Samuels-Kochar in talks
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Below is the transcript of the conversation the Nagpur police say took place between Marlon Samuels and Mukesh Kochar, an alleged bookie, before the India-West Indies match at Nagpur on January 21. Samuels was staying in Room 206 of the Pride Hotel in the city. The transcript is verbatim from the police records: Bookie (Mukesh Kochar): Connect to 206 Receptionist: 206, sir? Bookie: Yes Receptionist: Hello, room no 206, Marlon Bookie: Hello, how are you Marlon? 206 (Marlon Samuels): (not clear) Bookie: Just relax buddy 206: Just relax Bookie: Hello my son, that's way I am here, came for my some work and am held up 206: OK Bookie: Tomorrow (January 21) night I am going back 206: OK Bookie: So how are things with you and how is the preparation? 206: Preparation is good enough Bookie: Well, wish you all the best 206: Thanks Bookie: You play well 206: (Not clear) Talking to Robinson Bookie: Robinson...Yes 206: Yes, our fielding well Bookie: Ya, good that's a high-scoring game 206: Early in the morning... Batting move around the pitch... Bookie: an in the evening lower down 206: Slow down... Bookie: What you think that, who will bat... 206: Well... Bookie: Who, who? 206: Dwayne (not clear) He's is making a debut tomorrow (Jan 21)... Bookie: New batsman, bowlers... 206: All-rounder... Bookie: He is a good player... 206: Making debut Bookie: Ya, I can understand that Chris is in form... 206: (Not clear)... Bookie: And how is your batting going on? 206: My batting is good... Bookie: Big... a... tall score tomorrow (Jan 21) 206: (Not clear) Room no 206: (not clear) Bookie: When do you get down to bowl? 206: (not clear) Bookie: Which over you will be bowling 206: One down Bookie: Normally after 17th or 18th over 206: By tomorrow (Jan 21)... (not clear) than I can bowl... (not clear) Bookie: He is seamer or spinner 206: Seamer Bookie: He is a seamer, who will start bowling tomorrow (Jan 21) 206: Dwayne Bookie: Dwayne 206: Dwayne, tail and Bradshaw Bookie: Tail and Bradshaw, they will open. You will be as the third bowler 206: Jerome Taylor, Chris Gayle will be 4th and 5th bowling Bookie: You have got a nice allrounder team now Bookie: As a first match, I want you to play well confident and don't hurry up, don't give the catches, play well, consolidate your position as well as possible if even if you can want couple of balls, it doesn't matter, donšt get run out.. don't get excited, have a strong position 206: (not clear) Bookie: After this you guys going to Cuttack, that's another place 206: (not clear) Bookie: I am going back, we will be in touch with you 206: Most welcome Bookie: Whenever you come back to Bombay? Most probably may be I will come there for one or two days 206: I want to stay there for couple of days Bookie: Yeah, after (not clear) 206: Yeah Bookie: Let me know I am flying back tomorrow (Jan 21) 206: Not yet Bookie: Yeah my flight (not clear) o'clock & from their I will fly back to Bombay 206: (not clear) Bookie: Thank you very much chief 206: (not clear) Bookie: All the best, after this I will have to work 206: (not clear) Bookie: Ok good.
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