Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi questioned the source of big bucks being spent during the Indian Premier League auction and alleged that the tournament is a platform for "money laundering".
Kolkata: Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi questioned the source of big bucks being spent during the Indian Premier League auction and alleged that the tournament is a platform for "money laundering".
The former left-arm spinner could not have timed his attack on the league with millions spent on day one of the IPL-XI auctions in Bengaluru.
"IPL is also responsible for bringing in somebody called Justice Lodha Commission. I have never known anything so cheap going so expensively. People have accused me that I am maligning IPL as I don't get anything out of it. I said see if you can rope me in, you can try.
"Can anyone justify one wicket's price at Rs one crore and Rs 97 lakh for one run. I am not against the money part of it as players deserve to get more money playing for the country than playing for a wretched club.