BCB to award Tk 50,000 to each member of SA Games gold medal winning cricket team
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to award Tk 50,000 each to the players and team officials of the 11th South Asian Games gold medal winning Bangladesh cricket team, reports UNB.
The decision came from the 16th meeting of the BCB board of directors held at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with its president AHM Mustafa Kamal MP in the chair.
The meeting also approved that the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy will award 30 scholarships this year to the talented cricketers.
It further decided to involve former Bangladesh fielding coach Mohammad Salahuddin as a coach with the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy.
The BCB board decided not to renew the contract of National Team Operations Manager Shafiq-ul Haque Heera, which will expire on March 31, 2010.
Meeting sources said that the Board will, however, seriously consider utilising the vast experience and knowledge of former national captain Heera in some other suitable capacity within the BCB umbrella.
A decision regarding the contract of Bangladesh bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake, which is set to expire on February 28, 2010, will be taken after discussion with Head Coach Jamie Siddons on his return from Australia.
The Board has decided not to renew the contract of GP-BCB National Cricket Academy Head Coach Ruwan Kalpage, which expires on March 31, 2010.
The Board had very fruitful and cordial discussions with National Team Captain Shakib Al Hasan and members of the Team Management and National Selectors concerning the team's recent tour of New Zealand.
The BCB Board decided to initiate the appointment of a sports psychologist who would be part of all National Selections.
It sanctioned Tk 100,000 to former Bangladesh Test player Mushfiqur Rahman Babu for the treatment of his back injury.
The decision came from the 16th meeting of the BCB board of directors held at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with its president AHM Mustafa Kamal MP in the chair.
The meeting also approved that the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy will award 30 scholarships this year to the talented cricketers.
It further decided to involve former Bangladesh fielding coach Mohammad Salahuddin as a coach with the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy.
The BCB board decided not to renew the contract of National Team Operations Manager Shafiq-ul Haque Heera, which will expire on March 31, 2010.
Meeting sources said that the Board will, however, seriously consider utilising the vast experience and knowledge of former national captain Heera in some other suitable capacity within the BCB umbrella.
A decision regarding the contract of Bangladesh bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake, which is set to expire on February 28, 2010, will be taken after discussion with Head Coach Jamie Siddons on his return from Australia.
The Board has decided not to renew the contract of GP-BCB National Cricket Academy Head Coach Ruwan Kalpage, which expires on March 31, 2010.
The Board had very fruitful and cordial discussions with National Team Captain Shakib Al Hasan and members of the Team Management and National Selectors concerning the team's recent tour of New Zealand.
The BCB Board decided to initiate the appointment of a sports psychologist who would be part of all National Selections.
It sanctioned Tk 100,000 to former Bangladesh Test player Mushfiqur Rahman Babu for the treatment of his back injury.