It seemed to be too good to be true. Just as the Indian Premier League (IPL) took off, controversy has once again thrown its shadow over the perennially tainted league.

Reports state that a Rajasthan Royals player has claimed to have been approached by a Ranji player to fix IPL matches. The Rajasthan Royals, without revealing the name of the player, confirmed the development in a statement yesterday saying that more than a month ago, a Rajasthan Royals player was approached inappropriately by a player (who was not part of the IPL) in connection with the 2015 matches. The player informed the Rajasthan Royals management of this.