Was accused of match-fixing by new ball bowling partner Manoj Prabhakar in 1999-00. Prabhakar stated that Kapil had approached him offering INR 2.5 million to throw away an ODI match against Sri Lanka dating back to 1993. Kapil resigned from his position as India's head coach pending investigation by the CBI on request of the BCCI. After thorough inquiry, not only was Kapil exonerated of any wrong doing, Prabhakar was instead discovered of having links with bookies and accepting bribes, leading to his ban from any cricket associated activities for five years.
