Delhi Premier League Faces Fixing Allegations After Vansh Bedi's Report
The Delhi Premier League has barely wrapped up its season, and it already finds itself staring at a familiar, unwelcome shadow: fixing.
At the centre of it is Vansh Bedi, the young wicketkeeper-batter who turned out for Central Delhi Kings and has previously been part of the Chennai Super Kings set-up in the IPL. Bedi, still early in his career, did what cricket’s anti-corruption code has long pleaded with players to do. He picked up the phone.
He reported an alleged “fixing approach”.
According to Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) secretary Ashok Sharma, Bedi informed the league’s Anti-Corruption Wing after being approached by a cricketer from Uttar Pradesh, a player who was simultaneously involved in a T20 league in that state.
“Vansh Bedi promptly reported a corrupt approach to the Anti-Corruption wing from a player from Uttar Pradesh, who was also playing a T20 league in the state. We have attached SLOs with every team this year and all our arrangements have been watertight,” Sharma said, stressing that the complaint has been formally documented.
The timing is sensitive. The approach surfaced against the backdrop of a sting operation conducted by Tehelka, which has already stirred conversation in Delhi’s cricket circles. What began as a promising, competitive DPL season has ended with questions about who knew what, and when.
DDCA turns to BCCI as whispers grow louder
Faced with a potential corruption case and the wider implications of a sting, the DDCA has moved the issue upstairs. It has written to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), asking for guidance on how to deal with the fixing claims and the fallout from the undercover operation.
“We have written to the BCCI and will await their guidance,” Sharma said.
For now, the board’s stance remains unknown. TimesofIndia.com has reached out to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia for a comment, with a response still awaited. Until that comes, the DDCA has parked the matter with the national body, careful not to overstep in a space BCCI guards closely.
Inside Delhi’s cricket corridors, though, the mood is restless. Officials and insiders sense that the story may not be confined to a single approach or a lone sting video. There is a feeling, as one put it off the record, that there is “more than meets the eye”. Even so, the association has chosen to wait for formal direction from the Indian board before taking any concrete action.
Runner-up finish, uncomfortable questions
On the field, Central Delhi Kings had a strong season. They reached the final of the DPL, only to fall at the last hurdle against South Delhi Superstarz in the title clash. Bedi, who previously played for Purani Dilli 6 in the league, added another decent campaign to his growing résumé, which already includes a stint with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
Off the field, his decision to report the approach has now pushed the DPL into a spotlight it did not seek but can no longer avoid. For a tournament trying to market itself as a serious platform for Delhi’s next generation, the stakes are suddenly higher.
The paperwork is in. The complaint is with the Anti-Corruption Wing. The letter is with the BCCI.
What happens next will say a lot about how Indian cricket chooses to protect its domestic leagues—and how much support a young player like Vansh Bedi truly gets for doing the right thing.
