BCB President AHM Mostafa Kamal is trying to arrange a series against South Africa in May

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by maysun
So who shall Mostafa Kamal's next target be?

I guess Oman.

[firstlane]

Its official now. Lota runs out of water.

CSA refuses Bangladesh series

South Africa have declined a proposal from Bangladesh to play three ODIs and five Twenty20 matches in May. Cricket South Africa (CSA) met with the South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) on Tuesday and they decided that the international schedule for 2012 would not allow for the series to take place.

"As much as we would like to help another cricket country, it is not going to be possible," Jacques Faul, CSA's acting chief executive, told ESPNcricinfo. "With the volume of cricket to be played this year, sometimes rest is more important."

SACA had indicated on Monday that they would not support the idea of a series against Bangladesh because of the crowded calendar. On consultation with the medical and administrative staff of the national team, including team manager Mohammad Moosajee and coach Gary Kirsten, CSA felt the same way. "We agreed with SACA," Faul said. "We have a big year ahead and our players are scattered over the IPL and county cricket, so we cannot play this series."

South Africa are due to play Zimbabwe in five Twenty20 practice matches in Harare between June 20 and 24, before heading to England for a tour of over two months. They will then play the World T20 in Sri Lanka and also travel to Australia in October-November, before hosting New Zealand at the end of the year.

The Bangladesh board had approached CSA with the request last week, after their tour to Pakistan was postponed by a court order. Their August visit to Zimbabwe was also moved because of work being done to the pitches in Harare and Bulawayo. It left Bangladesh without any international cricket until the World Twenty20 in September.

With the IPL only ending on May 27, South Africa would have had to play without some of their key players if the Bangladesh series was to take place. CSA decided it would not fit in with their plans to consider the series, which would have had to be played in South Africa. The Bangladesh summer is deemed too hot for cricket while South Africa would have struggled to find a venue as well, with the Highveld (Johannesburg and Pretoria) and Cape Town unable to host matches in winter.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafr...ry/562472.html

[Jonas]

I have always maintained we should tour Ireland. Beating Ireland in Ireland will be extremely difficult for us, but our batsmen will learn a lot from playing in those conditions. And, let's stop worrying about preparation for the T20 WC. There's only so much preparation you can take for a couple of T20 matches. We should instead think long term.

[Habib]

Originally Posted by Jonas
I have always maintained we should tour Ireland. Beating Ireland in Ireland will be extremely difficult for us, but our batsmen will learn a lot from playing in those conditions. And, let's stop worrying about preparation for the T20 WC. There's only so much preparation you can take for a couple of T20 matches. We should instead think long term.

If we want to think long term, beating Ireland in their homeground is not the solution TBH. As long as we are not preparing bouncy pitches in our own stadiums for our domestic leagues, these tours will provide nothing but occassional embarrassment.
Hence I'm not really all that eager for this Europe tour.

[Ajfar]

Originally Posted by Habib
If we want to think long term, beating Ireland in their homeground is not the solution TBH. As long as we are not preparing bouncy pitches in our own stadiums for our domestic leagues, these tours will provide nothing but occassional embarrassment.
Hence I'm not really all that eager for this Europe tour.

Exactly. Yes playing in Ireland will help our players but how do they prepare for the Ireland tou? by playing in slow pitches? We have to prepare some fast bouncy pitches back home first , than play teams in fast pitches to see how much we improved.

[roman]

http://www.shamokal.com/

দ. আফ্রিকা না হলে জিম্বাবুয়ে!

