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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Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has made sensational claims about alleged threats from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, stating that the fear of attacks from the fugitive gangster was one of the biggest reasons behind his exit from cricket administration. 📰 ‘Dawood Took 3 Hits on Me’: Lalit Modi Reveals Why He Walked Away From Cricket (Watch Video).
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