Dhaka: Mohammad Ashraful's admission to match and spot-fixing has seriously dented Bangladesh's pride, his former captain and team-mate Mushfiqur Rahim has said, but that he would be welcomed back into the team if permitted to resume his cricketing career.
Ashraful, who became the country's youngest Test centurion in 2001 at the age of 17, last Tuesday apologised for his wrongdoing and said he had detailed his role in fixing to anti-corruption officials from the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Mushfiqur termed Ashraful's admission as a "loss of pride". "Our pride was in the knowledge that none of our players are involved in such things. A few of our players got offers but said no, so hats off to them. It was a matter of pride that whether we played badly, nobody was in this business. The investigation is still ongoing but what has happened is very wrong.
"I felt bad at first. I couldn't believe it. Afterwards, if you talk about the reality the investigation is still ongoing but when I heard it from him, I felt worse. Taking the BPL matches aside, when I heard about the international matches, I felt it was unusual and unbelievable."...
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03:03 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Dhaka: Police on Sunday morning prevented fans from holding their scheduled human-chain programme demanding "symbolic punishment" only for ex-Bangladesh cricket captain Mohammad Ashraful who last week confessed to his role in match-fixing. Security has been beefed up around the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka after the Ashraful fans were chased away, reports Xinhua. Official sources said the fans who interacted through social media like Facebook started to flock...
05:42 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Wellington: Former Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons says ex-captain Mohammad Ashraful shouldn't be judged too harshly for his involvement in match-fixing because he was likely ensnared by the "powerful beast of underworld gambling" at an early age. Siddons, who now coaches New Zealand's Wellington province, told the Dominion-Post newspaper he alerted the Bangladesh Cricket Board and International Cricket Council to the threat of spot-fixing during his four-year term as Bangladesh coach...
09:03 AM, Jun 06, 2013
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket fans, players and newspapers reacted with shock and dismay on Wednesday to the tearful confession by former national captain Mohammad Ashraful that he had been involved in match-fixing. Ashraful, who became the country's youngest Test centurion in 2001 at the age of 17, on Tuesday apologised for his wrongdoing and said he had detailed his role in fixing to anti-corruption officials from the International Cricket Council (ICC)....
08:36 AM, Jun 06, 2013
New Delhi: Bangladesh batsman and former captain Mohammad Ashraful has admitted to fixing and apologised for it after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) suspended him until ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) submits its report on investigations into fixing during the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). "I should have not done this injustice to the nation. I feel guilty. I would only say 'Please all forgive me, my conduct was...
07:38 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has suspended former captain Mohammad Ashraful until the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit submits a report on investigations into suspected match-fixing and spot-fixing during this year's Bangladesh Premier League. "As Ashraful has confessed his involvement in fixing to the ACSU team, so he should not be allowed to play any level of cricket until we get a full report of the investigation," Bangladesh...
03:02 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Dhaka: The International Cricket Council is probing allegations of match-fixing in Bangladesh cricket with former captain Mohammad Ashraful among those being questioned, local officials said on Thursday. ICC anti-corruption inspectors were investigating allegations of wrongdoing during a match in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a spokesman for the Bangladesh Cricket Board said. "The allegations involve a match between Dhaka Gladiators and Chittagong Kings in the second edition of the BPL,"...
04:12 PM, May 30, 2013
Bulawayo: Zimbabwe and Bangladesh go into Wednesday's third and final one-day international in Bulawayo locked at one match apiece, yet it is the hosts who know they will need to improve their game if they are to claim a rare series victory. After being humiliated by 121 runs in the first match last week, Zimbabwe drew level with a six-wicket victory on Sunday, preventing Bangladesh from extending their unbeaten run...
09:46 PM, May 07, 2013
Bulawayo: Zimbabwe's batsmen go into Sunday's second one-day international against Bangladesh knowing that they must cast aside their suicidal tendencies if they are to keep the series alive. The hosts were bowled out for just 148 inside 33 overs as they lost the first one-dayer by 121 runs on Friday, with the majority of their batsmen either trapped lbw or bowled while playing across the line. Many of the same...
03:26 PM, May 04, 2013
Dhaka: Bangladesh's domestic cricketers protested the delay in holding the Dhaka Premier League, the country's most popular domestic competition, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. The protestors, including several international cricketers, have not played any domestic cricket since mid-February. The 12-team one-day competition is also the biggest source of income for the top cricketers, but the Dhaka clubs have refused to participate without the national players who are currently...
01:33 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Zimbabwe took a massive 442-run lead over Bangladesh after the hosts bundled out the visitors' for 134 in the first innings with Kyle Jarvis and Shingi Masakadza picking four wickets each. In Zimbabwe's second innings, Roibul Hossain picked up a six wickets to put Zimbabwe in trouble before Taylor and Graeme Creamer put the hosts right on track. Read on for the updates Zimbabwe second innings End of over No....
01:31 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Opener Kusal Perera struck an aggressive 64 to propel Sri Lanka to a 17-run win over Bangladesh in a Twenty20 match. ...
11:20 PM, Mar 31, 2013
It was a huge run feast for the batsmen of both the teams as the match ends in a draw. ...
09:30 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Rahim became the first Bangladesh player to score a double century in Tests as they took 68-run lead which was later erased by SL, reaching 116 for 1 at stumps on Day 2. ...
06:49 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Riding on a fifty from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka finished day four on 116 for 1 leading Bangladesh by 48 runs in the second innings. ...
09:32 AM, Mar 11, 2013
A record breaking 261-run stand between Ashraful and Rahim helped Bangladesh post a commanding 438 for 4 at stumps on day three. ...
05:47 PM, Mar 10, 2013
