Former cricketer Suresh Raina to appear before ED on August 13 in illegal betting app case

Former cricketer Suresh Raina is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday for questioning in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to an illegal betting application, according to sources.

The case relates to a betting platform identified as 1xBet. Raina is understood to have been associated with the app through certain endorsements, and investigators are expected to seek details about the nature and extent of this association. He has been asked to depose at the agency’s office under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Once he appears, officials are likely to record his statement, sources added.

The ED is probing multiple cases involving illegal betting platforms that, according to officials, have allegedly defrauded users and investors of crores of rupees or evaded significant amounts in taxes.

Raina, who retired from international cricket in 2020, has not publicly commented on the matter.