Hira becomes national team manager

[Eshen]

Shafiqul Haque Hira is appointed as the national team manager for next one year.

অবশেষে হীরাকেই করা হল ক্রিকেট দলের ম্যানেজার

ঢাকা, ৩১ মার্চ (বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম) --- এর আগে এক দফা ইন্টারভিউ নিয়েও বোর্ড সভায় আটকে দেওয়া হয়েছিল তার নিয়োগ। তবে বাংলাদেশ দলের টিম অপারেশন্স ম্যানেজার (টিওএম) হিসেবে শেষ পর্যন্ত সেই শফিকুল হক হীরাকেই বেছে নিয়েছে বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড (বিসিবি)। সোমবার দুপুরে বিসিবির সঙ্গে ফলপ্রসু আলোচনার পর বাংলাদেশ দলের সাবেক এই অধিনায়ক টেলিফোনে বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম-কে জানিয়েছেন, "বোর্ড আমাকে এক বছরের চুক্তির প্রস্তাব দিয়েছে। এবং আমি সেটা গ্রহণ করেছি।"

এই চুক্তি অনুযায়ী ১ এপ্রিল থেকেই দায়িত্ব নিতে হচ্ছে তাকে। অর্থাৎ জাতীয় দলের পাকিস্তান সফর থেকে ম্যানেজার নিয়ে আপদকালীন কোনো বন্দোবস্তে আর যেতে হচ্ছে না বিসিবিকে। এখন থেকে এই পদে এক বছরের জন্য স্থায়ী হয়ে যাওয়া হীরা এর আগেও বাংলাদেশ দলের ম্যানেজার ছিলেন। সবসময়ই জাতীয় দলের ম্যানেজার হিসেবে কাজ করতে আগ্রহী হীরা টিওএম পদে আবেদন করেন বিসিবি পত্রিকায় বিজ্ঞাপন দেওয়ার পরপরই।

তাতে অবশ্য সাড়া পড়েছিল খুব কম। হীরা ছাড়া আবেদন করা অন্য দুজনের মধ্যে ক্রিকেটাঙ্গনের পরিচিত মুখ কেবল সাজ্জাদ আহমেদ শিপন। বিসিবির পক্ষপাতও ছিল তার দিকেই। কিন্তু জাতীয় দলের সাবেক ওই ব্যাটসম্যান ব্যবসায়িক ব্যস্ততার কারণে ইন্টারভিউতে উপস্থিত না হওয়ায় হীরার নিয়োগ একরকম নিশ্চিতই হয়ে গিয়েছিল। পরে বোর্ড সভায় তাকে নিয়োগ না দিয়ে আরো যাচাই-বাছাই করে দেখার সিদ্ধান্ত হয়। বিজ্ঞাপন দিয়ে টিওএম পদে আবার নতুন করে আবেদন আহবান করে বিসিবি। তাতে সাড়া কতোটা পড়েছে জানা যায়নি। তবে হীরার নিয়োগে পরিষ্কার, সাড়া আসলে খুব একটা পাওয়া যায়নি।

http://www.bdnews24.com/bangla/detai...d=23928&cid=26

A dumb decision by BCB

[sadi]

Really? Noone wants to be a national team manager? How much is the pay, I wonder.

[Kabir]

Don't know much about him.

Eshen: Why is it a dumb decision?

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by Kabir
Eshen: Why is it a dumb decision?

Because Hira proved himself an incompetent and unprofessional team manager last time he was given this post. It sounds like total bs that BCB could not find other eligible candidates or that they could not arrange an interview with Shipon.

[KnightBD]

The person who can't attend interview for whatever reason, don't deserve the post, anyway. What if he abandons BD team tour because of his personal work? What else BCB could do?

[ahaque]

Shafiq-ul-Haq, the former Bangladesh captain, has been appointed the national team's operations manager. Appointed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on a one-year contract, Shafiq will begin his tenure from the five-ODI series in Pakistan starting April 8.

