Bangladesh professional cricketers have threatened to boycott all forms of cricket unless Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director M. Nazmul Islam resigns.
The move comes after he made derogatory remarks about the players.
The Bangladesh Cricketers’ Welfare Association, which represents national and first-class cricketers, issued the warning yesterday (14).
The association said Nazmul Islam’s remarks had crossed an unacceptable line and damaged the players’ reputation.
The controversy erupted after Nazmul Islam called former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal an ‘Indian agent’ during a media interaction.
He suggested that the players were trying to influence the authorities on financial and selection-related issues, a statement that has been widely criticized in the cricketing world.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Welfare Association said such remarks by a senior cricket board official were disrespectful and hurtful, and that the players would not tolerate such attacks.
The association warned that its members were ready to walk out of domestic and international cricket matches if Nazmul Islam did not resign.
The standoff is likely to disrupt the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, and the players are willing to boycott matches until the matter is resolved.
In response, the Bangladesh Cricket Board issued a statement saying that the comments reflected his personal views and did not represent the board’s official position.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said that it would review the matter internally.
Nasmul Islam has not publicly responded to calls for his resignation.
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