The notice came a couple of hours before the scheduled start of the BPL matches for the day, although the players’ body CWAB has called for a nationwide boycott on all forms of cricket.
The four first-division matches at the Dhaka Cricket League scheduled for the day didn’t start on Thursday morning, which set alarm bells ringing in the BCB. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the Chattogram Royals and Noakhali Express players who were supposed to play the first BPL match of the day on Thursday are sticking to the boycott call.
“The board has already initiated formal disciplinary proceedings against the board member concerned,” the BCB statement read. “A show cause letter has been issued, and the individual has been instructed to submit a written response within 48 hours. The matter will be dealt with through due process and appropriate action will be taken based on the outcome of the proceedings.”
ESPNcricinfo understands that some board directors contacted the CWAB president Mohammad Mithun late on Wednesday night, offering that they would make Nazmul stand down from his role as the finance committee chairman. But Mithun said that cricketers’ call for the boycott stood as it was.
As of now, around an hour before the toss of the first BPL match on Thursday, the CWAB leadership is holding firm with the call for the boycott. Once the start time for the match is passed, the CWAB leaders are reportedly supposed to hold a press conference, where they will present the BCB with their demands, including the resignation of the director.
