New Delhi: Tainted Indian cricketer Shalabh Srivastava who been banned by the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI)  for his alleged involvement in a match fixing scandal has pleaded innocence and claimed that he has not been rendered justice.

The Uttar Pradesh fast bowler was banned by the BCCI’s disciplinary committee headed by vice-presidents Niranjan Shah and Arun Jaitley after they took into account the report submitted by inquiry Ravi Sawani, a former chief investigator of the ICC’s anti corruption unit.

The committee found Srivastava guilty of agreeing and trying to negotiate to fix a match. The fixing never happened and even the player maintained that he could not have done so as he did not pay a single game in this year's IPL.

"I still maintain that I am innocent and I have not got justice. When I spoke to the BCCI officials, I told them that I have never been involved in any match-fixing. I told them that I have not even played in this year's IPL.  I thought I would get proper justice and won't be punished as I am innocent,” the Telegraph quoted Shalabh as saying.

The 30 year old bowler did admit it was indeed his mistake that he became friendly with someone he did not know however maintaining that the subject of match-fixing was never the part of the discussion. "I had injured my knee and was recuperating in Lucknow. How could I have negotiated with someone and promise him to fix matches and bowl no-balls?" he further added.