DPL to move to Dhaka
The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) is set to shift the first three rounds of the upcoming Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League to from Cox's Bazar and Chattogram to Dhaka due to concerns over the outbreak of coronavirus.
CCDM chairman Kazi Inam had earlier announced that the first three rounds of the country's prestigious fifty-over domestic competition would be played in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar.
Although there were concerns that the DPL may be postponed, CCDM member secretary Ali Hossain confirmed that the league would start at the scheduled time after a meeting that took place yesterday.
"We have decided to shift the Dhaka league matches from Chattogram and Cox's Bazar to Dhaka but there are The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur will host the opening match of the league while there will be two others venues in the form of BKSP and Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah stadium as the two other venues for the league," Ali Hossain told media yesterday.
The club-based competition is scheduled to start from March 15, with Abahani to take on Partex in the opening fixture.
The BCB's decision to shift the league came as a consequence of their desire to put less pressure on grounds in the capital.
The players' transfer of the DPL took place on March 3, 4 and 5 after the
CCDM decided to return to the traditional players' transfer system and abolish their players-by-choice system this season.
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