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Lalit Modi alleges Rajeev Shukla's secretary involved in blackmail of IPL cricketer and corruption originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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- Lalit Modi linked a blackmail allegation to an aide of Rajeev Shukla on X.
- An IPL cricketer was allegedly pressured to pay commission for a contract.
- The player reportedly refused to pay the money.
Lalit Modi drops a bombshell, alleges blackmail racket tied to Rajeev Shukla's aide
Lalit Modi has taken to X to react to a report published by CricBlogger, claiming his sources had confirmed that the individual at the centre of a blackmail and corruption allegation was the secretary of senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla.
The CricBlogger reported that a young cricketer, who had recently broken into the IPL, was allegedly approached by the secretary of a prominent board representative. The alleged demand was a financial commission in exchange for helping the player secure an IPL contract.
However, the cricketer reportedly declined to pay the amount. The secretary, according to the report, then allegedly began using information about the player's personal life as a tool for pressure.
When that approach also failed to produce results, the individual reportedly joined hands with a journalist to amplify certain aspects of the cricketer's private life on social media.
What makes the allegations particularly concerning is the claim that this is not a one-off situation. CricBlogger suggested that such practices may not be confined to the IPL alone. These may have percolated to domestic cricket as well, where some players are reportedly asked to hand over a portion of their match fees in return for selection consideration.
What did Lalit Modi say about the alleged blackmail?
Modi put out a series of tweets demanding a probe into the allegations.
He wrote: "Just learnt from my many sources - the man is shockingly #rajivshukla secretary - this needs to be seriously looked into. How low can people go."
In a separate tweet, he wrote: "I founded the IPL to give young talent a global stage — not to let powerful officials turn dreams into weapons of control. When allegations of blackmail, extortion and exploitation of young players surface, silence is not neutrality — it is complicity.
"Cricket belongs to the players, the fans and the truth. Not to those who hide behind chairs, titles and political protection. Clean up the game. Protect the boys. Expose the rot. — Founder, IPL
"#CleanUpCricket #ProtectPlayers #CricketNotCorruption This is becoming rampant in the world of cricket. Someone needs to stop this. #rajivshukla his secretary impacting @iplt20."
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The Cricket News Opinion: BCCI cannot look away
Lalit Modi is a polarising figure, and his credibility has its own complicated history. But the underlying allegations here are serious enough to warrant investigation regardless of who raised them.
A cricketer allegedly being blackmailed, having his personal life used as leverage, and facing financial pressure for selection are serious allegations to be swept under the carpet. The BCCI owes the sport a transparent inquiry to get to the bottom of these allegations.
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