“We demand Mr Kirti Azad’s immediate suspension along with other such cricketers from BCCI and DDCA, the institution of an immediate independent inquiry to (study) their accusations so that if found guilty, lifetime ban on them could be imposed,” Vinod Tihara, Convenor Sports Committee, said in a statement. “The real agenda is to tarnish the image of our clean President Arun Jaitley and that’s why even while criticising IPL, he talks incessantly against DDCA and its overall functioning.”

Down withn IPL: Kirti Azad (centre) during protest in Delhi on Sunday. Pic/AFP