Many eyebrows were raised when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to host the first leg of the IPL-7 in UAE.


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Former BCCI president Shashank Manohar claimed: "Many years back, a conscious decision was taken by the BCCI to abstain from matches in the Middle East in view of certain information regarding rampant betting and match fixing. As far as I know, that decision has not been revoked."