CBI will not question Mark Waugh

Onkar Singh

The Central Bureau of Investigation, which conducted a probe into match-fixing allegations in Indian cricket, on Monday categorically denied it is considering questioning batsman Mark Waugh after the Australian team arrives on its 53-day tour of India, in Bombay, on February 15.

"We were only looking into Indian match-fixing allegations. The names of the foreign players had figured during the course of our investigations and this included the name of Mark Waugh. We have handed over the relevant information to Sir Paul Condon, chief of the anti-corruption unit of the International Cricket Council.

The CBI in its report had mentioned that alleged bookmaker Mukesh Gupta had paid $20,000 to Waugh through former Indian allrounder Manoj Prabhakar for providing information on weather and pitch conditions. Waugh has denied denied the allegations.

"Mukesh Gupta had told us that he had paid the money to Waugh through Prabhakar," said an officer.

Last week Waugh told the Australian Cricket Board's anti-corruption unit that he did not know any Gupta, but admitted meeting a bookmaker by the name of John.

Some CBI officers said that even Prabhakar had said that he knew a bookie called John.

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