A wicketkeeper, Shafiq started his cricketing career in 1965 and played 29 first-class games for East Pakistan. He represented Bangladesh from 1976 to 1984 and captained the country in the 1979 and 1982 ICC Trophy in England.

He served as the Bangladesh team manager during the 1988 Asia Cup in Dhaka, the 1990 Australasia Cup in Sharjah, the home series against Pakistan in 2002 and Australia in 2006 and on the tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya the same year. His stint with the Bangladesh board included a post as the deputy director development and venue director of the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur.

Shafiq was a also a national selector during Bangladesh's ICC Trophy victory in 1997. He was one of the representatives of the BCB at the Host Submission meetings of the 2011 World Cup to be jointly hosted by the four Test-playing countries in the subcontinent.

© Cricinfo

I dont know anything about him so i cant say much

[mali007]

Hira and Gen. Moin U Ahmed hailed from same school ( SARGODA PAF)------- thats the connection !!!

[akabir77]

at least he got some cricketing back ground thats a start. i am all for it. better than having a urdu speaking one (btw he also speaks that language )

[Fazal]

I see the logic why he is selected by BCB. Heera will take take of our Manik Ratans. we already have a platinum coach and Three selectors made with Tama, Alumunium and Zirconium.

Only sad part is we are left the Gold out of the team.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Fazal
I see the logic why he is selected by BCB. Heera will take take of our Manik Ratans. we already have a platinum coach and Three selectors made with Tama, Alumunium and Zirconium.

Only sad part is we are left the Gold out of the team.

Are we hiring "Panna" from the womens' team? She can give Mash a run for his money. Who is going to be our silver armour?

[Rabz]

No comments till this point.
Dont really know much about him.

[Umar]

Anyone knw ...what does an operations manager do? whats his role?

selecting players?

[Kabir]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Because Hira proved himself an incompetent and unprofessional team manager last time he was given this post. It sounds like total bs that BCB could not find other eligible candidates or that they could not arrange an interview with Shipon.

Thanks. Didn't know that.

[irteja]

well....thanks for the info..cant say good or bad decision yet. i wish Bulbul become the team manager

[Murad]

Who was the manager when we toured Zimb in 2006?

I hope it wasn't Hira. That manager was suck. He was just roaming around and didn't take care of the team. The team was lacking security but he didn't do anything.

[akabir77]

shujon was the best choice... but he is busy with academy now...

[irteja]

Originally Posted by muradnyc
Who was the manager when we toured Zimb in 2006?

I hope it wasn't Hira. That manager was suck. He was just roaming around and didn't take care of the team. The team was lacking security but he didn't do anything.

২০০৬ সালে জিম্বাবুয়ে ও কেনিয়া সফরে বাংলাদেশ দলের ম্যানেজার ছিলেন হীরা।

[desirocker]

hera or sona, it doesnt matter. as long as he manages da kids the proper way, i am happy wit him.

[Murad]

Originally Posted by irteja
২০০৬ সালে জিম্বাবুয়ে ও কেনিয়া সফরে বাংলাদেশ দলের ম্যানেজার ছিলেন হীরা।

O sh*t, this is the same guy?

We are doomed then..

Very poor move from the stupid BCB.


What's wrong with the manager we currently have? He seems to be a good manager to me.

[One World]

After Golden Boy now literally a Diamond OM.

[Haradhon]

Originally Posted by Kabir
Don't know much about him.

Eshen: Why is it a dumb decision?

I do not know much about Hira other than watching him in the Chittagong League in the late Seventies. He knew how to sweep the spin bowlers and we used to see sand storm while he batted, in Bengali known as "jharoo."

[abu2abu]

A little bit more about Hira in English, for those who haven't seen it...

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/bangl...ry/344606.html

[Fazal]

Why some people are kind of upset with his selection? Is he such a bad guy or have a bad track record? What he have done?

[auntu]

faltu decision. Hira ageo unprofessional performance dekhaise. Tour e
situation shamlaite pare nai. Personality khub weak.

[Aritro]

What were the situations he failed to adequately deal with?