Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Farooq Ahmed held a meeting with the cricketers of the national team last Thursday. Opener Tamim Iqbal was also present during this meeting with the cricketers at the BCB President’s own office at Mirpur Sher-e Bangla Stadium.
Most of the cricketers who won the Test series against Pakistan were seen in the meeting with Farooq Ahmed. Captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed, Muminul Haque, Liton Das, Mehdi Hasan Miraj. Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain Dhrub, Mostafizur Rahman and Tawheed Hriday were among the cricketers who were not in the Pakistan series for the national team. However, as seen in the video released by BCB, Test squad members Taijul Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Zakir Hasan also entered the office.
Board president Farooq Ahmed had to face questions about Tamim’s presence in the cricketers’ meeting on Saturday. Journalists asked him this question after giving bonuses to the cricketers for winning Pakistan in an event at Sonargaon Hotel in the capital. He replied, ‘Tamim came. After I became president, I could not sit with the cricketers like this. The first thing is, they came to meet me.’
“Now that it’s a tough time, how are our leagues, the BPL — going to be on time,” he said. They had some suggestions. We have discussed about it, how what can happen.’
Referring to the fact that Tamim has not yet officially retired from cricket, Farooq Ahmed said, ‘Tamim (has come as a cricketer) for now. Retired or not?’
Meanwhile, Farooq Ahmed’s statement regarding the bonus of the cricketers, ‘You all know, today there was a program of the cricket board. We invited sports advisor sir. He however met after the results of the Pakistan tour. Where the chief advisor was Mr. Today he specifically wanted to meet separately. As you know, the team is leaving for a tour of India tomorrow. important visit This is why this event is organized today.’
The BCB president said that the cricketers want to give a part of the bonus to the flood victims. His words, ‘We have to keep one thing in mind, at this time we are struggling on many issues. The flood went, then so many students are struggling… like 20 thousand. We sympathize with all of them. For this, the captain said, they will give a part (of the bonus).