Cricketers to return to field from Friday under conditions

Sports Desk

The ongoing stalemate in the country’s cricket has begun to end. After various dramas and discussions, the cricketers have announced a conditional return to the field. The cricketers’ organization, COAB, has said that they are ready to return to the game from Friday.

In a statement on Thursday, the QAWB said it had reconsidered its decision to strike or stop play, considering the larger interests of cricket and the important series and tournaments ahead.

The statement said, “Our women’s national team is currently playing in the World Cup qualifiers in Nepal. The men’s T20 World Cup and the Under-19 World Cup are ahead. Besides, the BPL is very important for us. If all types of sports are stopped, it can have a negative impact on these teams. Therefore, in the interest of cricket, we have decided to return to the field.”

​The cricketers are seeing some of the recent steps taken by the BCB as positive. They particularly welcomed the removal of BCB Director M Nazmul Islam from the Finance Committee and the issuance of a show cause notice to him. The cricketers have also agreed to the time the BCB has sought for his directorship due to legal and procedural reasons.

However, the COAB has added a major condition to his return to the field. The notice said that director M Nazmul Islam will have to publicly apologize for his ‘offensive’ comments.

​COAB has made it clear, “Since Director M Nazmul Islam has publicly made insulting remarks about cricketers, he must publicly apologize. If he apologizes and the BCB’s removal process regarding his directorship is ongoing, we are ready to return to the field from Friday.”