BCCI, ICC start probe into Samuels issue

NEW DELHI: The Cricket Board on Thursday said that it has received the report of the Nagpur Police on West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels' links with a bookie and has forwarded it to the International Cricket Council.

"We have received the report on Thursday and have forwarded it to the ICC for necessary action," BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla said here.

He said the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit representative in India was already in touch with the Nagpur Police to get all the necessary information regarding Samuels' links with Mukesh Kochar, a bookie who has alleged connection with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

"I have also spoken to the ACU representative here on this issue. The BCCI will cooperate in the investigations. Since it is involving a foreign player, it is a very sensitive issue and needs to be handled carefully," he said.

BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah, when contacted, said that it is for the ICC to take action in this matter.

"At the moment no Indian player is involved and we can take action only if an Indian player is involved," he said.

Meanwhile, the ICC also confirmed having received the report from the Nagpur Police and said it has started investigation into the matter.