Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket is in a tizzy these days. Bangladesh players have started a revolt against the cricket board of their country. The former chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has alleged large-scale fixing and corruption in cricket in the country amid a strike demanding the players' salary increase. Bangladesh team is going to visit India, where the team has to play the T20 and Test series. Former BCB chairman Sabir Hussain Chaudhary said that the board's governing council is also involved in corruption.
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Chaudhary is also a Member of Parliament. He tweeted, 'Bangladesh Cricket Board is the only national sports unit in the world that promotes match-fixing and corruption in an institutional manner. this is incredible. I have raised this issue myself many times.'
Team captain Shakib Al Hasan has also started a strike with professional players of the country, raising concerns over corruption in domestic cricket, and demanding a raise in the salary of cricketers. The upcoming Indian tour of Bangladesh may hang in the balance due to this strike by the players.
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The 2014 Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament was canceled due to alleged allegations of match-fixing. A similar case of corruption in Bangladesh came to light in 2017 when the bowler, in a second-class match, conceded 92 runs in the first over, throwing consecutive wide and no hair and the team lost the match. The team, however, said that this was done due to the umpire's partisan attitude.
