IPL Betting Scandal : CSK & RR Fate Hangs in Balance as IPL Mulls Options

IPL Betting Scandal : CSK & RR Fate Hangs in Balance as IPL Mulls Options

Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals' destiny rests with the IPL Governing Council after the two groups were given two-year suspensions by a Supreme Court.
The Indian Premier League Governing Council, headed by Rajeev Shukla, will get into a cluster on Sunday to arrange the following blueprint for the suspended establishments - Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.

A Supreme Court-delegated three-part board under Justice RM Lodha suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday, as discipline for betting exercises of high-positioning authorities Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra amid IPL 2013.
As indicated by the statement, the IPL establishment understanding can be ended if: The Franchisee, any Franchisee Group Company and/or any Owner demonstrations in any capacity which has a material antagonistic impact upon the notoriety or remaining of the League, BCCI IPL, BCCI, the Franchisee, the Team (or some other group in the League) and/or the session of cricket.

Three-Way Options for BCCI :

1) New Bids, New Teams

The Board can maintain the Lodha advisory group decision and keep both - Chennai and Rajasthan - out of the IPL for a long time. To guarantee the IPL remains an eight-group competition, two new groups can be gotten through a tendering procedure. When CSK and RR serve their two-year suspension, they can return and IPL can be a 10-group issue.

2) Ban CSK, RR forever

The Board can take the chance to set an illustration against debasement and make the amazing stride of ending the two establishments being referred to, utilizing the proviso 11.3 (c) of BCCI-IPL establishment assention.

3) BCCI Takes Control of CSK, RR

The Board likewise has the choice of suspending the administration of both the establishments and taking control of the groups by relegating dependable authorities for the occupation for the length of time of the suspension. A few reports recommended that any semblance of Sunil Gavaskar and Rahul Dravid could be drawn closer for it.

Choices for CSK and RR Players :

The Chennai Super Kings mentor Stephen Fleming has stood up after the Lodha decision, saying the players won't be hampered as their agreement are on a year-to-year premise.

"It is my comprehension, if Chennai needed to keep them (the players), they would have the decision of being held or doing a reversal in the bartering. You would envision if the establishment wasn't playing for a long time the players would select to do a reversal into the closeout. The players will be fine. They will be all around cared for," Fleming said.