ED Seizes Rs 11.14 Crore Assets from Cricket Stars Raina and Dhawan in Illegal Betting Investigation

Nov 06, 2025 09:46 pm CST

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 11.14 crore belonging to former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan for their alleged involvement with illegal betting platform 1xBet. Investigators discovered both players had signed endorsement deals with entities promoting 1xBet's surrogate brands, with payments routed through complex foreign transactions to conceal their connection to illegal betting operations that have laundered over Rs 1,000 crore through 6,000 mule accounts.