IPL is not untenable, says BCCI president

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When five domestic Indian players were banned for different time frames on the charges of corruption in June last year, the BCCI had hoped that the punishment would serve as a deterrent to other cricketers.
However, yet another spot fixing scandal — the first in the Indian Premier League — has not only rocked the cricket world but also affected the image of the massively followed league. A shaken and stirred BCCI defended the league and said it was unfair to cast aspersions owing to few “bad eggs.”
“I don’t know about others, but I was shocked. It was a bolt from the blue. The BCCI is shocked that this has happened because we never expected this,” said BCCI president N. Srinivasan here on Thursday.
Answering to queries via a video conference from Kodikanal, the top official disagreed that the IPL was on a sticky wicket. "I am also equally sad, as all my colleagues are in the BCCI, that a player who played Tests for India is involved. But that doesn’t mean that the entire game is corrupt. I do not agree at all. I do not agree the IPL cannot continue. We will take all steps to root out this kind of corruption. To make a sweeping statement the IPL is untenable, I do not agree,” he said.
With the anti corruption unit of the ICC often failing to spot such malpractices, Srinivasan admitted that tackling such issues will take a greater effort. “We have involved the ICC's Anti corruption unit for the IPL. It is difficult to keep track of everybody. The ICC does not have a large force but they are diligent. We have our own anti-corruption unit and cannot take a broad brush and tarnish everyone.”
Life ban likely
It could be curtains as far as Sreesanth’s cricket career is concerned as the BCCI is set to impose a life-ban on the pacer. “As of now, Ravi Sawani, who is the head of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit, will carry out a parallel investigation and will submit a report to BCCI disciplinary committee headed by Arun Jaitley within 30 days,” a senior BCCI office-bearer said.