BCB and poor cricket
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There is a proverb - “if you want to destroy an institution, appoint a politician as its head”. The situation is now heading towards this direction after the appointment of a politician to head the BCB. First of all, a change was made in the captaincy without any known reason. Only explanation given was Shakib's reported unwillingness to continue which the ex-captain later confirmed as correct. Next came the controversy over the selection procedure. The selection committee has little say in selecting players which is reportedly dictated by a few influential people in the Board supported by the chairman. The selection committee neither agreed nor disagreed to the news item published recently. Our national team, enjoying Test status for the last ten years, was comprehensively beaten by the non-Test playing countries like Ireland and Netherlands. Whereas the same Netherlands team was beaten fair and square by the Zimbabwe A team a few days later. It was a total disgrace to our cricket. Apparently, the country's cricket team lacks a unified team spirit. The most controversial announcement was made about the appointment of the bowling and fielding coaches by the BCB chief, which the other board members denied afterwards. Surprisingly, the national coach expressed his ignorance about the selection of the bowling coach. Development and induction of new promising players in the national team is the prime and foremost responsibility of the BCB and it has so far failed miserably in this direction. To be the chief of BCB, one has to be a professional person who understands cricket. Otherwise, Bangladesh cricket will meet an inevitable disaster. The post of the chairman of BCB is a full-time position. It is a big question if the present incumbent, in view of his busy political and business (being an industrialist) commitments, shall have the time to be able to do justice to his responsibilities as the chief of BCB.
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