Match fixing allegations: Bijoy, Mosaddek left out of BPL auction list

Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mosaddek Hossain and several other players have been left out of the final list of local players for the upcoming auction of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Bijoy, Mosaddek -- who were both in Category C -- and the others were part of the preliminary list, which was sent to the six franchises on November 26. According to a list obtained by The Daily Star, the updated list has a total of 158 local players. The preliminary foreign players list contained 245 names, an update in that list is yet to be published. The BCB are yet to publish an the updated list adjusted with the omissions.  

Some of the other cricketers who were left out are: Alauddin Babu (Category D), Nihauzzaman (Category E), Sunzamul Islam (Category E), Shafiul Islam (Category F), Mizanur Rahman (Category F).

These omissions were made following the recommendations of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB's) Anti-Corruption Unit's consultant Alex Marshall.

Marshall made these recommendations based on BCB's inquiry committee's report on the previous edition of the BPL. In that 900-page report, which was not made available to the media, the committee had given names of players, support staff and officials who were allegedly involved in fixing and other corrupt activities.

"These cricketers were dropped from the final list based on fixing allegations. Our consultant Alex Marshall has recommended this after reviewing the inquiry committee report," a BCB official said, on the request of anonymity.

"There are more people outside of the players, like team officials. And if any of them work with any of the franchises this year, we will not issue accreditation cards for them," he added.

The auction is set to take place tomorrow.