Cricket News: Bihar Cricket Association caught on wrong foot

The Patna High Court has asked the state police to investigate the matter with regards to a sting operation wherein members of the Bihar Cricket Association and the selectors were caught on camera claiming that they could manipulate selection in return for money. In the sting operation titled 'Operation Clean Bowled', BCA selector Neeraj Kumar was caught on camera stating that he can select any player for the Ranji Trophy for a sum of Rs 74 lakh. DP Tripathi, an umpire affiliated with the same association, was caught accepting a bribe to select a woman cricketer in one of the state district teams. Tripathi added that making a forged Bihar resident certificate wasn't a very difficult process, and would require an amount of Rs 3-4 lakh. JCA secretary Mohammad Wasim was seen making a demand of Rs 50,000 for selecting a player into the U-19 team of one of the Jharkhand districts, adding that he would additionally need to assess the quality of the concerned cricketer.