MUMBAI: Vindu Dara Singh has told Mumbai police that he knew several players but was close to Virat Kohli , Harbhajan Singh , and Manpreet Gony.

Gony, who now plays for Kings XI Punjab, played one-dayers for India while he was with Chennai Super Kings in 2008.

Police said they are yet to come across anything that links the three players to Vindu's betting racket.

Vindu also revealed the names of Bollywood celebrities who bet on IPL matches. He acted as a middleman, placing bets on their behalf with bookies.

He said he came in contact with the betting syndicate several years ago through a friend, Anand Saxena, who introduced him to Ramesh Vyas and Shobhan Mehta, both big bookies. He got to know Sreesanth through Ajit Chandila and some Delhi-based bookies.