List keeps growing

The rate at which illegal bowling actions are being reported has been increasing as the Dhaka Premier League has progressed, and according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sources two new names were added to the list during yesterday's second-round matches at the BKSP.

The sources revealed that the actions of Mohammedan left-arm spinner Naeem Islam Jr and Faisal Hossain were reported during their match against Victoria Sporting Club at the BKSP. Meanwhile, the bowling of spinner Mustafizur Rahman Bashar of Gazi Group Cricketers was once again reported during the match against Legends of Rupganj at Fatullah. Bashar's bowling was also reported during Gazi Group Cricketers first match against Prime Bank Cricket Club.

That brings the tally of reported bowlers to eight after the second round as left-arm spinner Amit Kumar of Abahani, left-arm spinner Rejaul Karim of Prime Doleshwar Sporting Limited, left-arm spinners Moinul Islam and Asif Ahmed Ratul of Legends of Rupganj, and Cricket Coaching School's Mohammad Saifuddin also came under the scanner earlier.

What happened at Mirpur yesterday when young spinner Sanjit Saha, who made his List A debut for Brothers Union against Kalabagan Cricket Academy yesterday, returned to action after a three-month rehabilitation programme to rectify his action. Sanjit took two wickets giving away only 23 runs in his nine-over spell and according to sources the umpires found nothing wrong in his action as he avoided the faster deliveries. But sources confirmed that he will be under the scanner in every match.

In January this year Sanjit was reported during Bangladesh Under-19s' ICC U19 Cricket World Cup match against South Africa at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong and subsequently the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended him from bowling in world-level cricket as it found his bowling action illegal.

The BCB made a promise to take proper action against illegal bowling ever since Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny were banned from bowling in international cricket midway through the World Twenty20 in India.