Mumbai, March 13 -- A spot-fixing approach was reported during the 2024 Ranji Trophy and was duly dealt with by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Based on an inquiry conducted by the board's anti-corruption wing (ACSU), the BCCI Ombudsman ruled that video analyst Raja Reddy will "suffer a lifetime ineligibility for offence of corruption under Article 2.1.3 and 2.1.4." of the code. The issue dates back to the Andhra-Madhya Pradesh Ranji Trophy quarter-final on February 23-26, 2024, in Indore where Raja made a corrupt approach to Andhra player Girinath Reddy. Raja was working as a BCCI analyst in the said match, having valid accreditation with PMOA access, permitted to sit in the room designated for the third umpire and match ...