Sleuths of Commissioner's Task Force (North Zone) Team apprehended Mohd Sayeed, a gym instructor and Shanawaz Khan, a plumber, from a rented house in West Marredpally here while they were accepting bets directly and also over phone from the punters for the cricket match, said Task Force DCP B Limba Reddy.
Police seized a television set, two mobile phones and Rs 30,000 besides other items from the duo.
According to police, Sayeed and Khan were facing financial problems and hatched a plan to earn easy money by accepting bets.