Onus on cricketers to stay away from corruption: Virender Sehwag

Kings XI Punjab mentor and former India cricketer, Virender Sehwag has said corruption in the game could not be stopped unless players themselves are responsible about who they meet.

On Thursday, the police arrested three people in Kanpur suspected of illegal betting on cricket matches, a day after the city hosted its first Indian Premier League (IPL) game of the season.

On Friday, India Today sources learnt that one of the three people arrested, Nayan Shah, was the kingpin and he allegedly tampered with the Kanpur pitch at Green Park which hosted the Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils match on Wednesday.

The same venue is also scheduled to another match between defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Lions on May 13.

Shah was on the same floor in the hotel as the Gujarat Lions players. The police is now probing links to the Gujarat players.

Sehwag said no level of security would be able to stop such wrongdoings if a player really wants to do it.