BPL 3 after T20 World Cup

There will be a number of issues that the members of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) ad-hoc committee will discuss at the board meeting scheduled to take place at Mirpur this afternoon. Planning the country's domestic schedule, fixing the dates for the BCB elections and preparation for the Twenty20 World Cup venues are the main issues on the agenda.
The BCB's cricket operations committee prepared a draft for next season's domestic events yesterday which awaits the approval of the ad-hoc committee. According to the draft the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League is likely to take place after the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.
“I personally don't think there is any room for the BPL to take place before March. It will be difficult because we have so many international and domestic events lined up,” said Naimur Rahman, head of BCB's tournament committee.
When asked if the third edition of the BPL can actually take place following non-payment and match fixing controversies, he replied: “The tournament committee's job is to keep the slots open. Whether it will take place or not depends on many factors.”
He further stated that the National Cricket League is scheduled to begin after the end of the Dhaka Premier League in November. The DPL, which is expected to begin in the first week of September, will have its Super League round in November after Bangladesh's series against New Zealand.
The newly formed longer version tournament, Bangladesh Cricket League, which took place last year, is scheduled to take place in December after the end of the NCL.
While Naimur did admit the fact that they had already lost valuable time due to the indecision surrounding the start of the DPL, he was confident that the schedule would be adjusted.
Apart from planning out the domestic calendar the ad-hoc committee will also ask the National Sports Council to begin the board's election process. The BCB election is expected to take place within September.
Discussions on the rate of progress in venue preparation for the T20 world cup will be the other vital issue. Officials of the International Cricket Council are expected to arrive in the country on August 7 and visit the venues. Things seem to be falling in place at Cox's Bazar with the army having joined in the construction work. The stadium in Sylhet however will be the main point of discussion. The alternate venue for Sylhet, Fatullah is facing drainage issues, an aspect that will need to be rectified.