, United
Provinces, Rajputana, Alwar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Baroda, Kathiawar and Central India. A consensus
was reached to create a board for control of cricket in India. Another meeting, on 10 December
1927, brought a unanimous decision to form a "provisional" board of control to represent cricket in
India.
In December 1928, the BCCI was formed despite having only six associations affiliated to it as
against the earlier-decided eight. R. E. Grant Govan was made its first president and Anthony De
Mello its first secretary.[1]

Membership[edit]
Main article: List of members of the Board of Control For Cricket in India
The BCCI has 27 state association members and 3 non-playing members across five zones (viz.
North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone) in India. [2]

Board Members[edit]

President: Jagmohan Dalmiya

Secretary: Anurag Thakur

Treasurer: Anirudh Chaudhary

Joint-secretary: Amitabh Chaudhary

Vice-presidents

Central: CK Khanna

West: TC Mathew

North: ML Nehru

South: G Gangaraju

East: Gautam Roy

Domestic cricket[edit]
The BCCI organises the following domestic cricket competitions in this order :

BCCI Corporate Trophy

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Irani Cup

NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

Ranji Trophy

Duleep Trophy

Vijay Hazare Trophy

Deodhar Trophy

Indian Premier League (IPL)

Vizzy Trophy

Controversies[edit]

Office bearers[edit]
Main article: List of Board of Control for Cricket in India presidents
The BCCI is India's richest sporting body and the richest cricket board in the world. [3] The BCCI's
constitution provides for annual elections at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for all posts, with a
bar on re-election of an incumbent president beyond two consecutive years, "provided that the
General Body may in its discretion re-elect the same person as president for the third consecutive
year". The incumbent President of the BCCI is Mr. Dalmiya as temporary President replacing Mr. N.
Srinivasan,[4] who owns the IPL teamChennai Super Kings until the commission appointed to conduct
an inquiry into the betting and spot-fixing charges in IPL 2013 completes its task. During this period
Jagmohan Dalmiya, a former BCCI president and current head of the Cricket Association of Bengal,
will run the daily affairs of the board.[5] In 2005, the Supreme Court of India, by mutual consent of the
parties, directed election of the Office Bearers under the supervision of former Election
Commissioner, which was held on 29 November 2005. Shivlal Yadav is presently interim President
of BCCI.
In December 2005, the board released "The Cricket Board in the 21st Century, A Vision Paper",
which set out ambitions and responsibilities for both the immediate and the long-term future of
cricket in India. "Frankly," it said, "the question being asked is, as the richest body in world cricket,
has it fulfilled its obligations towards the players and paying public? For that we all need to introspect
and touch our hearts before saying 'yes, we have'."[6] Almost three years later, Ajay S Shankar
of Cricinfo compared the paper with subsequent fact and decided that the Board had failed in most
respects to fulfill its stated obligations.[7]
"The buzzword," the paper had adjudged, "should be transparency. There can't be a better start to
the new-look board than resolve that everything we do from here on will be transparent and in the
game's and public interest, be it election or allotting television rights or the team
selection."[6] According to Shankar, however,
Except for a few influential BCCI officials and television executives, nobody knows what transpired
during the hectic negotiations that led to Nimbus purchasing the home television rights in 2006,
and Sony walking away with the rights to telecast the IPL. The selectors were gagged early last year,
which put paid to what little "transparency" there was in team selection. And the less said about the

recent elections the better: a day after the new office-bearers announced the country's first paid
selection panel, one of the five new selectors had yet to be officially informed about his appointment.
[7]

Conflict with ICC[edit]

In recent times, the BCCI has been at odds with the ICC on Future Tours Program. It has formed
unilateral arrangements to allow more series between India and Australia andEngland.
In 2009, ICC and BCCI were in disagreement over the WADA, "Whereabouts clause".[8]
The BCCI has been known to use its power to influence certain ICC decisions. These included
scheduling, player suspension and ICC appointments. As India is a large market in terms of
international cricket revenue, the BCCI's opinions carry weight within the ICC's decision making
process. The ECB, Cricket Australia and the BCCI are regarded as cricket's "Big Three" economic
players. After the controversial 2007/08 Sydney test between Australia and India, the BCCI
suggested to the ICC to withdraw umpire Steve Bucknor for the rest of the tour, replacing him with
favorable New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden. Additionally, an immediate three-match ban imposed
on Harbhajan Singh for racial abuse was suspended and later lifted after the charges were proven to
be false in an ICC disciplinary hearing. The hearing was initiated only after the BCCI threatened to
withdraw the Indian team from the tour unless the ban was lifted. The BCCI was accused by other
cricketing nations of unfairly utilizing its power to pressure the ICC into making concessions for
them, whilst the ICC in turn was accused of being 'spine-less'. [9]
BCCI is currently in a cold war situation with ICC over the use of Umpire Decision Review System
(UDRS). It is totally against the use of UDRS in ICC events.[10]

Status as a charitable organization[edit]

BCCI had avoided taxes on its income, claiming exemption as a charitable organization. [11] Although
the Income Tax Department withdrew this exemption in 2007-08, BCCI only paid tax amounting to
419 million (US$6.6 million) against its tax liability of 4.13 billion (US$65 million) in the 2009-10
financial year[12]

Finances[edit]
BCCI does not depend on the Government for its finances.[13] It is not required for BCCI to make its
balance sheets public.[citation needed] The global media rights for international cricket to be held in India
were awarded to Rupert Murdoch-led production house Star Group for Rs 3,851 crore for six years.
[14]

Official kit sponsorship rights for 5 years from 2010 to 2013 inclusive were awarded to Nike for

US$43 Million.[15] While Air Sahara became the official Indian cricket team sponsor for a period of four
years at a cost of US$70 Million.[16] The media rights for 25 neutral venue one-day matches to be
played over the next 5 years were awarded to Zee Telefilms for US$219.15 million.[17] Business
Standard[18] reports that it will get another Rs 20 billion ($450 million) from the sale of other rights,
including hotel, travel and ground sponsorship. Mr Lalit Modi was partly responsible for the
transformation of the finances of BCCI when he took over as the Vice President in Dec 2005 under
the stewardship of Mr Sharad Pawar.[citation needed] The BCCI has recently established an inter-city cricket
league, the Indian Premier League in limited-overs and Twenty20 format. It is structured along the
lines of other professional leagues such as the English Premier League, except without the
relegations and promotions system as there are only eight official teams as of now. The league has
recruited several prominent overseas cricketers and will have separate TV, internet, mobile,
merchandising, sponsorship and ground signage rights. The IPL founder and Creator Lalit
Modi predicted that it would become the single largest revenue earning avenue for BCCI after its
establishment.[19] On 12 September 2006 BCCI announced that it will spend $347 Million (Rs. 16
Billion) over the subsequent one year to upgrade the cricket stadiums around the country.[20][21]

IPL controversies
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has found itself in the middle of many conflicts with
various cricket boards around the world as a result of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The main
point of contention was that signed players should always be available to their country for
international tours, even if it overlaps with the IPL season. To address this, the BCCI officially
requested that the International Cricket Council (ICC) to institute a time period in the International
Future Tours Program, solely for the IPL season. This request was not granted at a subsequent
meeting held by the ICC.[1]

Conflicts with the England and Wales Cricket Board [edit]

Because the inaugural IPL season coincided with the County Championship season as well as New
Zealand's tour of England, the ECB and county cricket clubs raised their concerns to the BCCI over
players. The ECB made it abundantly clear that they would not sign No Objection Certificates for
playersa prerequisite for playing in the IPL. Chairmen of the county clubs also made it clear that
players contracted to them were required to fulfill their commitment to their county. As a result of
this, Dimitri Mascarenhaswas the only English player to have signed with the IPL for the 2008
season.[2]
A result of the ECB's concerns about players joining the IPL, was a proposed radical response of
creating their own Twenty20 tournament that would be similar in structure to the IPL. The league
titled the Twenty20 English Premier League would feature 21 teams in three groups of seven and
would occur towards the end of the summer season. [3]The ECB enlisted the aid

of Texas billionaire Allen Stanford to launch the proposed league.[4] Stanford was the brains behind
the successful Stanford 20/20, a tournament that has run twice in the West Indies. On 17 February
2009, when news of the fraud investigation against Stanford became public, the ECB
and WICB withdrew from talks with Stanford on sponsorship.[5][6] On 20 February the ECB announced
it has severed its ties with Stanford and cancelled all contracts with him. [7]

Controversy about tax exemption[edit]

A controversy was triggered when the Centre gave away potential revenue of

45 crore by granting

exemption to International Cricket Council (ICC) on the revenue generated from the recently
concluded World Cup Cricket Tournament.[8][9] In connection the PIL filed by Shiv Sena leader
Subhash Desai seeking a direction to the Maharashtra government and the Income Tax Department
to recover entertainment tax from IPL. He also asked the petitioner to make Sharad Pawar a party if
he wanted to make allegations against him as he headed the apex cricketing body two years ago. [10]
In August 2011, the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday that the Income Tax
Department is probing allegations of financial irregularities and "criminal activities" against some of
the franchisees in the Indian Premier League (IPL)[11]
In June 2011, the Chennai High Court said it "could not appreciate" the tax exemption to the Indian
Premier League and sought a response from Tamil Nadu government on the issue. The PIL filed by
Vasan, alias Sakthi Vasan, had contended that the matches conducted by the IPL "are for the
entertainment of the public.He submitted that the tickets for the IPL matches were being sold at
exorbitant rates and the higher range of tickets are purchased by the rich and the affluent. The
petitioner said the Income Tax Department was the authority for regulating the tariff for
entertainment, which he said would include the IPL matches, but the department failed to regulate
the (IPL) tariff.[12]

