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Former Bangladesh cricket captain and national hero Mohammad Ashraful has admitted to match-fixing, further shaking confidence in the game and deepening a betting scandal that has engulfed Asian cricket.
Ashraful was earlier suspended from the sport by Bangladesh's cricket chiefs following allegations of fixing during international
matches and a domestic Twenty20 tournament.
The 28-year-old's admission is the latest controversy to hit the sport, already reeling from spot-fixing and betting probes in neighbouring India where three cricketers and numerous bookmakers are among those arrested.
Meanwhile: Tim May has quit as head of cricket's international players' union after eight years, lashing out at the sport's powerbrokers and their alleged "threats, intimidation and backroom deals".
May, who was last month controversially ousted from an ICC players' committee amid allegations of pressure from India, said he was tired of battling the governing body.
"More and more we see allegations of corruption and malpractice on and off the field dominating headlines," he said, stepping down as the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) chief.