হ্নীড়া প্রতিবেদক
সমস্যাটা বাধিয়েছে দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার ক্রিকেটারদের স্বার্থ সংশ্লিষ্টসংস্থাএ� �এসিএ।তারাই আপত্তি জানিয়ে বলেছে, ক্রিকেটারদের বিশ্রাম দেওয়া প্রয়োজন। আইসিসির বেঁধে দেওয়া এফটিপির বাইরে তাই তাদের পক্ষে কোনো ম্যাচ খেলা সম্ভব নয়। মিডিয়ায় এ খবর বেরিয়ে যাওয়ার পর দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকায় গিয়ে বাংলাদেশের সিরিজ খেলা কিংবা তাদের বাংলাদেশে এসে সিরিজ আয়োজন করার চেষ্টা অনেকটাই ফিকে হয়ে গেছে। যদিও দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকান ক্রিকেট বোর্ড থেকে এ ব্যাপারে বিসিবির কাছে কোনো চূড়ান্ত সিদ্ধান্ত জানানো হয়নি। তারপরও সতর্ক বিসিবি একটা বিকল্প সিরিজ নিয়ে চেষ্টা চালাচ্ছে। এবার আর দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা নয়, জিম্বাবুয়েতেই একটি তিন জাতি সিরিজ খেলার কথা চিন্তা করা হচ্ছে। এমনিতেই জুনে জিম্বাবুয়েতে গিয়ে পাঁচটি টি২০ ম্যাচ খেলার কথা দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার। সেখানে বাংলাদেশ যোগ দিলে ওই সিরিজটাই তিন জাতি হতে পারে। বিসিবি থেকে প্রাথমিকভাবে জিম্বাবুয়ে ক্রিকেট বোর্ডের কাছে তিন জাতি সিরিজের সম্ভাব্যতা নিয়ে কথা বলেছে। জিম্বাবুয়ে বোর্ড থেকেই এ প্রস্তাবটি সরকারিভাবে দিতে বলেছে বিসিবিকে। বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড থেকে প্রস্তাবটি লিখিত আকারে পেলেই আজকালের মধ্যে জিম্বাবুয়ের বোর্ডসভায় তার সম্ভাব্যতা নিয়ে আলোচনা করা হবে। বিসিবি সূত্র জানায়, প্রাথমিকভাবে এ প্রস্তাবে ইতিবাচক সাড়া দিয়েছে জিম্বাবুয়ে।
আগস্টে আইসিসির এফটিপিতে জিম্বাবুয়েতে বাংলাদেশের পূর্ণাঙ্গ সিরিজ ছিল। কিন্তু জিম্বাবুয়ের বোর্ডের অনুরোধেই সেটা পিছিয়ে দেওয়া হয়েছে। কিন্তু বিপদে পড়েছে এবার বাংলাদেশ। কেননা পাকিস্তান সফর বাতিল হয়ে যাওয়ায় আগামী পাঁচ মাসে আইসিসির ক্যালেন্ডারে কোনো খেলা নেই বাংলাদেশের। উইকেট প্রস্তুত নেই বলে বাংলাদেশকে আসতে বারণ করেও দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকার অনুরোধেই হারারেতে ২০ জুন থেকে পাঁচটি টি২০ ম্যাচ আয়োজন করছে জিম্বাবুয়ে। যদিও টাকা নেই বলে ওই ম্যাচগুলো টেলিভিশন সম্প্রচার করতে পারবে না জিম্বাবুয়ে। এ অবস্থায় বাংলাদেশ আর্থিকভাবেও জিম্বাবুয়ের জন্য লাভবান একটা প্রস্তাব দিতে যাচ্ছে। যেহেতু সিরিজটি আইসিসির এফটিপি ক্যালেন্ডারের বাইরে আয়োজন হবে, সেহেতু বাংলাদেশ নিজেদের খরচেই সেখানে গিয়ে খেলবে। এবং জিম্বাবুয়েকে প্রয়োজনীয় আর্থিক সহায়তাও করবে।

[Habib]

^Tired of these speculations. Keeping fingers crossed and hoping the initiative materializes for a change.

[roman]

^ To be honest I dont trust this report..Shamokal is claiming that the SA didnt reject our proposal officially but we know they did..

মিডিয়ায় এ খবর বেরিয়ে যাওয়ার পর দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকায় গিয়ে বাংলাদেশের সিরিজ খেলা কিংবা তাদের বাংলাদেশে এসে সিরিজ আয়োজন করার চেষ্টা অনেকটাই ফিকে হয়ে গেছে। যদিও দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকান ক্রিকেট বোর্ড থেকে এ ব্যাপারে বিসিবির কাছে কোনো চূড়ান্ত সিদ্ধান্ত জানানো হয়নি।

[oronnya]

oof arelkta premature news... finalize kore pore press ke janale hoina.. birokto lage ekhon shunle..:

[idrinkh2O]

