Srinivasan said he has checked with the board but has not received any information in this regard. BCCI joint secretary Anurag Thakur also rejected media reports and said he has no knowledge of any warning from ICC.
Thakur also added that the board has called an emergency meeting on June 8 to discuss fixing scandal.
An offcial of the anti-corruption unit of the highest governing body of international cricket had verbally asked Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan, to steer clear of the bookies after the activities of the Chennai franchise honcho came to their notice, a top crime branch officer involved in the investigation said.
"Be careful, I have been warned," Meiyappan had told actor Vindu Randhawa who is also under arrest in the case. This is part of Meiyappan's statement to the crime branch, the source said, adding Vindu has corroborated it.
The source declined to reveal the name of the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) official and said they were yet to corroborate it with the ICC.
"We are yet to corroborate Meiyappan's statement with ICC and we at the moment don't even know if any person by that name (given by Meiyappan) exists," he said.
The ACSU keeps players, team members and umpires under surveillance in order to check malpractices in the game.
The former CSK boss is also heard giving specific orders to Vindu on fixing amounts. The transcripts also reveal that someone in the BCCI had tipped off Meiyappan regarding the ICC warning.
On Friday, the custody of Vindu and Meiyappan was extended till June 3.
Meanwhile, former cricketers have sharply reacted to the development saying it's very shocking that the BCCI didn't respond despite ICC warning.
"If BCCI didn't act despite warning, this becomes a very serious matter," said former cricketer Chetan Chauhan adding that it is a very serious matter, all BCCI officials are responsible.
"If ICC had warned the BCCI and they have not acted, this is very shocking, said former captain K Srikkanth.
Cricketer turned politician Kirti Azad said that if allegations are true, everybody in the BCCI should resign.
(With inputs from PTI)
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