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BCB remains cautious about Aussies-imposed protocols


Published : 31 Jul 2021 08:55 PM | Updated : 01 Aug 2021 12:45 AM

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is extremely vigilant in complying with the protocol imposed by the Aussies. Australia are still in the three-day room quarantine following the strict corona protocol imposed by them since they set foot in Dhaka on Thursday.

BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury Sujan also said that although the protocols seem a bit exaggerated to the naked eye, it is also normal according to the current situation. In the current situation, this is the new normal and this is how the events have to be organized.

To fulfil Australia’s corona protocol, team hotel and venue Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur are being treated with utmost care. There is and will be caution beyond what is being seen or heard. In practice, even during the match, Cricket Australia does not want the presence of anyone other than, Bangladesh cricketers, two umpires and the match referee. In line with that, there are some novelties and innovations in the five-match T20 series to be held from July 3 to 9.

For the first time on the day of the game, there will be no camera crew on the field. Needless to say, photojournalists cannot cover the match even on match day amid the pandemic period. Till now, they covered the match by sitting in the gallery on the west-north side of the Mirpur stadium.

This time Bangladesh-Australia T20 series will also be covered by Bangladeshi photo journalists sitting there. But the novelty and innovation is that no TV camera can be installed in the outfield of Sher-e-Bangla in this series. No manual camera can be placed inside the field without stump vision.

That means no crew-driven camera will be inside the field. All cameras will be placed in grand stands and various galleries around the stadium. The camera crew will operate it while sitting in the gallery. This means there can be no camera crew inside the field.

Needless to say, the cameras that are in the field next to the two side screens will also be placed in the gallery outside the field. Camera crews who enter and leave the field during toss and play, and those who take close shots when returning to the dressing room after an innings and match, are also barred from entering the field. They will also zoom in from the gallery to capture those scenes.