Bangladesh cricket team manager Khaled Mahmud Sujon denied any involvement with corruption or gambling. It was revealed on Sunday that the former cricketer was seen at the Crown Casino in Melbourne well past the team’s curfew at 10pm on Thursday, few hours after his team lost their World Cup Pool A match to Sri Lanka.
However, Mahmud denied the allegations of participating in gambling at the casino and informed he was there only for a short time as they were passing by the casino after finishing dinner with his two friends.
Mahmud also said that Sri Lankan World Cup squad member Suranga Lakmal, who also played that day, was present at the casino and he only stopped there to watch Lakmal when a local Bangladeshi managed to click a photo. The photo went viral soon after as it was posted on twitter.
“I went there to have my dinner at the food court of the casino as there was no other restaurant open that late at night. I stopped at the casino for a while with my friends when someone took a photo. My friend did tell me that my picture was taken by someone and I told him as I am not doing anything wrong then there should not be any problem as I know my job,” said Mahmud.
Only a week back Mahmud was the one who briefed the media of sending back fast bowler Al Amin Hossain who breached the team curfew and said, “No one will get mercy for breaking team rules.”
Now the former Bangladesh captain finds himself in the line of fire. Can the BCB maintain its strictness with its director?
