BCB president not keen to put extra pressure on cricketers

Dhaka, 1 June— Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul is reluctant to put extra pressure on the cricketers despite the performance graph took a huge nosedive.  

The Bangladesh national team, which is on Pakistan tour now will play the third and final T20 against the hosts tonight in a bid to avoid a whitewash after conceding the series.

Earlier, they tasted a shocking 2-1 defeat to ICC associate nations United Arab Emirates (UAE), that created a massive uproar back in the country.

“We haven’t spoken to the cricketers yet. Our Vice President Nazmul Abedeen Fahim is there (in Pakistan) with the team and we have spoken to him. We are trying not to put any extra pressure on the cricketers,” Aminul told the reporters here today after emerging out from a meeting with Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan.

It was his first meeting with the adviser after taking the charge of the BCB a couple of days ago.

“My job is not to talk to the cricketers, my job is to talk to the directors. I will definitely speak when necessary. It’s not better to talk to the cricketers in the midst of a series,” Aminul, also a former skipper of Bangladesh, explained as to why he is not in favour of putting any pressure on the cricketers. 

Regarding the performance of the Bangladesh team, Aminul said, “The graph always goes up and down in cricket. It is not just in Bangladesh cricket, but everywhere.”

“I have just taken the charge. Let me see a little more first. The performance will definitely improve... the graph will go up... if we can implement the plans.”

Aminul, the first Test centurion of the country has taken charge as the 17th president of the BCB.

A day after taking the charge, he delivered a presentation by his own in a board of directors meeting as he gave some plans to implement.

Highlighting the board's work plan, BCB’s media and communication committee chairman Iftekhar Rahman Mithu said, “A major outcome of the meeting was the decision to decentralize cricket operations in Bangladesh.”

The plan will begin with two pilot projects in the country's northern and southern parts, where BCB will set up its office. 

Citing it as a totally fresh beginning, he said, "We will kick off this project immediately. There are also plans to develop coaches, umpires, and curators through talent hunts and training initiatives.”BSS