Alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla, the key accused in the 2000 match-fixing scandal involving Hansie Cronje, was extradited from the UK on Thursday. The 50-year-old will be kept in Tihar jail ahead of his trial by the Delhi police crime branch.
FIXING SCANDAL
Sanjeev Chawla, key accused in 2000 fixing scandal, extradited from UK
Chawla is alleged to have worked closely with Cronje in 2000. © Getty
Chawla is suspected to have played a key role with Cronje in conspiring to fix matches during the South Africa tour of India in 2000. Chawla, along with Cronje, Rajesh Kalra, Manmohan Khattar, Sunil Dara alias Bittu and Kishan Kumar, was named as accused by Delhi police in 2013