Commission Hearings
BCCI wanted the commission to examine the following charges:
- Was there any truth in the allegations by Manoj Prabhakar true?
- Was any Indian cricketer, official, journalist or any other person involved in betting and match fixing?
- Did Ajit Wadekar tap the telephones of Indian cricketers?
- Was there any truth in the bribery and match-fixing reports?
Justice Chandrachud started his inquiry on 7 July 1997. Manoj Prabhakar, Kapil Dev and Outlook magazine correspondent Krishna Prasad deposed to the judge on the first day. Manoj Prabhakar did not reveal names or provide evidence of his charges (Match Fixing and Phone Tapping allegation on then Cricket Manager Ajit Wadekar).
Other people who appeared in front of the commission:
- 22 July 1997: Ajit Wadekar, Ashok Mankad, Dilip Vengsarkar and Sanjay Manjrekar
- 5 September 1997: Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sunil Gavaskar, Nayan Mongia and D.V.Subba Rao (Manager - West Indies Tour)
- Ajay Jadeja, Chandu Borde, Sandeep Patil, Sunil Dev (Manager - India Tour of South Africa), Makarand Waigankar (Journalist) and Dr. Ali Irani (Physiotherapist)
- Aniruddha Bahal (Principal Correspondent, Outlook), Lokendra Pratap Sahi (Sports Editor, The Telegraph), Bipin Dani (freelance journalist), SK Sham (Press Correspondent, Reuters), Pradeep Vijaykar (Assistant Editor, The Times of India), Pradeep Magazine (Sports Editor, Pioneer), H Natarajan (Sports Editor, The Indian Express) and R. Mohan (The Hindu) gave written statements to the commission
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