The Bangladesh Cricket Board to rethink their decision of hosting this year’s BPL without any franchise,
said Khulna Titans recently, report agencies.
BCB earlier last week announced that they would run a franchise-less BPL this year after they failed to resolve different issues with the franchises, who had demanded a share of revenue among others.
The BCB also decided to rename the next edition as Bangabandhu BPL, marking the birth centenary of country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
‘I think there is still time for the board president to rethink his decision,’ Inam told the reporters in Dhaka.
‘He has the option to sit with the franchises. I strongly believe the franchises played big role in creating excitement throughout the country,’ said Inam, himself a BCB director.
‘Losing that charm now will be a big loss to not only the franchises but the value of the tournament itself.
‘BPL has an incredible brand value and stability. I will hope that the BCB, if they are doing the tournament by themselves, will ensure of the tournament not losing the value.’
Inam also mentioned that Khulna had to work hard to sign Shane Watson for the upcoming BPL. And according to Inam, even if the board sticks with their plan of arranging BPL by themselves, they should take these matters into consideration.
“The reliability and value of the tournament should not be hampered at any point. I believe the board understands these issues well and if they still stick to the
decision of running the tournament on their own, I will hope that they will take these [signed overseas
cricketers] into consideration,” concluded Inam.