T20 tournament not holding this year

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had announced to arrange a T20 tournament involving only the local cricketers, before the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 2018.

The announcement was made during the last BPL.

But Kazi Inam Ahmed, chairman of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolitan (CCDM), on Tuesday said, “The tournament will not be arranged this year due to lack of time.

He said, “Now it is rainy season. The month is Ramadan is knocking at the door. So, the tournament will not be held this year. We will arrange it next year.”



Discussion of holding such T20 tournament comprising the local cricketers had emerged last year after the BCB faced criticism for allowing five overseas players in the playing XI of the BPL teams.

BPL governing council firstly took initiatives to arrange the T20 tournament for the local players. Later, CCDM decided to hold the tournament.

However, according to a source, BCB is not agreed to hold the tournament remaining the national team players out of the competition. BCB wants national team players in the tournament to make profitable. So, the tournament will be held this year due to busy schedules of the national team.

Five overseas players will be allowed in the sixth edition of BPL which is scheduled to be held in October. However, franchises will be allowed for four foreign players this year.

 

risingbd/Dhaka/May 08, 2018/Yeasin/A K Azad