Editorial
Break the Stalemate
Cricket has come to a standstill in spite of the MCC tour of Bangladesh. The situation has reached a point where the BCB and the CWAB (Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh) are turning away from each other leaving cricket on the edge of a precipice. This has been going on for some time now. In the absence of fruitful communication between the CWAB on one side and the BCB and the CCDM (Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis) on the other, the crisis is taking an enormous proportion. In its frenzy for putting the cart before the horse, the outfit called BCB, supposed to be charged with the responsibility of improving the game of cricket in this country, seems busy promoting international cricket somewhat at the expense of national cricket. All their energy, imagination and drive are directed to organising the kind of matches which are extremely profitable.
Cricket has always been a seasonal game in Bangladesh and it is only in recent years that we have seen it played for a longer time following the introduction of day/night matches and the season progressing into the months of May/June. So the BCB has the responsibility of drawing a timetable for the major cricketing events accordingly and this calls for transfer of players right at the beginning of the calendar. If in England they can complete all their seasonal cricket between April and September, including the tests, why can't this be done here with lesser number of teams and matches? There is no earthly reason why it cannot be achieved between October and May to avoid clashing time-tables. Then again the BCB must decide its priority as far as the tournaments and leagues are concerned. Once these are prioritised and logistics supplied for smoothly running the matches there should be no complaints from any quarters whatsoever. As it stands now the BCB must come forward to break the stalemate and put country's cricket on the right track.
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