Former Indian first-class cricketer Rachit Bhatia has claimed that five IPL 2025 matches were fixed and that he received Rs 6 million per match, 24NewsHD TV reported on Tuesday.
According to Indian media reports, the claims emerged from a covert-camera investigation by Tehelka’s Special Investigation Team into alleged match-fixing and the leaking of confidential team information during the IPL 2025 season.
Bhatia allegedly told undercover reporters that he obtained Chennai Super Kings’ playing-XI information before matches and shared it with London-based bookmakers through Snapchat.
"Information about the playing XIs of teams, including Chennai Super Kings, was passed to bookmakers in London."
Bhatia reportedly claimed that he received Rs6 million for each match in exchange for providing such information.
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— Pratyush Halder (@pratyush_no7) September 21, 2026
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- That player belongs from Delhi. And he used to leak the playing XI even before the toss and inside infos of CSK dressing room to… pic.twitter.com/d0fyTBXLP6
According to Tehelka, the information was allegedly sent to London-based bookmakers through Snapchat, with around Rs30 million reportedly earned from five matches.
The investigation also alleged that the information was provided by a young wicketkeeper-batter, later identified by cricket journalist Pratyush Halder on X as Vansh Bedi.
Bedi was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 5.5 million at the IPL 2025 auction.
The report further linked Bhatia to alleged spot-fixing during the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
He reportedly claimed that he deliberately bowled two wide deliveries in exchange for payment, with Rs800,000 allegedly agreed for each wide.
The investigation also carried allegations of involvement in the Delhi Premier League, where Bhatia reportedly discussed receiving Rs4 million per match for providing playing-XI information.
The allegations have not been independently established, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not issued an official response to the claims so far.