BPL will resume despite scandals

Officials said on Wednesday Bangladesh is planning to revive the lucrative Twenty20 Championship in December after two years of suspension in the wake of the match-fixing scandals.

Bangladesh League (BPL), which began in 2012, has been postponed indefinitely after the second edition the following year amid revelations that former Bangladesh leader Mohammed Ashraf and four others were involved in match-fixing.

"A lot of things happened since the last session for BPL, but now we have decided to move forward," said Minister Ismail Haidar tournament. "We have decided to re-organize everything and hold the tournament low-key manner.

"At the moment we do not have any domestic Twenty20 tournament in our country. And BPL is the best option we have."

Ashraf and banned four players and officials, including New Zealand batsman if Vincent, different periods of time after the appointment of the Court of collaboration between the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) guilty.

Chief Executive Officer, said BCB Nizamuddin Chowdhury they will follow guidelines of the International Criminal Court the next edition of the tournament.

Ismail said he expected to be drafted since the agreements with the seven teams that participated in the 2013 edition has been terminated new privileges.

The International Federation of cricketers associations (FICA), and the players body, last year warned against the participation of members in the future in BPL due to the long period of non-payment of match fees in previous editions.

Ismail said the BCB completed the "pay 90 per cent" of international players and entrusted the former captain of Bangladesh to settle the issue with the local players.

"Only a few players have not been fully paid after, because their value is subject to appeal," he said. "We hope to settle it before the next edition."