Bangladeshi woman cricketer offered spotted fixing

A Bangladeshi player from the Women’s team Wednesday got fixing requests. Audio recordings of a conversation between the two players, out of which one is reported to be with the team in South Africa surfaced and brought this incident to light.

The Women's T20 World Cup which is ongoing was stalled by a controversy early in the tournament as a potential spot-fixing incident involving the Bangladesh cricket team emerged. One of the Bangladesh players was approached for the same cause by another cricketer, who is not part of the squad for the ongoing event.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Chair Nizamuddin Chowdhury also commented on the scandal saying that the player in question is to immediately report the matter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). He said "The ICC's anti-corruption unit looks after these matters. Our players are aware of their do's and don'ts. If there's been an approach, they know that they have to inform the ICC ACU according to the event's protocol. It is not a matter for the BCB's investigation. We cannot react to or talk about a news report. It is very sensitive in nature,” said BCB chief.

The player currently in Bangladesh is said to be the middleman between the one in South Africa who was approached for spot-fixing and the person requesting the to resort to unfaithful means. The intermediator is heard in the recording saying "I am not forcing anything, you can play if you want. The fact that I told you, you can play this time or not. You choose which match you want to play. You can offer the match. It is your wish. You did well in one match, you can play the next game or not. The team management will let you do that."

The faithful player in the Women’s T20 world cup in South Africa refusing to get involved in the immoral activity said "No my friend, I am not involved in these things. Please don't tell me these things. I won't be able to do these things ever. I request you not to tell me these things, please."

The ICC has not yet commented on this matter.