‘Why go to media instead of BCB?’

"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) always gives their messages to the players through media. So this time, we chose to let our demands be known through media," said a player on the condition of anonymity after being asked as to why they had come to the media with their 11-point demand instead of discussing the matter with the BCB. When the same question was asked to Shakib Al Hasan, all the premier all-rounder did was laugh as if going to the BCB would have made their demands come true. The national cricketers of Bangladesh called a press conference yesterday in Mirpur to put forward an 11-point demand and decided to boycott all cricketing activities until their demands are met.