Bangladesh cricketers threaten to boycott playing, demand BCB director to resign over controversial statements

Bangladesh Cricket and controversy have been going hand in hand over the last week or so, especially ever since they have denied traveling to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, citing security concerns. The move came after the BCCI asked the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Mustafizur Rahman from the squad after outrage in the country. However, the cricket administrators in Bangladesh seem to be digging their own grave as the BCB director Nazmul Islam's comments haven't gone down well and the cricketers have threatened boycott from all forms of cricket unless he resigns.

Leave aside the T20 World Cup, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches on Thursday (January 15) are also unlikely



to go ahead in the current scenario. For the unversed, the players are not happy with Nazmul calling Tamim Iqbal 'Indian agent' after he asked the board to decide in the interest of Bangladesh cricket. Moreover, he also stated earlier today that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not suffer any losses if they pull out of the T20 World Cup.

Instead, it would be the players who would suffer and would not get the match fees, in that case. The 'hurtful and disrespectful' statements have led to the players threatening a boycott. Mohammad Mithun, the president of the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB), made the announcement hours after the controversial statements.