BCB privilege card for national team captains

Sports Desk

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) honored the current and former captains of the national men’s and women’s teams by presenting them with special ‘Captain’s Cards’ at a ceremony held at a hotel in the capital on Thursday.

Under this program, initiated by BCB Ad Hoc Committee Chairman Tamim Iqbal, 33 captains will receive special privileges. The list includes 27 male and 6 female captains who have led Bangladesh in various formats of cricket since 1977.

Benefits available through this card:

Free Entry: Cardholders will be granted free entry to the stadium during Bangladesh matches at home and abroad.

Other benefits: They will receive VVIP car parking, health insurance, and 24-hour access to BCB doctors.

Speaking at the event, Tamim Iqbal said, “The immense heights that Bangladesh cricket has reached today are the result of the contributions of those who worked behind the scenes. They may not have received the money or media coverage that they do today, but they played out of sheer love for the game. They truly deserve our respect.”

He also said that with this card, captains will no longer have to face any hassle while entering the stadium or request a pass in advance. As the BCB’s reach expands, the benefits of this card will also increase in the future.

Many former and current captains, including Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan and Farooq Ahmed, were absent from the event. The current Bangladesh ODI team members and coaching staff, who were staying at the same hotel, attended the event.

Former Awami League MP Durjoy is in jail. Mashrafe is out of the public eye, and Shakib is unable to return home due to political reasons.