The Bangladesh Cricket Board has sacked a senior official after its main cricketers went on strike.
The information is the most recent escalation in a disaster that has already seen the nation refuse to go to India for subsequent month’s T20 World Cup.
The BCB has been in turmoil since ties with India soured, prompting Dhaka to ask the ICC to shift all its group matches to co-host Sri Lanka.
The World Cup begins on 7 February, with Bangladesh nonetheless scheduled to play 4 video games in India. Bangladesh are in Group 3 with England, West Indies, Italy and Nepal.
The row deepened after Najmul Islam, head of the BCB’s finance committee, lashed out on the gamers who demanded compensation from the board if the staff have been to drag out of the marquee competitors.
“We’re spending a lot cash on them, they don’t seem to be having the ability to do something in other places,” Najmul mentioned. “Have we acquired any worldwide awards? What have we completed at any stage? Allow us to now ask them for the cash again after each time they will’t play. Why ought to there even be a query of compensating the gamers?”
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In protest towards his remarks, groups pulled out of Thursday’s first match of the continuing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), demanding Najmul be ousted inside subsequent 48 hours.
The BCB had distanced itself from Najmul’s remarks and on Thursday eliminated him from the job.
“Following a evaluate of latest developments and in one of the best curiosity of the organisation, the BCB president has determined to launch Mr. Najmul Islam from his obligations as chairman of the finance committee with speedy impact,” the BCB mentioned in a press release.
The row erupted on 3 January, when the BCCI ordered IPL franchise the Kolkata Knight Riders to launch Bangladesh quick bowler Mustafizur Rahman following tensions between the neighbouring nations.
The BCCI didn’t publicly give a motive for his elimination however the presence of the Bangladesh participant sparked criticism from some right-wing teams after a Hindu man was lynched in Bangladesh in December.
Political relations between India and Bangladesh soured after a mass rebellion in Dhaka in 2024 toppled then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a detailed ally of New Delhi.
India’s overseas ministry final month condemned what it known as “unremitting hostility towards minorities” in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s interim chief, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, has accused India of exaggerating the size of the violence.
Mustafizur, who has performed within the IPL for different groups in earlier editions, was snapped up at public sale in December by Kolkata for greater than $1-million.
His sacking sparked fury in Dhaka.
Bangladesh, led by Litton Das, are positioned ninth within the ICC T20 rankings.
They’ve performed all of the 9 editions of the match, however have by no means certified for the semi-finals.
– AFP
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