FICA begins legal action over BPL payments

[BD-UK]

i hope you do realize the reason players hire agents and part of FICA is for this very reason' date=' i.e. so that agents/FICA can get together on their behalf for any of the issues related to logistics, payements, security etc. :facepalm: Or do you expect all the players to stop playing and focusing on cricket, i.e. give up their livelihood, to legally pursue BCB. Maybe next you will be telling us why players/agents/FICA are hiding behind the lawyers and should come out and fight the lawsuit against BCB themselves :giggle:[/quote'] I'm saying the players that have not been paid should identify themslves so that the scale of the matter can be calculated. I am not saying they should fight a legal case and I did not mention anywhere that they should. If there is a lot of players then other cricketers should be warned so that they can keep away from this tournament. ATM its all speculation about how many players are affected. Doesn't take much to say 'i am one of those players who has not been paid'....how could you get what I said soo wrong?

[Zero_Unit]

How do you organise a tournament when you know you can't afford to pay properly?

[Ultimate_Game]

I'm saying the players that have not been paid should identify themslves so that the scale of the matter can be calculated. I am not saying they should fight a legal case and I did not mention anywhere that they should. If there is a lot of players then other cricketers should be warned so that they can keep away from this tournament. ATM its all speculation about how many players are affected. Doesn't take much to say 'i am one of those players who has not been paid'....how could you get what I said soo wrong?

I don't see why players need to identify themselves in the media :dontknow: I am sure BCB and the organizers have the list of players & coaches who haven't been paid yet, and that's how it should be.

[Crookbond]

I think BD_UK's proposition has a different meaning to it. The purpose of players coming out in the open is NOT for demanding their immediate payments but to stop this disturbing trend of administrators starting risk laden ventures full of financial loopholes at the expense of the players. So, if players come out in the open and say - "Pay on time" OR "Pay with high interest rates" AND/OR "We won't play". I think it's a fair enough stand. Currently, there are far too many financial issues in the cricketing fraternity be it the RCB (IPL), SLC (national team) or BPL (BCB). Personally, it's a very unhealthy precedence because players aren't receiving their hard earned money. It's equivalent to not receiving your monthly pay, as decided earlier. I also don't understand why there shouldn't be any penalty for late payment - after all the contracts clearly specify the payment date & it's the responsibility of the organizer to ensure smooth functioning of financial accounts. Last but not the least, I don't buy the BCB's argument about "they didn't realize" the financial issues. In this day & age, there are enough tools at your disposal to understand the financial nuances, risks and calamities. According to me, BCB knew that this would run into issues but decided to continue with the league (to some extent it even accepts that in the article I posted) at the expense of the players. In my books, this is a undesirable situation which must be addressed too. I wonder if the ICC can step in but knowing the history of the ICC I doubt it will take a hard stand either.

[Crookbond]

Chittagong Kings haven't paid me a taka - Tamim

"I couldn't play many of the BPL matches, so I told him [Chowdhury] let's sit and decide a figure, which came to Taka 1 crore ($123,000), but I still haven't received a single taka," Tamim told the Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo. "Samir Quader Chowdhury gave me a check worth Taka 1 crore six or seven months ago, but it bounced. Since then he has given me dates but has never kept the commitment."

[Executioner]

saw the news earlier. all the players got payed except him. is that how you treat the team's star player? :headshake:

[Crookbond]

BPL payments delayed again

Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura and Hamilton Masakadza have claimed they are yet to be paid the second installment of payments for their participation in the Bangladesh Premier League. The two appeared for Sylhet Royals, which is among five franchises that haven't paid the Bangladesh Cricket Board the second installment According to the players' contract this season, the first installment was to be paid before the start of the tournament while the second was due at the end of it. The third installment is to be paid within six months of the tournament's end. The BCB had taken over the responsibility of player payments this year after there were irregularities by the franchises in the inaugural edition of 2012. But as per the current process, the board needs to receive the amount from the franchises before paying the players. According to BPL secretary Ismail Haider Mallick, the BCB have only received money for the second installment from Dhaka Gladiators and Duronto Rajshahi. "It is true that five out of seven franchises haven't made payments after the first 25%," Mallick told ESPNcricinfo. "Our lawyers have told us that we have to wait till May 15 before sending out legal notices. We will take action if we are not paid by that time." "The BCB has taken up the responsibility of paying the players mainly because of what happened after the first edition of the BPL. We will continue to do so, but the franchises have to pay us the players' fees. Once they fail to make the payments, we will take out the bank guarantees to pay the players." Masakadza was bought in the players' auction for $30,000, but has only received the first 25% of the payment. He played in seven matches for the Royals, making 90 runs at an average of 12.85. "I was so excited when I was bought in the auction," Masakadza said. "The experience of being involved in the tournament was great but it has become a real disappointment since that our second payment is still due, and I've been waiting patiently for ten weeks now." Chigumbura echoed his Zimbabwe team-mate's concerns, reminding the Sylhet Royals to ensure payment. He averaged 44.33 with the bat, picked up 13 wickets and hit the most number of sixes in the tournament - 19. "I hope the organisers can arrange the payments very, very soon as we had our first payment during the event," Chigumbura said. "But the next payment does not seem to be coming. I have waited more than two months already since it should have been paid." "It's a shame because I have great memories of the tournament, as I finished as the highest six-hitter in the whole thing. But ultimately we are there to earn money, we love cricket, but it's also a job for us."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/634443.html