Miraz kerfuffle to be investigated

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council member secretary Ismail Haider Mollick informed that the board will investigate the incident between Mehedi Hasan Miraz and his franchise Chattogram Challengers after the cricketer was stripped of captaincy, creating a chaotic scene throughout the day on Sunday.

Following a fallout with the Chattogram Challengers management, Miraz was on the verge of leaving the team hotel and depart for Dhaka from Chattogram before an olive branch was extended. 

Miraz even featured for Chattogram in their game Comilla Victorians today.

There were whispers that the incident that saw Miraz lose captaincy of the side just hours before a game could involve match-fixing issues. However, the influential board director said that the BCB's anti-corruption unit has been closely monitoring every single game in the tournament.

"Not only this but BCB's anti-corruption team closely follows every game. We have one person from the anti-corruption unit with each team and they are monitoring closely. Not only BCB, the ICC is also following everything properly," said Mollick. 

"We are yet to observe anything suspicious. What we have seen through the press conference is that there was a miscommunication. We will call them for a hearing and will try to know the entire matter," he added. 

Mollick also thought that the matter could have been handled more professionally.

"The incident that took place yesterday [Sunday] as Miraz, as a captain, said he wanted to open the innings in every game. Every franchise wants to win matches and they have a particular plan but obviously, this should have been handled professionally.  

"Since he wanted to open the innings, this should have been discussed by the entire team management. But what happened was not expected as the way he was removed from the captaincy and how Miraz broke the bio-bubble and gave a statement to the media was unexpected," Mollick added.