Ask Sidhu, says Prabhakar

NEW DELHI, MAY 24.The former cricket all-rounder, Mr. Manoj Prabhakar, today named Mr. Kapil Dev who allegedly tried to bribe him six years ago and said compatriot Mr. N.S. Sidhu ``knows everything''.

Mr. Prabhakar, who named the former India skipper as the one who offered him Rs. 25 lakhs to play poorly in a game against Pakistan in a 1994 Colombo tournament, in an interview to a website ``Tehelka.com'', however, quipped ``ask Mr. Sidhu''. Asked why the former skipper, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar, or Mr. Ravi Shastri had kept quiet, he said ``maybe they are looking for more dues from the Board''.

Mr. Prabhakar refused to say whether he had mentioned the name of Mr. Kapil Dev to the CBI. ``I went today. That's all,'' he said.

- PTI

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