BCB to discuss burning issues today
The board of directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will meet today to take decisions on some important issues like appointment of the support staff for the national team, domestic calendar and making the National Cricket Academy functional.
With only six months to go before the 2011 World Cup, BCB are yet to decide on the supporting staff for the national team. Interestingly they used three local coaches for the last three tours which has raised many eyebrows and many believe that it upset team spirit.
"There is hardly any time for us to take decisions regarding the support staff with the World Cup knocking at the door. Definitely it would be one of the major agendas in the meeting and hope a concrete decision would be taken about fielding coach, bowling coach and the psychologist for the national team," informed BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus.
"We have received some applications and have been contacting at personal level as well. Hope we can make a shortlist in the meeting," he added.
After Champaka Ramanayake left due to illness, the bowlers have been rudderless, to say the least. They have looked lost when the pressure is on, especially in the one-dayers. Shafiul Islam, for example, has impressed with picking up wickets but has been exorbitantly giving away runs in the shorter format. Rubel Hossain has also shown a few glimpses of good form but there hasn't been any sustained effort from the paceman. One is certain that the absence of a bowling coach is hurting the progress of Shafiul and Rubel, the bad form of Syed Rasel and Abdur Razzak clearly shows that even the senior bowlers need guidance.
The Tigers have also suffered at the absence of a fielding coach and ahead of a big tournament like the World Cup, the presence of a psychologist is crucial.
The board has some other burning issues to be solved immediately too. To make the National Cricket Academy functional is one of the major issues as they got the two-storied building with all the necessary modern facilities but still has not been furnished with all the components that will make it work.
The Rafiqul Alam-led selection panel, which is under tremendous pressure after the Tigers' ignominious defeats against lowly Ireland and Netherlands, is likely to get the extension in the meeting till next June.
The board will also approve the appointment of new CEO and CFO. Former cricketer Manzur Ahmed is all set to join as new CEO from September.
The domestic calendar will be also approved during the meeting. BCB has already confirmed that the 2011 World Cup preparations will not hurt this season's domestic calendar.
"There are 32 agendas in the list for tomorrow's (Thursday's) meeting," informed Yunus.
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