NEW DELHI — A fourth player has been suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India after authorities said he was among the bookmakers arrested by police along with three other cricketers for alleged spot-fixing in a domestic Twenty20 league tournament.
The cricket board announced Friday that Amit Singh had been suspended "pending enquiry" into his role in the scandal. Test player Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were also barred after their arrest on Thursday.
Amit, who has previously played for the same Rajasthan team the other three represent, is among 14 people being kept in police custody for five days.
The spot-fixing case is being investigated by Delhi police, who claim they have phone records to prove the players conceded more than a set number of runs per over for money given by bookmakers.