Bindra receives questionaire

NEW DELHI, MAY 16. Former cricket board chief I.S. Bindra on Tuesday said the CBI had given him a questionaire based on his 360-page report and he would be replying soon.

``They gave me a questionaire and I will be sending reply soon,'' Bindra told PTI here, a day after he submitted his report to the investigating agency.

He said he would be extending all possible help to the agency in order to end the match-fixing scandal in the game. However, there was no official word from CBI over this.

He also claimed that he had voiced his concern over ``masala matches'' being played in off-shore countries in 1997 and had demanded cancellation of all further commitments to these countries.

``Let the BCCI reveal the minutes of the meeting held in 1997 when I, after visiting Toronto, voiced my concern and demanded cancellation of all Indian commitments in places like Toronto (Canada), Sharjah (UAE), Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Singapore,'' Bindra told PTI, a day after submitting his report to to the CBI.

He said his report submitted to the agency, generally dealt with the incidence of ``special favour given to TV companies while selling coverage rights, mushrooming growth of masala (exhibition) and thaila (money raising) matches in these off- shore countries, which have been the cause of rot-setting in cricket''.

Bindra alleged that cricketers are never serious about the game while playing in these countries. He expressed the hope that the CBI would be able to get more information about the match-fixing scandal.

Referring to the Kapil Dev controversy, Bindra said he had only revealed what Manoj Prabhakar had conveyed to him.

``I have nothing against Kapil and I am not aware of the relationship shared between Prabhakar and Kapil... And moreover Home Minister L.K. Advani had also said the same thing in Nagpur... Why hold me guilty,'' Bindra asked.

- PTI

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