The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former India opener Shikhar Dhawan in connection with a money laundering inquiry tied to the banned betting platform 1xBet. The call to appear was issued on Thursday, officials confirmed. His statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The 39-year-old is believed to have been associated with the betting app through endorsements. Investigators want clarity on the nature of this association. ED officials maintained that the questioning is limited to understanding whether promotional activities had any bearing on financial flows linked to the app. The betting app under scanner allegedly duped users of large sums and evaded significant taxes. According to the agency, the case is part of a wider crackdown on illegal betting platforms that have proliferated online. Read also: Send-Offs in Cricket? David Lloyd Wants Cards! Other Figures Already Questioned in the Case Dhawan is not the first cricketer to be called in this matter. Former India batsman Suresh Raina was questioned by the ED last month. Earlier, Harbhajan Singh and several actors, including Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, and Urvashi Rautela, had also been summoned for similar investigations. The Union government recently enacted legislation outlawing real-money online gaming. Officials say the move was aimed at curbing betting-linked frauds and preventing tax evasion routed through offshore entities. The ED, in a separate statement on Wednesday, alleged that illegal betting networks operated by Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra generated over ₹2,000 crore. Veerendra, arrested in Sikkim late last month, is accused of running online gaming sites with associates in Dubai. According to the agency, funds were layered through payment gateways and fintech firms while being disguised as e-commerce activity. Dhawan has not issued any public statement yet. His appearance before the agency is awaited. The probe remains active across multiple jurisdictions.