Former Bangladesh national skipper and one of the directors of 3Crics – the organiser of the Clemon Indoor University Cricket – Khaled Mashud Pilot stated that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) also needs to improve its performance in order to increase international games for Bangladesh in a calendar year.
The former wicketkeeper-batsman believes hike in international games will have positive effect on the national team’s performance.
“We are more successful in hosting events than dealing with the on table issues. We hosted Asia Cup, ICC World Twenty20 and Mini World Cup prior to these. But it won’t be right to overlook the other issues because we were successful in hosting these events,” said Mashud to the media during the closing ceremony of the Indoor University Cricket held at Mirpur Sohrawardi Indoor Stadium yesterday.
“We will have to show performance off the field as organisers. I believe China will also become a successful host if they are asked to host a World Cup by the ICC,” he added.
Mashud stated that the board should emphasise in the root level and the chief work should be producing talents from the level. He also added, “I think those who are in charge of the responsible posts should have long term plans and involve those to work in these projects who understands cricket.
“India has readied 56 venues just so that they can run IPL (India Premier League) smoothly. This has enriched their infrastructure. Whereas what we have done in last 14 years is spent millions in renovating SBNS (Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium), ZACS (Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium) and Fatullah (Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium),” said Mashud.
Pilot also opined that cricket is not decentralised in our country which is working as a barrier in growing cricketers for the pipeline.
“There is literally no progress in root level cricket. Our cricket has become Dhaka centric. People from Dhaka have to go to different places across the country to run organise cricket. BCB should step up in developing regional cricket,” he said.