Former Mumbai cricketer arrested for involvement in IPL betting

Former Mumbai cricketer Robin Morris has been arrested by the Versova police for his involvement in cricket betting. The former first-class cricketer, who also plied his trade for Odisha, played a total of 44 first-class games and 51 List A games between 1995 and 2007. He has been arrested along with two others for taking bets on IPL matches.

The police went on to arrest Morris after receiving a tip about betting activities at his house in Versova. As per reports, the police also seized laptops and cellphones from the house. Morris will be in police custody till he is presented in the Magistrate court on Monday (November 9).

“Morris was involved in taking bets on an IPL match,” a senior police officer was quoted as saying by TOI.

Morris is not new to being involved in corruption in the game. Last year, he was named by Al Jazeera TV, after a sting operation was conducted. Along with him, former Pakistan batsman Hasan Raza was also seen in the video as they spoke to the undercover reporter about spot-fixing in T20 tournaments. Later, Morris had denied all the allegations and had insisted that he was called for an audition for a film.

Not the one to stay away from controversies, Morris had also played in the rebel league, ICL. He had played for Mumbai Champs in the controversial tournament. Last year, he along with four others were arrested for kidnapping a loan agent from Kurla, to recover Rs 2 lakh.

IPL 2020 one game away from coming to an end

Meanwhile, IPL 2020 is just one match away from coming to an end. Four-time champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals will fight it out for the title on Tuesday (November 10). Delhi Capitals booked their place in the final on Sunday with a 17-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier of IPL 2020.

Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, had booked their place in the final by thrashing Delhi by 57 runs in the first qualifier. Mumbai Indians are eyeing their fifth IPL title while Delhi are eyeing their first after making it to the IPL final for the first time.