Multiple Players and Teams Under Scrutiny
A recent investigation has confirmed that several teams and players were directly involved in match-fixing during the last edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The revelations have raised serious doubts about the governance and credibility of the league.
According to a report by Prothom Alo, the BPL probe committee identified 36 suspicious incidents from the previous season. These included unusual batting approaches, questionable bowling deliveries, and deliberate wides. Among the flagged players were 10–12 cricketers, including two current Bangladesh internationals — a pacer and an off-spinner. Several domestic players were also implicated for intentionally manipulating game outcomes.
“𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒅, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏,” 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅.
Evidence Points to Senior Players and Officials
The inquiry categorized the accused players based on the strength of the evidence against them. Some were marked as ‘highly flagged’, while others were placed in ‘medium’ or ‘low flagged’ categories, indicating suspicion without full proof. One of the accused was even part of Bangladesh’s recent Sri Lanka tour squad, sparking concerns about risks to the national side.
Most of the named players are over the age of 35, making a return to international cricket unlikely. However, the scandal has permanently tarnished their reputations. Shockingly, a member of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) sub-committee was also found guilty of facilitating corrupt deals with certain franchises.
“𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑫𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒋𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒉𝒊, 𝑺𝒚𝒍𝒉𝒆𝒕 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒂 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒅.
Broadcasting Partners Also Involved
The scandal wasn’t limited to just players and officials. The probe also extended to broadcast partners, with some TV channels accused of promoting betting-related advertisements. Reports suggest these channels illegally earned around 170–180 crore taka from such activities.
The investigation committee is now expected to recommend that all accused players, officials, and managers remain suspended from cricket until they can prove their innocence. These revelations have sparked major controversy in Bangladesh cricket, intensifying calls for stricter regulations and reforms to rebuild public trust in the BPL.
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