Indian Premier League is free from corruption: Rajeev Shukla

Rajeev Shukla is the President of the Premier League in India.

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Bangalore: Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla told AFP that the fair was this year rich in cash of corruption by a multi-free - pillars - combat approach fix.

In an interview shortly before the final on Sunday, said Shukla organizers unit Anti-corruption International Cricket Council (ICC), the local police and the experience of a former police officer committed.

The IPL is the most popular domestic league in the world, but in 2008 cases of corruption and match-fixing was often plagued with the focus of controversy since its inception.

A point-fixing scandal in 2013 resulted in two teams - MUNDI and Rajasthan Royals - be suspended last year for two seasons.

Shukla said an aggressive approach attacking attitude, any signs of corruption had served in the ninth edition of the IPL, which contain at 11 locations in 57 days 60 games.

"They have taken all necessary measures to combat corruption, and we have the precautions," Shukla told AFP in Bangalore, before the victory of eight races over Sunrisers Hyderabad Royal Challengers Bangalore.

"We have committed anti-corruption unit of the International Cricket Council. We count conducted by Mr. Neeraj Kumar on the experience of the unity of the anti-corruption of our Board of Directors.

"We also talked about the Mumbai police and said that when we need help, they should be prepared," Shukla said.

In recent years, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which runs the IPL, the anti-corruption unit of the ICC has not always known.

Kumar is a former chief of police in Delhi and Director of the former wife of the main research agency of India, the Central Bureau of Investigation.

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Sreesanth, Rajasthan Royals bowler hat, was banned attachment point and Paris for life with Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila partners for their involvement in the scandal.

They were in 2013, with dozens of bookmakers arrested investigate allegations that players of bookmaker worse for cash.

The criminal charges were dropped, but the players were banned because they violate the code of conduct BCCI. Rajasthan Royals were suspended while Chennai Super Kings were temporarily banned by the misconduct of officials.

When in 2016 he ended today @IPL evening, thanks to all involved to make to the media and millions of cricket lovers a great success.

- Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) May 29, 2016

Shukla threatened to destroy his position as Chairman during the IPL spot fixing controversy surrounding the Twenty20 league, but was renewed in the year, 2015.

In his interview with AFP, IPL chief plays down also speculation that the league could be taken from India.

Then BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur and elevated to chairman powerful body, reportedly said in April that move was abroad under consideration.

But, Shukla said that the talk of changes abroad was in response to a decision of the Bombay High Court which saw 13 games from Maharashtra move because of the drought.

"The talks IPL outside India was moving to a reaction to the change in the position reflected in the last minute," Shukla said.

"Everyone felt so bad that suddenly were without sufficient reason, invited to spend the parties, obviously people have in frustration, said," he added.

The IPL was played twice outside India, in the years of the general elections in 2009 in South Africa, then in 2014, when the opening matches in the UAE instead.