Spot-fixing in Nepal T-20 Cricket League: CIB says team owners are involved

The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police says franchise team owners of four Nepal T20 League teams have been found to have been involved in spot-fixing during the first official T20 tournament organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).

It adds the police will not investigate the role of CAN officials also.

A total of 10 people have been found to have been involved in fixing so far, the investigators said organised a press conference in Kathmandu today.

Meanwhile, a CIB source says team owners from Kathmandu Knights, Biratnagar Super Kings, Janakpur Royals and Farwest United were involved in spot-fixing.

CIB investigation also states one Nepali player and one foreign player were involved in spot-fixing.

Police have arrested two former and current cricketers–Mehboob Alam and Adil Ansari–in connection with the spot-fixing charges in the controversial Nepal T20 League.

A high-level source in the national police organisation says a team deployed from the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police arrested them recently.

The CIB has been looking into irregularities in the cricket tournament, and it has recently confirmed spot-fixing and also suspected chances of match-fixing.

According to the CIB, Alam approached two Nepali players for spot-fixing. He first approached Ansari to bowl one no-ball and one wide during a match. Ansari did that in at least two matches, says the CIB source.