Uncertainty remains regarding other domestic competitions

Star Online Report

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said that there is still uncertainty about domestic competitions such as Dhaka Premier League (DPL) and reiterated that it will depend on the coronavirus situation. The Dhaka Premier League halted mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic and there have not been any concrete communication on when the tournament will return again.

Asked if there will be domestic competitions in January or February, Nazmul remarked: "Its difficult to say right now, but as of right now I don't think its possible. We feel that in January or February the vaccine will arrive here and if we can vaccinate our players and staff then it will be easy."

The BCB president was however very optimistic upon successful completion of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup and was said the tournament's positive was the performances of the young players in the pipeline.

"Firstly, we did not think that we could host this kind of tournament because the first tournament that we did was an experiment. When we were thinking about the home series against West Indies we also thought of hosting this tournament

"For me this tournament is much more interesting than the BPL. This is my personal observation because we don't have the chance to see so many local cricketers at the same time

'"We are  thinking of how to keep this tournament in the calendar," he said.

"A lot of young cricketers impressed me a lot and this is the biggest success of the competition,'" he said