Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan on Sunday said there will be no Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) this year due to the circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, reports UNB.
He also said that the Dhaka Premier Division League (DPDCL) might take place if the ongoing BCB President’s Cup and a proposed T20 league go well abiding by the COVID-19 health protocol.
“I think hosting an event like BPL will not be easy for us in Bangladesh. We know that most of the franchisees have to tackle many problems to run a team of BPL. And the bio-secure bubble which has been put in place in England and UAE (for IPL) is not possible in Bangladesh. I think it’s not possible for our franchisees to spend that much money to secure a high-quality bio-secure bubble for the teams,” Nazmul added.
Before the ongoing BCB President’s Cup, the last competitive game in Bangladesh took place back in March this year. It means there was no game of cricket in the country for more than six months. This year’s DPDCL has been postponed in March indefinitely. However, BCB president says they might go ahead with the plan of continuing the DPDCL this year.
Earlier, many cricketers, who are highly dependent on their income from the domestic leagues, requested BCB to host domestic events so that they can earn and tackle the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Along with them, Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) also urged BCB to come up with a way to host the domestic events.
