The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is ready to make a brand new starting with its newly appointed president, Aminul Islam Bulbul. Inside only a day of taking over the duties, the previous nationwide captain revealed a roadmap directed at decentralising cricket operations and re-establishing the credibility of the board after a interval affected by mismanagement.
Aminul’s appointment comes after a turbulent part in Bangladesh cricket. The earlier BCB president, Faruque Ahmed, was eliminated after allegations of administrative irregularities and monetary mismanagement in the course of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). A fact-finding committee revealed widespread points, together with unpaid participant salaries and reliance on authorities intervention to settle dues. The disaster culminated in eight out of 9 Nationwide Sports activities Council-nominated BCB administrators passing a no-confidence movement towards Ahmed.
“That is the primary time I noticed a board president give a presentation. It was primarily based on his expertise (working within the ICC). We’ve got kicked off 4 programmes. They’re referred to as – Defend the spirit of the sport, Excessive efficiency for everybody, Join and develop, Transparency and good governance in all areas. The president has stated that transparency should take the best precedence within the BCB.
“Decentralization will kick off instantly. We can have places of work in Rajshahi and Chattogram. These can be pilot initiatives. It will likely be like mini BCBs. We’re activating the prevailing plan. We’ve got been listening to about regional cricket since 2000,” BCB director Iftekhar Rahman Mithu advised reporters following the assembly.
BCB’s newly elected president presents decentralisation plans: Iftekhar Rahman Mithu
Aminul Islam launched his imaginative and prescient throughout a four-hour board assembly, the place he delivered a visible presentation to BCB administrators. His method is ready to prioritize two essential features, decentralisation and monetary transparency. The BCB is launching two pilot initiatives, named mini BCBs, to be primarily based in Rajshahi (North Bengal) and Chattogram (South). These hubs will act as regional cricket centres to make sure the grassroots improvement of gamers, coaches, umpires, and curators by structured expertise improvement programmes.
“We’re instantly launching these two pilot initiatives. One can be primarily based in Rajshahi (North Bengal) and the opposite within the South and it has been a long-standing dream to decentralize our operations-development of coaches, umpires, curators will now happen by structured packages starting with a expertise hunt,” he added.
The southern zone can be overseen by Saiful Alam Swapon Chowdhury, whereas Salahuddin Chowdhury will handle the northern operations. Apart from decentralisation, the board can also be set to franchise accountability. BPL groups have been instructed to reveal pending participant funds, and the BCB will solely launch funds after cross-verification with gamers.