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Dawood, Betting Syndicates and Threats: Lalit Modi Makes Startling Claims About IPL Years

Modi said he faced assassination attempts and family threats after refusing bribes and cracking down on illegal betting, which he said cost syndicates millions.

  • On Thursday, Former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi told ANI that threats from underworld boss Dawood Ibrahim and his criminal syndicate, D-Company, drove him from cricket administration.
  • Tensions escalated after Modi moved the IPL to South Africa in 2009, which he claims cost underground betting syndicates significant money and disrupted their illegal operations.
  • Modi detailed life-threatening incidents including a 2012 phone call with Dawood arranged by an intermediary known as "Baba" and assassination attempts in Johannesburg and Montenegro.
  • Mumbai Police provided Z-category security to Modi after he claimed his son was briefly kidnapped in London; he also rejected "hundreds of millions of dollars" in bribes.
  • The illegal market linked to cricket was worth around $2 billion during the IPL's early years, though Modi claims betting syndicates now target specific deliveries to manipulate games on larger scales.
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The Free Press Journal broke the news in Mumbai, India on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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