A plot against Bangladesh cricket?
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Mohammad Shahidul Islam
WHY are the Bangladeshi cricketers behaving the way they are? Returns are important in life. There cannot be one-sided love. A big politician's love for his party ideology inspires the activists of that party. The big politician is dedicated to the party. But he becomes a rebel when he is not properly evaluated, does not get nomination for election, or is left out of the cabinet. The same thing might have happened to the country's cricketers.
Shahriar Nafees might feel that his past contribution has been forgotten. He might feel neglected by the cricket board and unhappy with the experiments of the new coach. It can be painful for a player like Shahrier Nafees. The other cases seem rather intriguing. An injured Aftab is waiting to be in the best 11 for the next tour. He cannot be termed a rebel. Why then did he take the suicidal decision to retire? His decision is baffling when on comes to know that he earned more than Taka 10 million in last three years. Why then did he send the letter to the BCB seeking retirement? Is he greedy? Or is he a victim of an ominous scheme for destroying the Bangladeshi cricket?
My personal observation is only for Nafees and Aftab, the top payers of Bangladesh cricket. But Dhiman Gosh is just learning cricket. At this stage, his greed may kill his career.
Basically the plot of mass retirement is a lesson for the BCB. The mass retirement is an alarm bell for future handling of players.
One cannot be blamed for playing cricket for money. But it should not take place at the cost of national cricket structure and image. They should remember national image and how got where they are.
Now the foremost thing is to find out right away how and why all this, could happen? Who is the godfather behind this treacherous act? Is there any conspiracy to destroy Bangladesh's budding cricket?
We need to enact strict sports law like Pakistan immediately so that we do not have to see a repeat of it.
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The writer is a tourism worker
WHY are the Bangladeshi cricketers behaving the way they are? Returns are important in life. There cannot be one-sided love. A big politician's love for his party ideology inspires the activists of that party. The big politician is dedicated to the party. But he becomes a rebel when he is not properly evaluated, does not get nomination for election, or is left out of the cabinet. The same thing might have happened to the country's cricketers.
Shahriar Nafees might feel that his past contribution has been forgotten. He might feel neglected by the cricket board and unhappy with the experiments of the new coach. It can be painful for a player like Shahrier Nafees. The other cases seem rather intriguing. An injured Aftab is waiting to be in the best 11 for the next tour. He cannot be termed a rebel. Why then did he take the suicidal decision to retire? His decision is baffling when on comes to know that he earned more than Taka 10 million in last three years. Why then did he send the letter to the BCB seeking retirement? Is he greedy? Or is he a victim of an ominous scheme for destroying the Bangladeshi cricket?
My personal observation is only for Nafees and Aftab, the top payers of Bangladesh cricket. But Dhiman Gosh is just learning cricket. At this stage, his greed may kill his career.
Basically the plot of mass retirement is a lesson for the BCB. The mass retirement is an alarm bell for future handling of players.
One cannot be blamed for playing cricket for money. But it should not take place at the cost of national cricket structure and image. They should remember national image and how got where they are.
Now the foremost thing is to find out right away how and why all this, could happen? Who is the godfather behind this treacherous act? Is there any conspiracy to destroy Bangladesh's budding cricket?
We need to enact strict sports law like Pakistan immediately so that we do not have to see a repeat of it.
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The writer is a tourism worker