BCB, players resolve crisis on amicable terms

The India series was in doubt with the cricketers having had called a strike on October 21 after putting up an 11-point demand and it seemed to be moving in the wrong direction as they added two more demands to that list and sent it to the board for consideration on Wednesday. However, the BCB officials seemed adamant to resolve the problem as quickly as possible and end the ongoing crisis. In the end, they managed to do it successfully. As a result, cricket is set to resume with the National Cricket League starting next Saturday, while the national players will participate in the preparation camp for the upcoming India series that is scheduled to start from October 25.

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“We have agreed to meet up most of their demands,” Nazmul Hasan said in a joint press conference where Shakib al Hasan was sitting beside him at the board room. “We had earlier decided to cancel the third round of the NCL, but as the players decided to play we have shifted it to next Saturday. The national camp will start from October 25,” he said, ending all speculation hovering around the upcoming India tour that is scheduled to start from November 3.

“They had sent 11 demands where BCB had nothing to do with the CWAB related demand while we have decided to agree on the remaining demands apart from the one where it was stated that players will be allowed to play in more than two franchise-based tournaments,” he said. “I don’t think there are many players who are offered more than two franchise-based tournaments and we will take the decision regarding participation of them in the franchise-based cricket on a case-to-case basis,” he said.

There were lot of twists and turns on Wednesday as the Bangladesh cricketers had sent a 13-point demand letter to the BCB through their appointed representative that included revenue sharing of the board and one of the new demands added to that list included gender parity as male cricketers felt that women cricketers should be treated equally by the board.

“We have sent a letter to the board placing our 13-point demand but that is nothing like a legal notice,” Mustafizur said in a local hotel where players had gathered to have a discussion among themselves on Monday. “We want gender parity so we want that wherever it is possible our male and female cricketers are treated equally by the board,” he said.

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“We want revenue sharing by the board as we believe that Bangladesh will be the second biggest market in Asia in cricket after India and is on its way to be one of the leading ones in the world,” he added.

This announcement came a day after BCB lashed out at the cricketers and said that they have not put up any demands formally to them and instead used the media as a tool. Regarding the revenue sharing issue and gender parity issue, Nazmul said that they can’t make any official comment right now as they have sent it to their legal advisor for counsel.

Shakib said that he is happy that most of their demands are being met. “Today we are happy,” said Shakib. “We can say how satisfied we are when these assurances will be implemented,” he said. Shakib, who led for the players in discussion with the board, said he is happy for the time being, but only can express his satisfaction fully if the things are executed properly.

“Till now, I am happy. The board promised to resolve all the matters one by one very soon. I hope they will do it in quickest possible time,” Shakib said. “We raised those two demands just now and the board needs time to discuss about it. I am okay with it for the time being. We are joining the national camp from October 25.”