|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladeshi cricketers remain hopeful that despite all the personal attacks, Bangladesh cricket will see a new direction as the feud between them and the board have been resolved on Wednesday.

Bangladesh cricket went through a severe crisis when the players called for a strike on October 21 and after two days though the cricketers called off the strike after both parties agreed amicable settlement it was not without facing some harsh word from the BCB president Nazmul Hasan who literally screamed at them at the start of the meeting.

According to media reports, his  takedown of allrounder Mehidy Hasan, apparently threw the players off to start with, one of them even saying that the incident "rattled" them.

"Miraz [Mehidy], what have I not done for you, and you didn't pick up my phone call? From today onwards, I will delete your number from my phone," Hassan raged at the start of the meeting according to a leading  young allrounder cowered, sinking in his seat.

In many ways, the start of the meeting was a continuation of the previous day's press conference - Hassan targeting a player for taking personal favours from him and then joining the strike; that soured the mood of the group that had arrived in the evening hoping for an amicable solution.

It was an extraordinary way to begin a discussion that had so much riding on it for everyone concerned. On the one side were the players, who had just agreed among themselves that they would face their paymasters and thrash the issues out. On the other were the BCB officials, who knew that if they couldn't provide a solution, it would have deep repercussions.

But after Hassan's counter-attacking stance, the players said they were thrown off kilter. Many of the players, who were active in discussions in the previous 48 hours, kept mum, saying nothing after Hassan slammed Mehidy.

"We were told that all of our demands were met, but there was no actual detail. This was quite confusing, as we wanted to know exactly by how much, for example, the NCL [National Cricket League] match fees will be increased. There was no clear direction"

"The Miraz thing rattled us," one player told ESPNcricinfo on condition of anonymity. "The way the meeting began, it didn't leave us with much to say. Shakib [Al Hasan] managed to put forth our points but the rest of us simply didn't have the mentality to bargain.

"We were told that all of our demands were met, but there was no actual detail. This was quite confusing, as we wanted to know exactly by how much, for example, the NCL [National Cricket League] match fees will be increased. There was no clear direction." But Hassan, who later admitted in a press conference that he had lost his temper, then clarified the BCB's stance on each demand.

The BCB stayed out of discussions about the fresh elections of the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh [CWAB], but association president Naimur Rahman agreed to hold elections soon. The players said that they wanted a representative from the current players so that they could regularly speak to the board about their issues. This representative is going to be a pivotal point for the rest of their demands, as the BCB committed that once this person is elected, they will respect the position.

About the Dhaka Premier League's return to a free-market system for player transfers, Hassan asked what would happen if the clubs don't pay the players in time. The players said they would handle it.

Mushfiqur Rahim speaks during the meeting between players and BCB officials Raton Gomes