Bangladesh Cricket Board has constituted athree-member committee to investigate into the allegations of fixing T20matches by umpires as claimed by a television sting operation, a report saidtoday.
According to Cricinfo, the BCB has formed a committee comprisingits directors Sirajuddin Mohammad Alamgir and Mahmood Jamal, and its head ofanti-corruption and security Mesbahuddin Serniabat to probe into the "corruptconduct by umpires under its jurisdiction".
The BCB, along with the ICC and the cricket boards of Sri Lankaand Pakistan, had already agreed not to appoint any of the umpires named byIndia TV in domestic and international matches until inquiry is conducted.
Bangladesh's Nadir Shah, the only umpire shown in the stingto have met the undercover reporters in person, returned to Dhaka thisafternoon. He said he was ready to speak to the investigation committeewhenever he is called.
"I will definitely comply with the investigation committee.BCB have done so much for me so far, so I have to tell them my side of thestory. I have some evidence that I will turn in," Shah was quoted assaying by the website.
Shah, who has officiated in 40 ODIs and threeTwenty20Internationals, said, "I can't comment on what will happen to meand what is there in the future until the investigation is over. I have a cleanrecord and have never participated in any sort of match-fixing.
Shah said he had gone to India in connection with a deal regardingumpiring assignment in the Sri Lanka Premier League and he met the undercoverreporters in Delhi.
“I went there to complete a deal to umpire in Sri Lanka PremierLeague. I was taken from the airport to a hotel, where I was introduced to aguy. There were a few others in the room. I felt threatened by what they weresaying and as a result I went along with what they were asking me to do.
"I knew it was wrong and a few days later I was toldbymy agent that they were not the sort of people I should talk to. They calledme a few times afterwards but I said I don't want to be disturbed."
