BCB to review punishment against Lalmatia, Fighters

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will review its decision to punish Fear Fighters Club and Lalmatia Club, their players, coach and manager as they were slapped with different types of ban following their admission to losing Dhaka Second Division Cricket League games deliberately.

The board decided to look into the matter further after the punished submitted numerous letters to them, requesting a pardon to renew their careers. In January this year, both Lalmatia and Fear Fighters appealed to play in this year's Second Division League but were denied.

Jalal Yunus, the BCB director who was part of the three-member inquiry committee formed in April 2017, said that the BCB would discuss all these appeals later this month.

"We have received appeals from some of the players and clubs," Yunus said. "I think Lalmatia have put in a request recently too, and one of the captains has also submitted a letter. We are going to sit for a review soon."

The BCB has imposed 10-year bans on two club cricketers who deliberately conceded runs to protest against poor umpiring and lost matches last year. The matches produced two of the most bizarre scorecards ever seen.

Lalmatia Club’s Sujon Mahmud conceded 92 runs in four legal deliveries in his side’s Dhaka Second Division Cricket League match against Axiom Cricketers, peppering the field with 15 no balls and 13 wides that also raced to the boundary.

Fear Fighters Sporting Club’s Tasnim Hasan had conceded 69 runs in seven legitimate deliveries in a similar protest against the umpiring in an earlier match. The BCB effectively terminated Fear Fighters and Lalmatia from the league and handed 10-year bans to bowlers Sujon Mahmud and Tasnim Hasan. They also banned captains Faisal Ahmed and Tonumoy Ghosh, Lalmatia coach Asadullah Khan and manager Adnan Rahman for five years each.

The board suspended for six months the umpires Shamsur Rahman and Azizul Bari, overseeing both the discredited matches.

BCB to review punishment against Lalmatia, Fighters

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will review its decision to punish Fear Fighters Club and Lalmatia Club, their players, coach and manager as they were slapped with different types of ban following their admission to losing Dhaka Second Division Cricket League games deliberately. The board decided to look into the matter further after the punished submitted numerous letters to them, requesting a pardon to renew their careers. In January this year, both Lalmatia and Fear Fighters appealed to play in this years Second Division League but were denied. Jalal Yunus, the BCB director who was part of the three-member inquiry committee formed in April 2017, said that the BCB would discuss all these appeals later this month. We have received appeals from some of the players and clubs, Yunus said. I think Lalmatia have put in a request recently too, and one of the captains has also submitted a letter. We are going to sit for a review soon. The BCB has imposed 10-year bans on two club cricketers who deliberately conceded runs to protest against poor umpiring and lost matches last year. The matches produced two of the most bizarre scorecards ever seen. Lalmatia Clubs Sujon Mahmud conceded 92 runs in four legal deliveries in his sides Dhaka Second Division Cricket League match against Axiom Cricketers, peppering the field with 15 no balls and 13 wides that also raced to the boundary. Fear Fighters Sporting Clubs Tasnim Hasan had conceded 69 runs in seven legitimate deliveries in a similar protest against the umpiring in an earlier match. The BCB effectively terminated Fear Fighters and Lalmatia from the league and handed 10-year bans to bowlers Sujon Mahmud and Tasnim Hasan. They also banned captains Faisal Ahmed and Tonumoy Ghosh, Lalmatia coach Asadullah Khan and manager Adnan Rahman for five years each. The board suspended for six months the umpires Shamsur Rahman and Azizul Bari, overseeing both the discredited matches.