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In a shocking piece of news for Indian cricket, the star pacer Mohammed Siraj was approached by an unidentified man for seeking inside information about the IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. But immediately in a delightful piece of news, Siraj quickly reported this ‘corrupt approach to the anti-corruption unit (ACU) of the Indian Cricket Board.
Notably, the man approached the Hyderabad-born pacer during the three-match ODI series between India and Australia, just before the commencement of the Indian Premier League 2023.
"It wasn't a bookie who approached Siraj. It is a driver from Hyderabad who is addicted to betting on matches. He had lost huge money, and approached Siraj for inside information,” said a senior Indian Cricket Board source to PTI.
"Siraj reported the approach immediately. The law enforcement authorities have nabbed the man. More details are being awaited,” the source added later.
Subsequently, a section of Indian cricket fans immediately took to Twitter and lauded Mohammed Siraj for immediately reporting a such senior concern to the Indian Cricket Board. Fans came up with some praising remarks and reactions for the RCB pacer.
Here’s how fans reacted:
True Patriot... Well done Siraj Bhai ❣️
— Saurabh Jaiswal (@criccrazy100rbh) April 19, 2023
Bada jaldi report krdiya hai bhai ne
— Ali Gohar (@Alithescorpian) April 19, 2023
Ek #pakistan wala #mohammedamir tha Jo paise ke liye bikh gaya aur ek #India ka #MohammedSiraj hai jiske liye desh sabse aage hai 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
— kam_po81 (@kporwal81) April 19, 2023
Good job
— V Kartik (@VKartik1) April 19, 2023
He too should support in the investigation.
— 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐦 𝐊 🇮🇳 (@ShivamKreal) April 19, 2023
Well done Siraj!
— Aditya Narayan (@adityanarayanh) April 19, 2023
Proud of you 🌷 @mdsirajofficial
— Piyu 👩⚕️ 🇮🇳 Nutrition Jeevi 🍒🍇 (@PiyuNair) April 19, 2023
Very brave decisiin. Thats the spirit of sports and integrity.
— Convicted, Disqualified RaGa (@Kartik83Prasad) April 19, 2023
That's great work @mdsirajofficial 👍🏼👏🏼
— AdiBee (@oddity1912) April 19, 2023
Good work siraj
— vishal diwan (@vishald19293727) April 19, 2023
Well done Siraj, they marked you as vulnerable based on your financial background but you are a man of character as you displayed in Aus tour and now
— Dev B (@awe_flaw_some) April 19, 2023
Now, Mohammed Siraj will be in action with the Royal Challengers Bangalore in their sixth match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League against Punjab Kings. Both teams will play this 27th match of the tournament at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in Mohali on Thursday, the 20th of April.
Here’s a look at the squad of RCB for the Indian Premier League 2023:
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, and Vijaykumar Vyashak.