National award-winning coach and a renowned cricket analyst of the country, Nazmul Abedin Fahim, prepared an outline for a much-needed reform in the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
He said the reform is imperative for the betterment of cricket, which has been in ups and downs since elevating as a Test nation in 2000.
鈥榃e have been thinking about it [outline] for years, especially me. There is deficiency in some places, and it should be fixed for the betterment of cricket,鈥� said Fahim while addressing the media at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.
鈥榃e have to think about what resources we have with which we can overcome those problems. Maybe I will talk about it in the future. In some places we are lagging behind, but there is no reason for us to be behind in that.鈥�
Fahim has been with cricket for a long time. He started working as a cricket coach in BCB and thereafter worked in the High Performance department. The HP is responsible for producing the future stars by nurturing the talented players.
After leaving BCB, he has been a cricket advisor of BKSP for a long time. He also participated in the last BCB election.
The veteran coach, who has been vocal about the corruption in BCB, fought against former national team captain Khaled Mahmud in category-3 in BCB elections, but he eventually ended up losing.
Fahim said that he is keen to discuss with the adviser of the ministry of youth and sports of the interim government, Asif Mahmud, in this regard.
鈥業f there is an opportunity to give input, I will definitely do it. Not only from me, but also ideas should be taken from those who are aware of these matters. Then it is easy to make a decision,鈥� he added.
鈥業f I do something formally, I will definitely talk. I would like to come up with a comprehensive outline to help those who are in charge. I repeat, it is none of my business. As far as I am concerned, the advisers want to fix the system. Those who can run the system well deserve to come to the cricket board.鈥�
He thinks that there are many competent people in the country and outside the country to take charge of BCB.
鈥楾hose who truly want to work for the betterment of cricket should come here. Cricket is a game that can represent Bangladesh well in the world. Having the right person in the top post is very important here. There are many people who are experienced enough to take the charge,鈥� he added.
Fahim added that change in BCB is highly imperative at this moment in a bid to protect it from being ruined completely.
鈥楢s I have had the opportunity to see closely, I don't think BCB is a very disciplined organisation. BCB may seem like a great organisation from the outside. The opportunity that BCB had was not utilised to the maximum,鈥� he said.
鈥業 think there needs to be a change here. The irregularity that is happening here needs to be fixed.鈥�
After the fall of the government, the Bangladesh 'A' team's tour of Pakistan was postponed by three days.
Practice for the forthcoming Pakistan series has not started yet. No member of the coaching staff is there to supervise the practice at this moment. Those who were in charge of seeing all this are not coming to BCB now.
Criticising them, Fahim said, 鈥業f they were the true servants of cricket, they would have come.鈥�
鈥業 don't think they were the servants of cricket. They had their own agenda. They implemented that agenda. We have seen what happened to cricket. You know the club cricket has been ruined completely, and now the whole cricket is being ruined,鈥� he added.
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