New Delhi: “We are glad that the BCCI list is out and Shikhar Dhawan is not there, which means we can continue our discussion regarding sponsoring him,” read an email from a team at 1xBet, a betting app, to the CEO of Da One Group, founded by the former Indian batsman, Dhawan.

The email, sent on 13 March 2024, was in response to a day-old email by the CEO of Dhawan’s firm, informing 1xBet that the left-handed batter would be dropped from the contract list of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the governing body for managing the Indian cricket team.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Shikhar Dhawan, as well as former middle-order batsman Suresh Raina, of being aware that operations linked with betting platforms are illegal and banned in India and could be sanctio

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