Australian spin great Shane Warne has said that the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal felt like a kick in the teeth for the game of cricket.
Warne was the inaugural captain of the team at the centre of the scandal, the Rajasthan Royals, before current skipper Rahul Dravid took over after the 2011 IPL season, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Stating that he had spoken to the team's chairman and co-owner Manoj Badale since the news broke that three Royals players had been arrested for alleged spot-fixing, Warne tweeted that the whole franchise was in shock, adding that the entire fiasco felt like a kick in the teeth for them, the fans, players and the entire game of cricket
Warne further said that he would be supporting Dravid and his team more than ever in the wake of the scandal in their game against rival franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad to boost their morale.
Former India Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and his Royals teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were the three players arrested.
Eleven bookmakers were also arrested in connection with the inquiry, with more arrests expected, the report added.
