A former Ranji Trophy player has made match-fixing allegations involving the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Delhi Premier League (DPL) during an undercover sting operation conducted by Tehelka.
According to the report, Rachit Bhatia, who represented Nagaland in six First-Class matches and two T20s, allegedly told a reporter posing as a bookmaker that he had fixed five IPL matches during the 2025 season by passing CSK’s playing XI to bookmakers in London through Snapchat before the official announcement.
Playing XIs are generally announced at the toss, around 30 minutes before the start of a match. Bhatia allegedly claimed that he received ₹60 lakh per match for providing the information, earning ₹3 crore across five games. He further claimed that the information came from a player in the CSK squad and that he also placed bets himself after receiving the team details.
The allegations relating to the DPL were more serious. According to the report, Bhatia allegedly offered specific methods of influencing matches, including run-outs and a source player deliberately batting slowly, to the undercover reporter.
The CSK player allegedly referred to by Bhatia has not been named in the report. He was described as a 23-year-old Ranji cricketer from Delhi whom Bhatia had known since the player was 18.
The report also said it attempted to test some of Bhatia’s DPL-related claims by comparing
