The 'Broken Promise League'

The very thought of planning a third BPL when there are still players from the second BPL who have not been paid yet, and when the league is marred by a match fixing scandal, is a very, very bad idea. What quality foreign player would want to come and play in the BPL given its reputation as such? The Bangladesh national team needs to play together as a unit and not be split apart playing with sub-standard financially needy players from other countries. The very predictable outcome of a third BPL would then be more non-payment of players including Bangladeshi players. This would be an unwelcome distraction leading up to the ODI world cup. If T20 play is what is needed, and why would it be leading up to an ODI world cup, then why not invite the Netherlands, Ireland, and Zimbabwe for a T20 tournament and let the Tigers play together as a unit with more or less equal T20 competition? Or consider a six-team format inviting Afghanistan and Nepal or even an eight-team format including also Hong Kong and UAE. It is quite easy to predict that another BPL would be both another disaster and distraction leading up to the ODI world cup.
Scott Elliott
Uttara, Dhaka