Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), director Naimur Rahman Durjoy in his latest interview with local newspaper the Daily Manab Zamin, which is a Bangla paper, revealed the idea to field five foreign recruits in the upcoming edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), would not be a good thought to rely on.
“This rule is harmful for our cricket. It was not a right decision,” Durjoy was quoted as saying by Bdcrictime.
The former Tigers captain said the first-class cricketers would struggle to find the place in order to showcase their enormous talent at the domestic level while sharing the bench with international players.
“BPL is a domestic tournament and so domestic cricketers should get the priority,” Durjoy added.
The 42-year-old former Bangaldeshi all-rounder Durjoy reiterated that he would take up this matter with the authorities in order to make them understand of the repercussions in the foreseeable future.
“I’ll talk about this in the board meeting,” Durjoy maintained.
While terming the rule incorrect, as he believes it is the home-based Twenty20 competition to groom the youngsters in all aspects of the game; be it batting, bowling or the fielding.
Durjoy, who is also the part of Bangladesh Parliament as its member has expressed the concern over the latest decision for the eight-team tournament, as fifth edition is scheduled to be held in the final quarter of this year.
The former Dhaka-born right-handed batsman Durjoy stated the youngsters would be lacking to fill-up the boots owing to the domination of overseas recruits.
“Absolutely. For this rule, domestic cricketers won’t have any such opportunity to show their ability,” Durjoy asserted.
Interestingly, Bangladesh’s first Test skipper has been at the forefront to take the country’s cricket to a new high after the side has gained the Test status in 2001.
After making his debut in 1995, Durjoy played 29 One-day Internationals, eight Tests for Zimbabwe. He scored 488 in ODIs and 210 in Tests.
The off-spinner also claimed 12 wickets in Tests and 10 in 50-over format. He featured in last elite-level game against West Indies in 2002.