Soon after three Pakistani cricketers were convicted and jailed for spot-fixing in Britain, another sensational match-fixing case is all set to be reopened by the Delhi police.
Top government sources said investigations into the match-fixing scandal involving late South African skipper Hansie Cronje were due to restart soon.
While Cronje died in a 2002 aircrash before he could be charged, the case has been revived after British authorities responded to a 2007 “letter rogatory” sent by the Delhi police seeking important details about another key suspect, London-based bookie Sanjiv Chawla, after a gap of four years.
They have given some details that the Delhi police feels could be crucial in a further probe.
The police has informed the highest quarters in the government about this development and it will soon submit a status report to the relevant court, informing it of its intention to restart investigations.
Cronje had been forced to step down as South African cricket captain after the match-fixing allegations surfaced in 1999.