BCB to probe fixing claim
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan Papon has said that the board will appoint a probe committee to investigate match-fixing claims during the last National Cricket League.
The last round of the competition, which took place in March and won by Rangpur, witnessed a tricky scenario. Rangpur and Khulna were in contention for the championship. Khulna beat their opponents Chittagong within three days. They would have won the competition had the game between Rangpur and Dhaka Metro, which was simultaneously taking place at the BKSP, ended as a draw.
Rangpur however, managed to bowl Metro out in the last over of the day and received the required number of points to win the championship. At the end of the last round, Rangpur were crowned champions with 121 points, while Khulna finished second with 120.
Officials from Khulna, however, alleged that the game was fixed. They also reportedly submitted certain evidences to the tournament committee for their cause. Khulna captain Abdur Razzak was also vocal regarding the issue.
According to Akram Khan, chairman of BCB's tournament committee, the match referee had filed no such complaints. Regardless, the BCB president told reporters yesterday that the BCB would form a probe committee.
“I wasn't aware of the issue. It was only after a television channel interviewed Akram yesterday; that I asked for the finer details. I feel because a complaint has been lodged, we should investigate it. We will form a probe committee on Sunday,” said Papon.
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