BCB President admits about match-fixing in domestic cricket


Match-fixing, the dreaded plague, has had a significant impact on Bangladesh cricket in recent years. At first, it occurred during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), when suspicious updates appeared for multiple games. A huge controversy erupted recently in a domestic game in Bangladesh, with new allegations of possible corruption, just when it appeared as though these allegations were dying slowly. BCB boss Faruque Ahmed, though, opined that the demons of match fixing have reduced considerably but knows that it is yet to fully eradicated. BCB earlier announced that they had initiated an investigation after concerns were raised surrounding the Bashundhara Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2024-25 match between Gulshan Cricket Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club. "I think fixed games have been reduced significantly in First Division, Second Division, and Third Division, but it has not stopped completely," Faruque, who was attending a cricket carnival program organized by Khelbei Bangladesh to promote the sport among youth, told reporters following the program's opening. "If the games are fixed, you cannot get good players because you are asking your best player to score a duck or you will ask your best player to bowl wides and no balls, and not take wickets, so that is not cricket at all," he said. Ahmed also assured that they would fully support the Anti-Corruption Commission members who raided the BCB headquartersrecently after the allegations of irregularities. "I have asked the CEO to respond to all of the ACC's questions, and he is working on it," I cannot say exactly how much they will investigate and only time will tell how far they will investigate," he said.