Media restrictions[edit]
Initially the IPL enforced strict guidelines to media covering matches, consistent with their desire to
use the same model sports leagues in North America use in regards to media coverage. Notable
guidelines imposed included the restriction to use images taken during the event unless purchased
from cricket.com, owned by Live Current Media Inc (who won the rights to such images) and the
prohibition of live coverage from the cricket grounds. Media agencies also had to agree to upload all
images taken at IPL matches to the official website. This was deemed unacceptable by print media
around the world. Upon the threat of boycott, the IPL eased up on several of the restrictions. [13] On 15
April 2008 a revised set of guidelines offering major concessions to the print media and agencies
was issued by the IPL and accepted by the Indian Newspaper Society.[14]

Conflict with Cricket Club of India[edit]

As per IPL rules, the winner of the previous competition decides the venue for the finals. [15] In 2009,
the reigning Champions, Deccan Chargers chose the Brabourne Stadium inMumbai.[15] However, a
dispute regarding use of the pavilion meant that no IPL matches could be held there. The members
of the Cricket Club of India that owns the stadium have the sole right to the pavilion on match days,
whereas the IPL required the pavilion for its sponsors.[16] The members were offered free seats in the
stands, however the club rejected the offer, stating that members could not be moved out of the
pavilion.[15][17][18]

Suspension of Lalit Modi[edit]

On 25 April 2010, the BCCI suspended Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, for "alleged acts of individual
misdemeanours". The suspension notice was served on him by Rajeev Shukla, BCCI vice-president,
and N Srinivasan, the board secretary, sending an e-mail to the same effect. It followed a day of
negotiations with interlocutors attempting to persuade Modi to resign but pre-empted a potential
flashpoint at a scheduled IPL governing council meeting, which Modi had said he would attend. Modi
was officially barred from participating in the affairs of the Board, the IPL and any other committee of
the BCCI.[19]

Chirayu Amin named IPL interim chairman[edit]

Chirayu Amin, an industrialist and head of the Baroda Cricket Association, was named interim
chairman of the IPL by the BCCI, following Lalit Modi's suspension.[20] According to BCCI, many
important documents were missing from the IPL and BCCI offices. "Many of the records are missing.
The IT is asking for documents. We don't have them. We have asked BCCI CAO Prof Ratnakar
Shetty to look into the missing records and papers," said BCCI president Shashank Manohar.[21]

2012 spot fixing case[edit]

Main article: 2012 Indian Premier League spot fixing case
On 14 May 2012, an Indian news channel India TV aired a sting operation which accused 5 players
involved in spot fixing. Reacting to the news, Indian Premier League presidentRajiv
Shukla immediately suspended the 5 uncapped players. The five players were, TP
Sudhindra (Deccan Chargers), Mohnish Mishra (Pune Warriors), Amit Yadav, Shalabh
Srivastava (Kings XI Punjab) and Abhinav Bali, Delhi cricketer .[22] However, the report went on to
claim that none of the famous cricketers were found guilty. On the reliability of the report, Rajat
Sharma, the editor-in-chief of news channel India TV quoted that the channel had no doubts about
the authenticity of the sting operation and prepared to go to court.[23]

Mohnish Mishra who was part of Pune Warriors India team for the season, admitted to have said that
franchises pay black money, in a sting operation. Mishra was caught on tape saying that franchisees
paid them black money and that he had received 15 million (US$240,000) from the later, among
which 12 million (US$190,000) was black money.[24] He was also suspended from his team.[25]

2013 spot-fixing and betting case[edit]

Main article: 2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case
On 16 May 2013, 3 players of Rajasthan Royals were arrested by Delhi Police on charges of spot
fixing. The three players were Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan & Ajit Chandila .[26] All three Players were
suspended by BCCI until the inquiry in case is completed by the police. [27] Fresh details emerged
later.[28]
On 24 May 2013, Gurunath Meiyappan, a top official of the Chennai Super Kings franchise and sonin-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan was arrested in Mumbai by Mumbai Crime Branch in
connection with illegal betting. [29][30]
On 25 March 2014 Supreme Court of India told N. Srinivasan to step down from his position on his
own as BCCI president in order to ensure a fair investigation, else it would pass verdict asking him to
step down.[31]

Pune Warriors withdrawal[edit]

On 21 May 2013, the IPL franchise Pune Warriors India (PWI) announced its withdrawal from IPL.
PWI had failed to pay the full franchise fee for the 2013 year. With the BCCI en-cashing the bank
guarantee, the Sahara group, which owns the franchise, decided to pull out of the league, which was
at the time rocked by the spot-fixing scandal.[32]