Crisis deepens as Cricketers now demand fair share of revenue from BCB
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||CF Correspondent ||
Bangladeshi cricketers send a 13-point demand letter to the Bangladesh Cricket on Wednesday through their appointed representative that includes revenue sharing of the board.
Cricketers went on strike after placing 11-point demands but the latest development was disclosed by Barrister Mustafizur Rahman Khan who claimed him to be a representative appointed by the players.
Another new demand that was included in the 13-points is gender parity as male cricketers feel that women cricketers should be treated equally by the board.
‘’We have sent a letter to the board placing our 13-point demand but that is nothing like a legal notice,’’ Mustafizur told reporters at a media in a local hotel where players gathered to have a discussion among themselves on Monday.
‘’We want gender parity so we want that wherever it is possible our male and female cricketers are treated equally by the board,’’ he said.
‘’We want revenue sharing by the board as we believe that Bangladesh will be the second biggest market in Asia in cricket after India and is on its way to be one of the leading ones in the world,’’ he said.
This announcement came a day after BCB lashed out at the cricketers and said that they have not put up any demand formally to them and instead used media as a tool.
The BCB had also indicated that they were ready to negotiate all their 11-points demand but according to sources inside the room it seems that the latest demand of revenue sharing doesn’t looked to be solved easily.
Bangladesh's upcoming tour of India, starting November 3, is now in doubt as the players of the national side called for a press conference in Dhaka and announced that they will not take part in any cricketing activities unless a 11-point demand made to the cricket board is met.
The cricketers are going to MIrpur to meet the BCB official after the press meet conference
