BCL first round games in Dhaka, Chittagong
Sports Reporter
The only first round games venues of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) has been shifted as BCB operation committee chairman Akram Khan said that they changed the venue to give the players an international games ambience ahead of the home series against England.
As per the reshuffle, the first round games of the countrys first class domestic tournament will be held in Dhaka and Chittagong in place of Fatullah and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothisthan (BKSP).
And Fatullahs Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium and BKSP will host the rest of the round games of the league.
In this regard Akram Khan said that the first round will be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur and Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city.
The coach proposed us to give the first round games of the BCL at Test grounds in Dhaka and Chittagong. We just give our consent in it, said Akram Khan.
But the rest of the leagues matches will be held at Fatullah and BKSP. That will be commenced from second round, Akram told The Independent.
The opening round of the BCL is scheduled to get underway on September 20 with the participation of the national players. But those, who will play the one day series against England, will not feature in the leagues second round.
The players, who will be out of the squad, will play the whole round games of the BCL.
Only the match fee of the players has been increased from Tk 40,000 to Tk50,000 this year. The other facilities including day allowance remained the same.
