In a bizarre incident, a Gujarat village almost pulled off an elaborate con by creating a fake IPL and duping Russian punters who bet money on these T20 matches. The scam was busted by the cops just before the 'knockout quarterfinal' and the gang was arrested, according to a report by TOI.
As the news hit social media, it became viral and netizens, including cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle, who was beyond impressed.
The incident took place in a remote farm at Molipur village of Mehsana district where 21 farm labourers and unemployed youth carried off this scam by wearing team jerseys and posing as IPL players and umpires. The matches were broadcasted over YouTube and the bets were placed by the punters on their 'official' Telegram channel.
To make it look more authentic, the field was lit by halogen lights, the umpires flaunted their walkie-talkies, crowd-noise sound effects was added and even a person was hired to mimic the famous commentator, Harsha Bhogle.