Discussion on ICL Players : Do ICL players deserve better?

[kablooee87]

I can't see the BCB just letting them go. There will be some sort of shift in policy or an attempt to retain players somehow.

[SachDan]

This will kill Bangladesh Cricket.

This will boost quality of International cricket if Bangladesh is stripped of test status by ICC...

[i hate dhoni]

Will They Still Continue To Play Tests?

[Dirty_South]

Banglees r f00ked :hahaha:

[punjabi_khota]

Hahahaha...I just went to Banglacricket...it is a mess...LOLLLLLLLL

[MundaPakistani]

good decision by the BAN players to join ICL BUT not a good decision to "retire"

[Sachinism]

ICC better take action and strip Bangla of Test status

[King]

It's time ICC recognizes ICL and doesn't go around banning players that are playing in ICL. I reckon both IPL and ICL can co-exist. They can even have a IPL vs ICL playoffs.

[Mr. Wicket]

Good, just what we need. Soon the BCCI will be at a point of deciding between letting Bangladesh go from test cricket (and with them, the key fifth vote for their bloc in the ICC) to keep the bridge w/ the ICL burnt, or forgiving the ICL rebels to keep Bangladesh and that all vital vote in the fold.

[MundaPakistani]

It's time ICC recognizes ICL and doesn't go around banning players that are playing in ICL. I reckon both IPL and ICL can co-exist. They can even have a IPL vs ICL playoffs.

game will sink if they don't do that.

[Mr. Wicket]

It's time ICC recognizes ICL and doesn't go around banning players that are playing in ICL. I reckon both IPL and ICL can co-exist. They can even have a IPL vs ICL playoffs.

Replace ICC with BCCI, and I agree. The ICC's only doing it because the Gang of Idiots running the BCCI insists.

[kablooee87]

I'm very interested to see what comes out of the emergency meetings called by the BCB. I'd love to see them say to the players "You can play in the ICL and for Bangladesh." Up until now, none of the boards have had enough incentive to make such a move.

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Unsupportive structure led to decision to quit - Bashar The Bangladesh players linked to the Indian Cricket League have stated dissatisfaction with the system as their reason to retire from international and domestic cricket. However the players didn't confirmed signing with the ICL. More... Indian Cricket League Unsupportive structure led to decision to quit - Bashar Cricinfo staff September 15, 2008 Shahriar Nafees: "I made it to the national team after working for ten years and I know, there's a lot of pride of playing for Bangladesh but at this moment, I don't feel good to play cricket" © AFP The Bangladesh players linked to the Indian Cricket League have stated dissatisfaction with the system as their reason to retire from international and domestic cricket. However, they stopped short of confirming they had signed with the ICL. Habibul Bashar, the former Bangladesh captain, said he felt let down by the team management, coach Jamie Siddons in particular. "The situation was getting difficult for me," Bashar, who was dropped from the side for the Asia Cup, told the Dhaka-based Daily Star. "I wasn't receiving support from anyone. Even the coach's attitude was discouraging and I was in the middle of a lot of uncertainty and I was out of cricket for seven months." He said this prompted him to take up the ICL offer, adding none of the players were happy with the existing structure. In his interview with Cricinfo, Siddons said Bashar was not on the top of his game and had been omitted after many opportunities. "A non-performing senior can't really influence the game of his team-mates," Siddons said. "We would not leave a senior player out of our young team if they had the potential to be a match-winner or be in our team come the next World Cup." Left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain, one of those linked with the ICL, could earn up to US$200,000 from a three-year contract, and he admitted he hadn't been enjoying his time playing cricket in the last year. "They don't think of us, so why should we think of them," he said. Opener Shahriar Nafees echoed Mosharraf's views, adding that there was a lot of anger and frustration behind his decision. "I made it to the national team after working for ten years, and I know there's a lot of pride of playing for Bangladesh but, at this moment, I don't feel good to play cricket." Nafees said though he had an offer from the ICL he was yet to confirm his position. "My main focus is education and I want to complete my MBA in the next one-and-a-half years." Nafees had opted out of the tour of Australia to concentrate on his studies. Dhiman Ghosh wanted to know why he had been dropped from the side if he was the country's No. 1 wicketkeeper. He also said there were a lot of players vying for his spot in the team. Among the others reported to have received offers from the ICL are Alok Kapali, Nazimuddin, Tapash Baisya, Manjarul Islam, Mohammad Sharif, Golam Mabud and Mahbubul Karim. The latter two are currently touring Sri Lanka with the Bangladesh Academy team. Mohammad Rafique, who has retired, is also believed to have been approached. Though ICL officials admitted talks are on with 14 Bangladesh players, nothing has been finalised.

[beetle]

Bangladesh cricket board is the leart equipped to take on the might of the bcci rogues.

[Ram]

Bangladesh cricket board is the leart equipped to take on the might of the bcci rogues.

Whats BCCI gotto to do with this?

[Chandan]

Whats BCCI gotto to do with this?

It has to play a very crucial role now. BCCI wanted test status for BD because they wanted to secure one more vote in the ICC meeting. Now, after these players walk off, ICC should strip BD off its test status OR BCCI will have to relent on ICL players, telling ICC to remove the ban on these players from playing international and even domestic cricket. Cricket will certainly benefit from this decision, everywhere. But even if BD is made to lose its test status, it won't be too bad for cricket. We just have to wait and see what actually happens.

[jf1gp_1]

so now instead of 1 crappy bangla team we have 2 crapy bangla teams

[Texy]

Bdians are cursing India left and right on their forums

[MundaPakistani]

Bdians are cursing India left and right on their forums

India or BCCI?

[Sachinism]

Bdians are cursing India left and right on their forums

Why is it that if anything happens to a sub continent team, their fans all feel its BCCI's fault everything comes back to BCCI, like the BCCI are there to save everyone's arses