Bangladesh Cricket Board

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড, romanized: Bānlādēśa krikēṭa bōrḍa; 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^[1] and a full member on 26 June 2000.^[2][3] BCB has three teams which represent Bangladesh in international cricket, which are Bangladesh men's national cricket team, Bangladesh women's national cricket team and Bangladesh under-19 cricket team.

Bangladesh Cricket Board

বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড
Logo of the Bangladesh Cricket Board
Sport	Cricket
Jurisdiction	Bangladesh
Abbreviation	BCB
Founded	1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Affiliation	International Cricket Council
Affiliation date	1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Regional affiliation	Asian Cricket Council
Affiliation date	19 September 1983; 41 years ago (19 September 1983)
Headquarters	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location	Dhaka, Bangladesh
President	Faruque Ahmed
CEO	Nizam Uddin Chowdhury
Vice president(s)	Vacant
Men's coach	Chandika Hathurusingha
Women's coach	Hashan Tillakaratne
Sponsor	Robi Axiata Limited
Replaced	Bangladesh Cricket Control Board
Official website
tigercricket.com.bd

The board has its headquarters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.^[1]

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

History

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board.^[4] Its first constitution was drafted in 1976.^[5] The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007.^[6]

On 6 October 2005, The BCB launched its official website: www.tigercricket.com at the Sonargaon Hotel.^[7]

Between 2007 and 2011, they invested ৳151.5 million (US$1.3 million) in developing sport in the country.^[8] In 2006, the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young players.^[9] The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.^[10]

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.^[11][12]

Teams

• Bangladesh national cricket team
• Bangladesh women's national cricket team
• Bangladesh national under-23 cricket team
• Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team
• Bangladesh women's national under-19 cricket team
• Bangladesh A cricket team
• Bangladesh Tigers^[13]

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.^[14] In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of ৳265.5 crore (US$23 million) and an expenditure budget of ৳260.6 crore (US$22 million) for the year of 2021–22.^[15]

Board members

The following are the members of the Board of Directors of BCB.^[16]

Designation	Member
President	Faruk Ahmed
CEO	Nizam Uddin Choudhury
Board of Directors	Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, Naimur Rahman Durjoy, Syed Asfakul Islam, Akram Khan, A J M Nasir Uddin, Kazi Inam Ahmed, Sheikh Sohel, Alamgir Khan, Saiful Alam Swapon Chowdhury, Advocate Anwarul Islam, Ahmed Sajjadul Alam, Gazi Gholam Murtoza, Mohmmad Hanif Bhuiya, Ismail Haider Mallick, Mohammed Jalal Younus, Mahbubul Anam, Manzur Kader, Nazib Ahmed, Showkat Aziz Russell, Tanjil Chowdhury, Khaled Mahmud Sujon, Md. Enayet Husain Siraj.
Councillors	171 Councillors
Team Selectors	Gazi Ashraf Hossain, Hannan Sarkar,[17] Abdur Razzak.[18][19]

Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the BCB:^[20][21]

#	Name	Term Began	Term Ended
1	Mohammad Yousuf Ali	15 January 1972	14 August 1976
2	S. S. Huda	14 August 1976	28 September 1981
3	Mujibur Rahman	28 September 1981	30 January 1983
4	K. Z. Islam	30 January 1983	18 February 1987
5	Anisul Islam Mahmud	18 February 1987	27 December 1990
6	Kazi Bahauddin Ahmed	27 December 1990	1 September 1991
7	Abu Saleh Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman	1 September 1991	4 July 1996
8	Saber Hossain Chowdhury	4 July 1996	19 August 2001
9	M Akmal Hossain	19 August 2001	26 November 2001
10	Ali Asgar Lobi	26 November 2001	14 November 2006
11	Abdul Aziz	14 November 2006	29 July 2007
12	Sina Ibn Jamali	29 July 2007	23 September 2009
13	A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal	23 September 2009	17 October 2012
14	Nazmul Hassan Papon	17 October 2012	21 August 2024
15	Faruque Ahmed	21 August 2024	present

Team Selectors

Gazi Ashraf Hossain, Chief Selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, along with selectors Hannan Sarker and Abdur Razzak.

Domestic competitions

BCB or its subsidiaries organise following domestic cricket tournaments.

Regular competitions

Men's

• Bangladesh Cricket League – It is Bangladesh's second domestic first class cricket competition. It was first held in 2012-13 and played between four zones East Zone, Central Zone, North Zone and South Zone.
• Bangladesh Premier League – Bangladesh's premier franchise-based Twenty20 cricket league, since 2012.
• Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League – also known as Dhaka Premier League is a List A cricket league, first held in 2013-14 and participated by various cricket clubs of Dhaka.
• Dhaka First Division Cricket League – second-tier 50-overs cricket league after DPL.
• Dhaka Second Division Cricket League – third-tier 50-overs cricket league after DPL.
• Dhaka Third Division Cricket League – fourth-tier 50-overs cricket league after DPL.
• BCL 1-Day – is a List-A cricket version of the Bangladesh Cricket League tournament that began in Bangladesh in the 2021-22 season.
• National Cricket League – It is Bangladesh's oldest domestic first class cricket competition. It was first held in 1999–2000. Its 50-over version was first played in 2000-01 and last held in 2010–11, superseded by Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in 2013–14.

Women's

• Bangladesh Women's National Cricket League – It is a women's domestic cricket competition that takes 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).
• 2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup – a five franchise based Twenty20 competition. After sports were affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BCB announced that the tournament would be used for the criteria to select players for the T20I matches against the West Indies, scheduled to be played in early 2021.^[22]
• 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.^[23]

See also

• List of cricket grounds in Bangladesh

References

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External links

• Official website