Ganguly said the player reported the approach and the board is trying to get the "anti-corruption system right". © AFP

Sourav Ganguly, the president of BCCI, has revealed that a corrupt approach was made to a player during the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament. Ganguly, after the BCCI Annual General Meeting, also revealed that the player had reported the said approach.

"It is very hard to stop tournaments on the basis of who gets approached, even in the Syed Mushtaq, I was told that one of the players was approached," said Ganguly answering a question on the corruption allegations that have rocked domestic T20 leagues such as the Karnataka Premier League and the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

"Yes, we have dealt with it. We have spoken to the respective states. The Karnataka Premier League is on hold now, till all this gets cleared. There is one in Chennai, Saurashtra and Mumbai. For Saurashtra and Mumbai, there hasn't been any complaints, but in Chennai, there have been a couple of complaints, but we will deal with it."

Corruption allegations in the Karnataka Premier League have led to investigations by the police and also led to the arrests of high-profile players such as CM Gautam and Abrar Kazi.

Admitting that it was a problem, Ganguly said that they were trying to get the "anti-corruption system right". "What is wrong is what happens after they get approached and it is very hard to stop tournaments because somebody is just approached," he said. "What you rightly said in some of the states it has gone to the next level. We are dealing with it and have to get anti-corruption system right. And we will deal with it. The states have brought to our notice, we need to get anti-corruption right, nobody wants this, it doesn't help anyone. And we will put a system," said Ganguly.

"At present the two leagues - in which the betting and fixing happened - one is on hold KPL and Chennai has suspended the two franchises. [We will] Try and put best anti-corruption [system], try and make it even stronger and assess it. If it doesn't work or doesn't stop, we will have to think of something else," he added.