Dear Lotus uncle,

Please ban yourself from the media for a month. Your professional media personnel (from BCB) should be handling the media. Please lock yourself up in your office to analyze our cricket future/cricket infrastructure/bcb calender. Start thinking about the solutions...discuss it with your a million 25 directors in team meetings (via video conference, phone conference, e-mail, chat etc). Do some background research, and then approach other cricket boards. That way you are going to save your face, our face and most importantly our beloved Bangladesh from these kinds of embarrassments. I believe you are a good person, a great father/family-man, a great businessman, a shrewd politician BUT YOU are NOT a good BCB president. It's ok because one can't do it all. You talked about Mushfiq when he (a youngster, at least half your age) mishandled the BD-media questions after the semi-final match (in BPL.) He had to answer it to you. But when you do worse than that (continuously) to the world media, who is going to hold you responsible? If you don't have enough time to handle all BCB Affairs properly, please step-down, hire a professional and allow him/her to do the job properly. There are no questions about your love for the BD cricket and that should be the reason for you to step down. If you do so like our Rail-montri (did), we the BD people will remember you fondly about some of the good work you've done (i.e. WC '11 in BD.) Since you are our active BCB president, we'll support you till you find the proper replacement. Meanwhile do us a favor, please don't embarrass your mother-land anymore. While you are at it, please do your job properly and handle the BCB professionally.

Thank you.

Peace Out!

- idrin

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by idrinkh2O
Dear Lotus uncle,

Please ban yourself from the media for a month. Your professional media personnel (from BCB) should be handling the media. Please lock yourself up in your office to analyze our cricket future/cricket infrastructure/bcb calender. Start thinking about the solutions...discuss it with your a million 25 directors in team meetings (via video conference, phone conference, e-mail, chat etc). Do some background research, and then approach other cricket boards. That way you are going to save your face, our face and most importantly our beloved Bangladesh from these kinds of embarrassments. I believe you are a good person, a great father/family-man, a great businessman, a shrewd politician BUT YOU are NOT a good BCB president. It's ok because one can't do it all. You talked about Mushfiq when he (a youngster, at least half your age) mishandled the BD-media questions after the semi-final match (in BPL.) He had to answer it to you. But when you do worse than that (continuously) to the world media, who is going to hold you responsible? If you don't have enough time to handle all BCB Affairs properly, please step-down, hire a professional and allow him/her to do the job properly. There are no questions about your love for the BD cricket and that should be the reason for you to step down. If you do so like our Rail-montri (did), we the BD people will remember you fondly about some of the good work you've done (i.e. WC '11 in BD.) Since you are our active BCB president, we'll support you till you find the proper replacement. Meanwhile do us a favor, please don't embarrass your mother-land anymore. While you are at it, please do your job properly and handle the BCB professionally.

Thank you.

Peace Out!

- idrin

very well said

[Zunaid]

South Africa snub Bangladesh

Yahoo! Eurosport UK‎ - 5 hours ago
During a meeting held between CSA and the South African Cricketers' Association (SACA), the board decided against the Bangladesh series...

[BengaliPagol]

no preperation for the T20 world cup. Does BCB want Bangladesh to do well or not?

[AbuDarda]

I think this chapter has been closed! So,goodby ta ta.......

[Zunaid]

AHM Kamal is the anti-Midas. Everything he touches turns into gawbor.

[firstlane]

^ about to ROFL

[mar umpire]

can't say anything more

Originally Posted by Zunaid
AHM Kamal is the anti-Midas. Everything he touches turns into gawbor.

[hoodlum]

Ekhon boshe boshe MURI khao shobai...Nothing before the T20 WC.

[BD Rox]

Originally Posted by hoodlum
Ekhon boshe boshe MURI khao shobai...Nothing before the T20 WC.

Nice idea.
Thanks.

[Tigers_eye]

Protect what's between your lips and legs. You won't get in to trouble. Bangali'r mukh beshi choley.

[Mahmood]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
AHM Kamal is the anti-Midas. Everything he touches turns into gawbor.

And a drama queen too, who is compelled to have a news on cricinfo each week. This whole CSA affair should have been done off the media.

[ma_o_mati]

when will we have right people at the right place?

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by ma_o_mati
when will we have right people at the right place?

Probably never .... But may be, after BD becomes the right place for the right people.

[Jadukor]

Originally Posted by hoodlum
Ekhon boshe boshe MURI khao shobai...Nothing before the T20 WC.

Now i know where Zunaid bhai got the inspiration to open a deshi snacks thread

[oronnya]

Bhalo... ettodin pagoler moto busy chhilam tokhon series er upor series choltesilo... ekhon summer e ettu free hobo to ekhon kono series e nai .. playerder haate paa e jong dhoraye tarpor T20 WC e namabe..Shabbash BCB !! Apnader darun Bichokhhonotar porichoi pelam