Suspended Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi received more time from the Board of Control for Cricket in India Tuesday to answer allegations of corruption against him dating to the inaugural IPL in 2008. Modi requested an extension of the Monday deadline and asked for some more documents relating to corruption charges, BCCI senior official Ratnakar Shetty said. Modi has five more days to reply to the charges, Shetty said. Modi was suspended as the IPL chief nearly two weeks ago. On Tuesday, Modi's lawyer said they had received only four documents from the BCCI as written proof of Modi's alleged wrongdoings and were told that the other evidence was verbal in nature, Press Trust of India news agency reported. “We had asked for some documents from the board. We needed documentary support for at least 10 references made in the show cause notice out of which four have been provided to us today,” Mehmood S. Abdi told PTI. Abdi said BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan told Modi in an e-mail that there was no documentary proof of the other six charges. The BCCI is investigating Modi over the initial bids for the Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab team at the 2008 IPL auctions, a broadcast deal, bid rigging of two new clubs last month and his own behavior. In the meantime, Modi is barred from participating in the operation of the IPL, the cricket board or any of its committees. An investigation by the BCCI's chief administrator into the IPL records had already shown “a lot of documents missing,” BCCI president Shashank Manohar said last month. Malik allowed to play for Lancashire Shoaib Malik received permission from the Pakistan Cricket Board Tuesday to represent Lancashire in next month's English Twenty20 competition. “We have given Malik the required No Objection Certificate (NOC),” PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar said. Former captain Malik was banned and fined two million rupees ($23,500) as one of seven players punished by the PCB for ill discipline or poor performance during Pakistan's winless tour of Australia this year. Rana Naved, who was also fined two million rupees ($23,500) and suspended for one year by the PCB, was playing for Sussex in the English county championship. “The suspended players can play in domestic cricket and anywhere abroad,” Sarwar said. “We gave Rana Naved the necessary permission to play in county cricket and Malik's case was similar.” Malik said he enjoyed playing in England and was happy to be approached by Lancashire. India's women into semis In Saint Lucia, India has won through to the semifinals of the women's World Twenty20 and will face Australia in the last four at the Beausejour Stadium Thursday. Meanwhile New Zealand, last year's losing finalist, will be up against host the West Indies in the second semifinal at the same venue Friday after champion England failed to reach the knockout stages. India advanced after a crushing 71 run victory over Sri Lanka in St Kitts Monday. Batting first, it made 144 for three and held Sri Lanka to 71 for nine from its 20 overs at Warner Park. Earlier, New Zealand pace bowler Nicola Brown took four wickets for just 15 runs as Pakistan managed a meagre 65-9. New Zealand reached its target in under nine overs, although it did lose four wickets along the way.
