Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Bangladesh cricketer Shohely Akhter denies fixing accusations in opposition to her

Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Shohely Akhter has denied the allegations of spot-fixing in opposition to her that she approached a Bangladeshi cricketer for fixing.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 15, 2023 23:07 IST

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By India Today Web Desk: Bangladesh ladies’s cricketer Shohely Akhter has denied the allegations of spot-fixing in opposition to her. Earlier, it was reported that she approached Lata Mondal, who’s current with the nationwide crew in South Africa for the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Jamuna TV, a information outlet in Dhaka, launched an audio the place two cricketers had been allegedly having a dialog. However, Shohely dismissed the allegations and stated that it was a transparent case of miscommunication.

Akhter stated that she met a ‘friend’ on social media and had ‘lots of heated arguments’ with that individual. The 34-year-old stated that issues escalated after she informed concerning the matter to her Bangladesh teammate, who knowledgeable it to BCB’s Anti Corruption Unit (ACU).

“Yesterday, Jamuna TV called me and I said what is true. But as they cut my words, it became difficult for me. They asked me whether I can make contact with a player and a bookie and I said no. They later said that they have revealed Shakib Al Hasan’s fixing issue (of not informing the ACU),” Akhtar was quoted as saying to Cricbuzz.

“Later they asked me whether I approached any national cricketer and I told the truth. Two days back I met one Facebook friend and he told me, ‘Apu you lost to Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup and again (here), you lost to Sri Lanka in the World Cup and what I feel is that your players are doing fixing. Especially the top-order batters cannot score runs while the bowlers fix through bowling wides’. I told him, ‘look our players don’t do any such things, because we are very keen to win one game as we don’t often win any games. If you ask me (to fix), I will certainly say no and I won’t betray my country’.

“We had lots of heated argument and at one point I got excited. I told him no matter how much you offer, no one will accept it. Later I told him that if you want any proof I can give that. ‘Let me ask one player and she will deny it immediately. Do you want to see that?’ and that was my biggest mistake like getting into an argument with him and proceeding in that manner,” she acknowledged.

“Yes, I just wanted to prove that and Lata informed about it to ACSU and later it turned out this way. Firstly, I made a mistake by doing it and now it turned out to be a complicated affair after Lata informed it to ACSU. It seems like I have approached her for fixing,” Akhter added.

Shohely final performed for Bangladesh again in October 2022 through the Asia Cup. In 2 ODIs and 13 T20Is, Akhter has picked up 11 wickets with one four-wicket haul to her title.

Bangladesh haven’t began their World Cup marketing campaign on a nice notice after dropping to Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka and Meg Lanning’s Australia.

Edited By:

sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Feb 15, 2023