New Delhi: Amit Singh, who made a name for himself playing in the IPL, is also a Ranji player representing Gujarat. He was chosen by the legendary Shane Warne as one of the bright prospects in the IPL.
Amit was part of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) set up for four seasons, until he was released last year. He made a strong debut and also won the MoM against RCB. His stint with RR was not an uneventful one by any means.
In his first season with the RR, Amit was pulled up not once, but twice with a suspect bowling action.
The next three years hardly saw him play much for RR; it looks like Amit became a scout before the end of his playing career – a scout for finding vulnerable talent for the bookies to meet.
Three years on, Amit has now quit cricket completely and become a bookie himself. He was arrested on the day when 3 other current RR players were arrested on charges of spot fixing. With the direct involvement of a former player, one wonders how many names he is going to give out in the future.
Amit Singh was known to have been the used to make contact with the accused players. Knowing them