India, April 20 -- Taking a stand against match-fixing, BCCI Ombudsman Justice (Retd) Arun Mishra banned the former co-owner of a Mumbai T20 League franchise, Gurmeet Singh Bhamrah. Bhamrah has been banned for making a corrupt approach to city players Dhawal Kulkarni and Bhavin Thakkar during the tournament's 2019 edition. In the past, Bhamrah was also associated with the now defunct GT20 Canada, and is no longer a part of Mumbai T20 League. The T20 League was revived this year after it was suspended during Covid-19, following the 2019 season. He was co-owner of SoBo Supersonics.

The length of the ban has not been mentioned in the order copy, but it is expected to be between five years to a life ban, in accordance to BCCI's Anti-Corrupti...