In a shocking revelation, Lalit Modi, the former commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has disclosed that threats from notorious underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his crime syndicate, known as D-Company, were pivotal in his decision to retire from cricket administration. Modi explained that his strict anti-match-fixing policies during the IPL's early years clashed with the D-Company's extensive underground betting operations, which he estimated to be worth $4 billion per game today. He detailed sophisticated methods of spot-fixing that targeted individual balls, leading to his identification as a primary threat by the mafia. Modi recounted a harrowing incident in 2012 where a fixer arranged a late-night meeting, pressuring him to facilitate an IPL franchise for the syndicate, culminating in a direct call from Dawood himself. Following his refusal to comply, Modi faced numerous assassination attempts, prompting police to provide him with Z-security. The situation escalated further when he moved IPL Season 2 to South Africa, disrupting betting syndicates. Ultimately, Modi claims that his promise to retire from cricket was the only resolution to the threats against his life.