The Bangladesh Cricket Board has launched a probe after a player alleged that he was asked to ‘fix’ games during this season’s Bangladesh Premier League, AFP reported.
Rangpur Riders player Jupiter Ghosh said on Monday that team manager Sanuar Hossain had told him to ‘fix’ the result of matches before the start of the tournament earlier this month.
Ghosh claimed that he was dropped from the side after he refused to go through with the proposal.
“The BCB is investigating complaints lodged by a cricketer of BPL 2016 franchise Rangpur Riders against an official of the same team,” the BCB said in a statement.
“The BCB recognises that the allegations and counter allegations brought forward by the player and the official concerned, which includes breach of discipline and corrupt practice, are of serious nature.”
The Rangpur Riders have since expelled Ghosh on disciplinary grounds on Monday after he made the allegations. Ghosh and Hossain have both been suspended from the tournament till the investigation is complete.
In 2014, the tournament was suspended for a season after it was revealed that five players including former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful and New Zealand’s Lou Vincent were involved in fixing matches.