Four-day cricket in Bangladesh is dead
In the Daily Star , Mohammad Isam explains how cricketers in Bangladesh have lost interest in the domestic four-day competition, and how the National Cricket League has come to be dominated by two sides.
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
In the Daily Star, Mohammad Isam explains how cricketers in Bangladesh have lost interest in the domestic four-day competition, and how the National Cricket League has come to be dominated by two sides.
After having surveyed through players in the competition, it has been gathered that there is a huge lack of interest. That is mainly due to the ridiculously low pay they receive during a match. And a lack of competition is another major reason. The points table of this year's competition says a lot about the quality and standard of cricket played. While Rajshahi and Dhaka have already qualified for the final (to be held from May 10 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium), the rest, particularly the bottom two, have provided nothing to first-class cricket in Bangladesh.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo