Controversy is the last thing everyone wants – and why wouldn’t they? The dictionary definition of controversy states that it happens when there is a heated discussion about an issue with a lot of disagreements.

And that’s never a good thing. Never.

While this Bangladesh Premier League has had its moments of glory, it has been somewhat overshadowed by the dark clouds of controversy.

Are you following a repetition here of the word ‘controversy’? Good. That’s the flavor of this article and has been the flavor of the Bangladesh Premier League. I won’t be delving deep into the chasms of this year’s BPL – I will leave that for another day – so I will just keep it succinct.

The controversy regarding Comilla’s exit from the tournament has marred the competition. There wasn’t supposed to be a reserve day, nor was there any rule stating any way for Ranpur to land a place in the final should rain drench the game.

But the rain would stay away. After all, it rarely rains in December in Bangladesh – it is the winter season here, for God’s sake – but it did. It just had to happen – the rain Gods had to pour down and bring with them the petrichor of controversy.

The match was abandon with the rain playing spoilsport. According to the rules of the tournament, should the match be called off, the team that ends up at a higher position in the league will be off to the final – which meant that Comilla had booked their place in the final through the help of the rain.

While this is not the best ways to end up in the final, it still is a rule – but the organizers failed to live up to it and changed it after consulting the two teams.

However, what’s gone is gone – and what can’t be denied is that the two most star-studded teams are in the final – almost as if everything was meant for them to be here. And what we expect now is a jam-packed final.

But clean. Just clean.

No owners enmeshing with the organisers. No tweaking of rules to benefit anyone. No controversies. Just a clean final between two most star-studded sides and a bunch of fans eagerly waiting for a clash that is worthy of being the final.