BCB boss lambasts cricketers
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Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday came down harsh on striking players and said they are waiting to find out the conspirators.
According to Nazmul a third party is playing from behind to tarnish the image of the country and he announced that BCB will find out those culprits sooner than later.
Bangladesh’s cricket goes into deep water as the cricketers called for an unprecedented strike on Monday to press home their 11 demands, leaving next month's tour of India uncertain.
Sakib, who was flanked by dozens of players including national stalwarts Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah among others said that the strike will be effective from October 21.
The demands were mostly financial and their sudden boycott put lot of things at stake that includes national team’s preparation for India tour uncertain.
Bangladesh are scheduled to start their preparation for India tour on October 25 while the fitness camp was expected to start from tomorrow though nothing looked to have settled as yet with the board and the cricketers.
‘’I don’t believe they are doing it for money. There may be some other reasons, part of a plan, a conspiracy to destabilize cricket,’ Nazmul said at an impromptu press conference in Mirpur after an emergency meeting of the board following the strikes of players.
‘’But we will find out the conspirators sooner just give us some time,’’ he said.
The BCB president accused that a quarter was using the players ahead of crucial India tour as they want to destroy the image of country’s cricket.
‘’Why they are not asking me when they know they would get what they want. Everything has a reason, not all players are doing it consciously, maybe one or two players are aware of it,’ he said.
‘‘The basic objective of this strike is to spoil the camp and India tour, some outsiders are working on this, there could be some insider, we will find out, but we should ask what development would be for cricket with this,’ he said.
Nazmul said the India tour will go on despite the players’ boycott. The BCB president insisted they have already accepted most of the demands of the players and if anything was left they were willing to talk.
‘We are open for talk. But they [ the players} even do not receive our phone,’ he said.
Members of Bangladesh national cricket team and senior players on Monday announced the boycott, putting next month's tour of India in jeopardy.
Flanked by dozens of players, including stalwarts such as Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, among others, national Test and Twenty20 skipper Sakib al Hasan made the announcement.
The demands include respect from the Bangladesh Cricket Board members, restoration of the previous pay structure in Dhaka Premier League, a promise for returning to franchise-based Bangladesh Premier League from the next season, at least Tk 1 lakh match fees for the National Cricket League, at least 30 players in national payroll and 50 per cent rise in the salary of first-class players.
