Nepal T20 League: CIB confirms spot-fixing, suspects match-fixing too
CIB was looking into the Nepal T20 League to investigate spot-fixing charges. Kathmandu, January 22 The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police confirmed that spot-fixing occurred during the controversial Nepal T20 League . A CIB investigation concluded that spot-fixing cases were found in some of the earlier matches of the league held at TU Cricket Ground from December 24, 2022, to January 11, 2023. “Our investigations have found some Nepali and Indian players were involved in spot-fixing,” says CIB chief Uttam Raj Subedi. According to Subedi, there were also attempts to fix matches with the aim of extracting money through betting. “It is tough to fix matches in cricket, but we found attempts,” he says. Gyanendra Malla, the captain of Kathmandu Knights, had informed Nepal T20 League’s anti-corruption unit chief Vir Singh that his players had received offers to fix matches. Sachin Timalsina, a commentator, also released a video on Facebook claiming that he had seen...