Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Bangladesh Cricket Board

Governing body for cricket in Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bangladesh Cricket Board
Remove ads

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড, romanized: Bāṅlādēś Krikēṭ Bōrḍ; abbreviated as BCB), formerly known as Bangladesh Cricket Control Board, is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1977,[2] and a full member on 26 June 2000.[3][4] BCB has three teams which represent Bangladesh in international cricket: the Bangladesh men's national cricket team, Bangladesh women's national cricket team and Bangladesh under-19 cricket team.

Quick facts Sport, Jurisdiction ...

The board's headquarters are located at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.[2]

Thumb
Supporters of Bangladesh cricket team in the gallery of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
Remove ads

History

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board.[5] Its first constitution was drafted in 1976.[6] The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007.[7]

On 6 October 2005, The BCB launched its official website: www.tigercricket.com at the Sonargaon Hotel.[8]

Between 2007 and 2011, they invested 151.5 million (US$1.2 million) in developing the sport in the country.[9] In 2006, the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young players.[10] The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.[11]

Regional cricket associations

In the 2022 Annual General Meeting, BCB President Nazmul Hassan announced to have amended the board's constitution to make way for seven regional cricket associations for Barisal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet. Larger regional bodies will have 11 members while smaller bodies will consist of 7 members.[12][13]

Remove ads

Teams

Finances

According to BCB Activity report 2017–20, the board has earned around US$29 million from team sponsors, media and other rights for the mentioned period (2017–20), while they earned around US$33 million during the period of 2010–16.[15] In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of 265.5 crore (US$22 million) and an expenditure budget of 260.6 crore (US$21 million) for the year of 2021–22.[16]

According to its Summarized Financial Report 2022-23, BCB reported a total income of 507.58 crore (US$42 million) and an expenditure of 355.89 crore (US$29 million). The board recorded a surplus of approximately 151.69 crore (US$12 million) transferred to its accumulated fund. A significant gain on revaluation of land, building, and other assets, amounting to approximately 3555.05 crore (US$290 million), contributed to the total sources of fund reaching approximately 4620.50 crore (US$380 million).[1]

Board members

The following are the members of the Board of Directors of the BCB.[17]

More information Designation, Member ...
Remove ads

Presidents

Summarize
Perspective

The following is a list of presidents of the BCB:[21][22]

More information No., Name (birth–death) ...
Remove ads

Team Selectors

Gazi Ashraf Hossain, Chief Selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, along with selector Abdur Razzak.

Domestic competitions

Summarize
Perspective

BCB or its subsidiaries organise following domestic cricket tournaments.

Regular competitions

Men's

Women's

  • Bangladesh Women's National Cricket League – It is a women's domestic cricket competition that took place in Bangladesh, with the first edition taking place in 2006–07. The competition is variously played using 50 or 20 over formats.
  • Dhaka Premier Division Womens Cricket League – It is an annual List-A cricket tournament for Bangladeshi women's cricketer, that began in Bangladesh in the 2018–19 season.
  • Women's BCL – It is an annual first-class cricket tournament for Bangladeshi women's cricketer, that began in Bangladesh in the 2022-23 season.

Occasional competitions

  • Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League – It is Twenty20 version of Dhaka Premier league cricket competition, but unlike its 50-over format, it consists only local players in order to find out promising players from domestic arena for T20 cricket. it was first played in 2018–19.
  • 2013–14 Victory Day T20 Cup – a Twenty20 competition played only in 2013, between four different teams from Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.
  • 2020–21 BCB President's Cup – a 50-over competition played by current national team players and a few emerging players, being divided into three teams (i.e. Mahmudullah XI, Najmul XI and Tamim XI).
  • 2021-22 BCB Academy Cup – There are 2 tiers in the competition (Divisional & National). Divisional and Dhaka Metro champions and runner-ups will qualify for the National round. A total of 88 matches will be played.[24]
Remove ads

See also

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads