New Delhi: The last round-robin match at the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament on May 17 between India and Malaysia was fixed, according to a Malaysian newspaper Malay Mail.
The Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) lodged a police complaint on Friday following the allegations by a Malaysian national team player.
"We knew some players were betting on hockey games. It was all okay at the beginning because these players were betting for Malaysia to win. But in the final match against India, these players actually betted against themselves. It came out in the open among the players and now there is total distrust. There are two factions — one group that played to lose and the other that played to win," the newspaper quoted the player as saying.
Malay Mail published a report claiming that several Malaysian players had fixed a match against India in the Azlan Shah Cup as they had placed online bets on Malaysia losing the last round-robin game.
MHF had also started their own investigation on the allegations regarding the match which India had prevailed 2-1 over Malaysia on May 17.
FIH claimed that they were in the dark over the allegations of match fixing but would look into it after the investigations are over.
"This is the first time we have heard of such allegations. We compliment the Malaysian Hockey Federation for their prompt action and will wait for the results of the investigation," FIH president Els van Breda Vriesman was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
According to the tabloid, chief coach Sarjit Singh and his assistant coaches were seen at the Pudu police station on Tuesday, but the investigating officer of the case said the coaches had come on their own accord to make a police report similar to the one made by MHF secretary Hashim Yusoff.
The officer added police would speak to more players and others, including a Malay Mail journalist, to assist in the investigations.
(With inputs from PTI)
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