The eighth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is marred with a case of spot-fixing approach made to a former Bangladesh national cricketer.
As per media reports, the cricketer was approached for spot-fixing by the fixers for the forthcoming BPL set to commence in mid-January. The cricketer has already informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board anti-corruption unit about it.
“I won’t comment on whether any cricketer has told anything to our Anti-Corruption Unit members or not. We have a department and I’m confident they will take required steps and update us about the development,” BCB Chief Executive Officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury was quoted by saying a leading newspaper of the county on Sunday.
Nizamuddin praised the cricketers for coming up and revealing such corrupt offers.
“Every cricketer is told to inform us (the BCB) about such incidents (offers from fixers) and if they come forward naturally it becomes easy for us to tackle them,” said the BCB high-up.
The first corrupt approach to a cricketer in the tournament was reported ahead of the first edition of the tournament in 2012. Dhaka Gladiators captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza had revealed an approach from a fellow cricketer about spot-fixing.
In 2013, media revealed former Bangladesh cricketer Mohammad Ashraful had admitted involvement in match-fixing to the ICC ACSU. The probe eventually saw the cricketer slammed with an eight-year ban from all forms of professional cricket with three years suspension.