Hassan revealed that a miscommunication led to Shah officiating the match
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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has confirmed that umpire Nadir Shah is still banned after he was allowed to officiate in a domestic Twenty20 match recently.
The BCB did not confirm whether they had reduced or lifted Shah’s ban
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) recently gave banned umpire Nadir Shah permission to officiate in a domestic Twenty20 match on September 28.
Shah is allegedly umpiring on a weekly basis
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Nadir Shah, the Bangladesh umpire who was banned for 10 years after being indicted in a match-fixing sting operation, is now an umpire in the Southern California Cricket Association.
Richardson believes corruption in the sport will continue unless tough measures are taken to stop it
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson has announced that all the major cricketing boards in the sport must stand up and fight the ongoing “war” against corruption.
Muralitharan believes the sport’s reputation will be in serious trouble if match-fixing continues to happen
Sri Lanka spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ban anyone caught match-fixing right away, in light of the recent sting operation conducted by India TV, which showed six umpires will to accept money in return of making favourable decisions.
The ICC stated that it would fully support the action the respective cricket boards decided to take
The International Cricket Council (ICC), along with the respective cricket boards of Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh, have suspended the six umpires named in a sting operation by India TV, which revealed that they were willing to accept money in return for making decisions favouring certain players.
