Bangladesh‘s Sports activities Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has acknowledged that the current management change on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was based mostly purely on efficiency. The previous nationwide skipper Aminul Islam Bulbul changed Faruque Ahmed after Asif described it as an unavoidable transfer to handle the decline of cricket within the nation.
Asif emphasised that the choice was not politically motivated however was made in the perfect curiosity of cricket improvement in Bangladesh.
“We had sure expectations from the cricket board. Sadly, we didn’t see improvement matching these expectations. The state of cricket is deteriorating day-to-day. I can’t let cricket sink below my watch,” Asif mentioned at a media interplay throughout the nationwide handball championship.
He clarified that Faruque was not eliminated as BCB President immediately. The Nationwide Sports activities Council (NSC) withdrew his nomination as director, which mechanically disqualified him from holding the presidency.
“The NSC (Nationwide Sports activities Council) has the authority to appoint or withdraw administrators. We didn’t take away him from the presidency. We solely withdrew his nomination as director. The presidency fell mechanically because of this, and Aminul Bhai was elected as per the BCB structure,” he defined.
Irrengualrities in administration led to removing: Asif
The management transition occurred as a consequence of a collection of reviews highlighting mismanagement throughout the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). A fact-finding committee discovered a number of irregularities, together with administrative inefficiencies that resulted in monetary pressure. This made the federal government intervene to cowl unpaid bills reminiscent of participant salaries.
“We did not discover any proof of corruption, however the BPL report made it clear there have been vital administrative failures. In such conditions, the efficiency of the management should be assessed,” Asif mentioned.
The transition was solely on accountability: Asif
He famous that the dearth of teamwork inside the BCB management additionally contributed to the removing. The change in management got here after most BCB administrators submitted a no-confidence movement in opposition to Faruque. Asif careworn that the transfer was based mostly solely on accountability and never pushed by private or political agendas.
“Like in cricket, you want a staff to perform. At BCB, there was no staff. Administrators weren’t comfy working with him. This isn’t about eradicating somebody in shame. It is about efficiency. Like a participant will get dropped for repeated failures, directors should even be assessed,” Asif conceded.
“Each federation can be evaluated on two grounds – their annual progress report and monetary audits. If I fail, I too could be changed. This isn’t about people; it is about enhancing Bangladesh’s sports activities. What issues are the details. Each sports activities journalist on this nation reported on BPL irregularities. A fact-finding committee backed these reviews. We acted on these details, not opinions,” he added.
Aminul is short-term: Asif
Asif confirmed that the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) had been knowledgeable in regards to the management change and expressed assist. He revealed that Aminul’s appointment is short-term with the following BCB election tentatively scheduled for October.
“We did not set a time period for Aminul Bhai. He agreed to serve out of dedication to cricket, regardless that he is giving up a salaried ICC place for an honorary position,” Asif concluded.