No chance for BPL this year, says Kamal
Finance Minister and former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday that there is 'no chance' the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) can be held this year, throwing a spanner into the BCB's plan of holding the seventh edition of the tournament from December 6.
Kamal said that the agreement signed between the board and franchises did not permit two editions in the same year.
"The BPL was created during my tenure [as BCB president]. According to the laws [bylaws], the tournament cannot be held twice in one year. So, by that logic, there is no chance for the BPL to be held this year," Kamal told reporters yesterday after attending a meeting regarding the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup football tournament.
When contacted, BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said he could not comment on the matter, saying: "Since our president [Nazmul Hassan] and out CEO [Nizamuddin Chowdhury] are not in the country [the pair are attending an Asian Cricket Council meeting abroad], I am not in a position to say anything about these comments. Once they return, you will get to know what we are planning."
Even before the comments, it was not all smooth sailing, with the BPL governing council announcing last month they would draft a new set of rules and regulations for the upcoming edition -- a decision that has seen a lot of pushback from franchises.
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