Match fixing before World Cup 2023: ICC action against 8 including 3 Indians

Again the dark shadow of match-fixing has fallen on cricket. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has alleged that a total of 8 people have committed illegal activities in the Abu Dhabi T-10 League, which is run under the Emirates Cricket Board. The fact that there are three Indians among them has now created a stir everywhere.

ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is going to start in few days and cricket fans all over the world are waiting for this huge tournament. But before this, there was an uproar in the world of cricket, The ICC has alleged that a total of 8 people have committed illegal activities in the Abu Dhabi T-10 League, which is run under the Emirates Cricket Board.

The fact that there are three Indians among them has now created a stir everywhere. Many years ago there were allegations of match fixing in IPL. That incident shook the foundations of Indian cricket. Many officials and cricketers were involved in this incident. Now the ICC has confirmed that match fixing has taken place in the T-10 league and has started an investigation against the accused.

According to a Cricbuzz report, the names of 8 people, including former Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hussain, have been named in this allegation. It is known that two Indian officials, Krishnan Kumar Chaudhary and Parag Sanghvi, batting coach Sunny Dhillon are also involved. In its statement, the ICC said, ‘Attempts have been made to fix certain matches of the 2021 T-Ten League.

But it didn’t work out. Now, the ICC has appointed the officials of the anti-corruption department of the ECB to investigate, and they will investigate and take a decision. In this the allegations against the Indians Krishnan Kumar Chaudhary Parag Sanghvi and Sunny Dhillon are quite strong. The three have been accused of trying to control the outcome of the match.

Also, during the investigation, it is reported that these three did not cooperate with the investigation and hid the truth. Also, Bangladeshi player Nasir has again been accused of taking expensive gifts. But it is learned that Nasir tried to hide the taking of this expensive gift from the investigators. Nasir Hussain has played 19 Tests, 65 ODIs and 31 T0s for Bangladesh. But he has not played any international cricket since 2017.

Currently he is active in Bangladesh Premier League and some other leagues. Apart from them, charges have also been filed against Krishna Kumar Chaudhary and Parag Sanghvi, the owners of two teams of the Abu Dhabi T-10 League, who are accused of not cooperating with the Anti-Corruption Bureau officials.

Along with him, some of the team’s hitting coach, team manager, assistant coach and two other domestic players have also been charged. In fact, the ICC has always taken a tough stance on match-fixing. The same has been done in this case also.

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The accused batting coach Azhar Zaidi, Amirshahi domestic cricketer Rizwan Javed, Salia Saman and team manager Shadab Ahmed have been suspended with immediate effect. The rest of the accused, including three Indians, have been exiled for 14 days. Anti-corruption officials will announce their decision after the investigation.