Cricket: BCB bans Bowler For Conceding 92 runs off four balls!

After Bangladesh player Sujon Mahmud had conceded 92 runs off four deliveries while playing for Lalmatia Club against Axiom Cricketers in the Dhaka Second Division League match, the BCB had formed a special committee to know everything in detail.

 In one of a kind incident, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has punished two players for tarnishing the country's cricket image owing to their role in two controversial lower-tier league matches which were held last month.

 During the investigation, the BCB's special committee found that Tasnim Hasan had also voluntarily conceded 69 runs in 1.1 overs while playing for Fear Fighters Sporting Club against Indira Road Krira Chakra ahead of the Lalmatia-Axiom match.

Commenting on the matter, Sheikh Sohel, one of three BCB directors of the special committee, said the two bowlers did what the team management had asked them to do.

"They willingly tarnished the image of Bangladesh cricket. There was no championship or relegation at stake. It was done intentionally to tarnish our image around the world. From the first day I have said that we won't tolerate such things. It was a crime," Sohel said.

"A bowler won't be able to do such a thing without the order of their team management. There was no match-fixing in this, not that they got any money for doing such a thing. From the whole investigation we realised that it was done to hurt Bangladesh cricket," he added.

The board had formed a special committee to look into the fiasco where Sujon Mahmud, the bowler, had conceded 92 runs off four balls while playing for Lalmatia Club against Axiom Cricketers.


Both Tasnim and Sujon have been banned for 10 years each while their clubs, Lalmatia and Fear Fighters, have been scratched from playing in any division of the Dhaka league. Captains, managers and coaches of both teams have also been handed five-year suspensions.

The Bangladesh club cricketer had conceded 92 runs in four legal deliveries. He did this as a sign of protest against poor umpiring in the Dhaka Second Division Cricket League.

Lalmatia Club’s opening bowler Sujon Mahmud bowled an incredible number of 15 no-balls and 13 wides that also reached the boundary. His four legal deliveries went for 12 runs as opponents Axiom won by 10 wickets. The 32-ball over saw Axiom complete a 10-wicket win in just 0.4 overs, having racked up 92.