T20 tournament likely to be held without foreign players
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) didn’t find any star foreign players obtainable in November to play the T20 tournament to be held in Bangladesh.
The BCB is adamant that it'll organize a T20 tournament within mid-November in a bid to help the players plan the International cricket.
The BCB though found some foreign players, they didn’t think they might be included in the tournament. Previously the BCB was finding foreign players whose star image is bigger compared to the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, or Mahmudullah Riyad.
“We want superstars to come. We won't consider any player of lower quality than our top cricketers like Shakib, Tamim, Mushfiqur. We are able to only consider good players,” BCB game development chairman Khaled Mahmud Sujon said on Monday.
“Honestly, we haven’t got any such name yet, we haven’t got any big name. If we don’t get it, we will organize the tournament with local players. If we're able to give an icon player of the same quality who can inspire the team, a name, or a player who can enhance up morale, we are able to think about it. If it's not like this then I don’t think we will choose something similar to this,” he added.
The BCB however is yet to devise the plan for the way the T20 tournament can be held but it is sure the board will hold a T20 tournament as part of their initiative to gradually recreate cricket in the country, Mahmud said.
“We don’t know whether it'll be a Corporate League but we’ll organize a T20 tournament, it is for certain. The BCB president is looking after this tournament. Nothing has been finalized yet like how many teams will play and others. Actually, we’ll find out about it fully by in a few days.”
