, Nov. 30 -- A group of nine local cricketers has been excluded from the Bangladesh Premier League's (BPL) final auction list after a series of anti-corruption investigations flagged their involvement in suspected fixing activities in last season's tournament.

The exclusions follow an extensive probe led by the BCB's three-member independent investigation committee, headed by former Appellate Division judge Mirza Hussain Haider.

The committee examined alleged irregularities from the previous BPL and identified nine Bangladeshi and one foreign player as suspects.

Their names were forwarded for further inquiry by Alex Marshall, the BCB's anti-corruption consultant and former ICC anti-corruption chief.

Based on Marshall's findings, the B...