The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has confirmed the cancellation of this year’s Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by BCB president Nazmul Hasan on Sunday.
“BPL is not happening this year. Let’s see it in next year. We do not want to miss any game but everything will depend on the situation and circumstances.” He said the decision was taken keeping in mind the participation of foreign cricketers and other logistics.
“Because whenever there is talk of BPL, there must be foreign cricketers. At the same time, there is a matter of production. Now if we can do those in Bangladesh then we have no objection.
“But it is a little bigger arrangement because of the number of players there and the team management are much higher. I don’t know if we are able to handle that or not,” Hasan said.
The BCB also ruled out the idea of shifting the tournament to a foreign country, just like the Indian Premier League which is taking place in UAE. Hasan said that majority of the franchises will have a hard time running their respective operations in such a scenario. He concluded by saying that the board doesn’t have the financial hand to take such initiatives.
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