NEW DELHI: India’s media yesterday lashed out at the country’s cricket board for “shaming the nation” after it allowed president N. Srinivasan to avoid resigning over a spot-fixing and betting scandal that has engulfed the national sport.
The 68-year-old, considered the most powerful man in world cricket because of India’s financial clout, resisted calls to quit on Sunday at an emergency meeting in Chennai, but agreed to “step aside” until a probe into the alleged betting is completed.
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