BCB set to take aim at suspect actions
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in the process of forming a committee that will focus solely on bowlers' actions in the upcoming Dhaka Premier League (DPL).
According to BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury the committee will mostly be made up of former cricketers.
“We have had several discussions regarding the formation of such a committee and it's in the final stages. It will be ready by the time the league begins. We are taking a bit of time as we want to ensure that this committee is extremely effective.
“We will have former cricketers in the group. We will also have individuals who have a good understanding of the technicalities related to this issue,” Nizamuddin told The Daily Star.
The league, which is set to begin in mid-April, will feature three bowlers who have been banned from bowling in international cricket. Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny and Sanjit Saha are all expected to feature in the player transfers list.
While Taskin and Arafat were banned in the ICC World Twenty20, Sanjit, a national under-19 player, was banned during the Under-19 World Cup earlier this year. Although the bowlers have been banned from international cricket, they will be allowed to bowl in domestic cricket.
The International Cricket Council allows it as it feels that the players, by playing in domestic cricket, can improve and work on their respective actions before attempting a test in an ICC-accredited centre.
It will be interesting to see how many clubs express their interest in buying these players during the player-by-choice procedure scheduled to take place on April 10.
While these three players will no doubt garner attention, BCB's cricket operations chairman Akram Khan reckons that there will be a number of other players under the scanner.
“Look, there are a number of suspect bowlers in our first division cricket and even in the Premier League. We will need to observe them seriously, provide our review and then work on fixing their actions,” Akram told The Daily Star yesterday.
“We will tell the umpires to keep an eye on this issue. We will base our decision based on the umpire's report as well as the committee's,” he added.
Akram further added that the board was extremely serious about eradicating suspect bowlers from domestic cricket.
“We have planned about this very seriously this time. We will give the board our proposal soon. Apart from ex players there will also be umpires in this committee,” he said.
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