BCB stands up to Big Three

Al-Amin, writing for Daily Star, commends BCB president Nazmul Hassan for his uncomprimising stance against some of the more influential cricketing boards, and reflects on whether this will have a positive run-off effect for Bangladesh when it comes to playing more Tests and keeping them on the same level as the other more prominent Test nations. He also speculates on the danger of the proposed two-tier system, and how it may undermine Bangladesh's position when it comes to their present FTP commitments.

The BCB boss deserves kudos for the way he fought against the two-tier Test concept at the just concluded ICC (International Cricket Council) meeting in Dubai. His uncompromising approach in the ICC board meeting compelled the Big Three to readjust their original draft position paper, with notable omissions of words like "two-tier", "promotion" and "relegation". But the game is yet to be won on the table.