BCB President delaying Board meeting, chief selector for own political interest
BCB sitting on chief selector
Sports Reporter
The Tigers return to business tomorrow and, to start with, will have some fitness training before engaging into the three-match T20 Challenge series.
The camp was scheduled to start today but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has deferred it by a day due to hartal called by the opposition in the capital. The date of the first T20 match between the national team and the A team has also been changed.
The first match now will be held on December 11 instead of 10 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur while the second match is on December 12 and the third on December 14 at the same venue.
A busy schedule lies ahead of the Tigers in the next year at home. Their campaign starts with the series against Sri Lanka, who arrive in the capital on January 24 to play two Tests, three ODIs and two T20 Internationals.
And within a short break the Tigers will play the Asia Cup, also at home, starting from February 26. The regional event will be followed by the ICC World Twenty20, starting with the Bangladesh-Afghanistan match on March 16.
The board has already given captain Mushfiqur Rahim and head coach Shane Jurgensen long-term contracts keeping in mind the big challenges ahead including the World Cup in 2015, but still the team’s think-tank remains incomplete following BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon’s unnecessary dilly-dallying regarding the appointment of the chief selector, a post that has remained vacant since Akram Khan resigned in September.
After the November 27 board meeting, the BCB boss hinted at a possible return for former chief selector Faruque Ahmed as he said: “Many names have been suggested and amongst them Faruque Ahmed has massive support. Minhazul Abedin and Khaled Mashud’s names have also come up. I will take a final decision soon.”
Many believe that Papon could have given his ruling in that meeting to confirm this vital appointment as most of the members were in favour of former national skipper Faruque.
But unfortunately ten days have gone by but the decision has not been taken yet. Many board insiders have pointed out that Papon’s own political business is behind the delay although he has been seen attending a number of corporate cricket events.
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