Sanjay Raut alleges Rs 1.5 lakh crore gambling on India-Pakistan Asia Cup match

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut alleged that gambling worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore took place during the India-Pakistan Asia Cup match, with Rs 25,000 crore going to Pakistan. He also called India’s refusal to shake hands with Pakistan a farce

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday claimed that gambling to the tune of Rs 1.5 lakh crore took place on the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match played a day earlier, of which Rs 25,000 crore went to Pakistan.

Speaking to reporters, the Rajya Sabha MP stated that the Pakistan Cricket Board received Rs 1,000 crore from the India-Pakistan match, adding that “this money will be used against us.” “Gambling of 1.5 lakh crore took place in yesterday’s match, of which Rs 25,000 crore went to Pakistan. This money will be used against us. Doesn’t the government or the BCCI know it?” Raut claimed.

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A seven-wicket win for India ended on a hard-edged note, as their players refused the customary handshake with their counterparts from Pakistan after a collective decision, endorsed by an important member of the support staff and approved by the BCCI. Raut, whose party was opposed to the match, dubbed it a farce and claimed the refusal was not a spur-of-the-moment call.

The match was played despite calls for a boycott amid heightened geopolitical tensions between the two nations following the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 and the ensuing ‘Operation Sindoor’ by India on terrorist bases across the border on May 7.