BCB won't propose a nominee
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided that it will not propose a name to replace former International Cricket Council president AHM Mustafa Kamal.
Kamal had resigned three months before the end of his tenure and as a result the ICC had verbally asked the BCB to propose a name for the vacancy ahead of the ICC's board meeting on April 15.
“The stand that we have taken is that we will wait until the next board meeting in the ICC. While the ICC verbally asked us to send a name, they haven't officially sent us anything yet. There is a possibility that we may not send a name at all,” said Papon following yesterday's board meeting at its Mirpur headquarters.
Explaining the reasons behind the decision Papon said, “Firstly, it's only a matter of two and a half months. The only thing the president will be able to do is provide a ten-minute lecture at a meeting in Barbados within this timeframe. That's all.
“As a result we haven't received anyone who is interested. However if the government feels that we should nominate someone, we will propose. But as per the board's opinion, we don't think it's required as of now,” he added.
As per the ICC constitution, if the BCB does not propose a name, the ICC can then ask the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to propose a name since Kamal was jointly nominated by both the country's cricket boards.
BCB OFFERS PCB $325,000
The BCB president further revealed that the board has decided to pay the PCB a sum of 325,000 dollars as compensation.
“This is the final amount, there won't be any more talks regarding compensation. All our dues, whether it's the 2012 series or anything else, all of it will be cleared with this amount.
“The PCB wanted 900,000 dollars. We didn't want to go above 300,000 but eventually we decided to pay a little more,” said the BCB president, adding that all the formalities with regards to the Pakistan series had been completed and no obstacles remained.
MASHRAFE RETAINED AS CAPTAIN
The board also re-instated Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Mushfiqur Rahim as the captains of Bangladesh's ODI and Test teams respectively. However, the BCB stated vice-captain Shakib Al Hasan will be leading Bangladesh against Pakistan in the first ODI, as Mashrafe has been suspended for one match due to slow over-rate.
SPONSOR FOR TIGERS
The BCB president also revealed that they have got a number of offers with regards to the team sponsor for the home series against Pakistan. According to Papon, an advertising agency Top of Mind, Grameenphone, Total Sports and Robi Axiata Limited were the bidders.
The BCB is yet to award the contract, as none of them matched the BCB's borderline bid. According to sources Top of Mind provided the highest bid. As a result the BCB will further negotiate with the highest bidder.
RECEPTION AT MANIK MIA AVENUE
Furthermore Papon said that there will be two events to celebrate the Bangladesh team's memorable performance in the World Cup. The first one will take place on April 10 in Chittagong, while the second will take place at the Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka on April 11.
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