Mehidy Hasan Miraz captaincy row - 'Both player and franchise admit they acted unreasonably'

 

The Chattogram Challengers captaincy line reached end in Dhaka on Friday after the BCB acknowledged the clarifications given by the establishment authorities and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who was taken out as chief last week.

BPL administering committee secretary Ismail Haider Mallick, BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury, BCB's head of against debasement Maj (retd) Abu Mohammad Humayun Morshed and BPL competition in-control Saiful Amin heard the individual records on the matter.

Challengers' proprietor Rifat Uzzaman and head working official Yasir Alam were gathered by the four-part board addressing the cricket board.

Several hours prior to Challengers' match against Sylhet Sunrisers on January 29, the establishment authorities had supplanted Miraz with Naeem Islam as skipper. They clarified that active mentor Paul Nixon, who they guaranteed needed to leave the BPL on account of a crisis call from Leicestershire, had suggested the change at the top.

The next day, a furious Miraz was convinced not to leave the group lodging. Remaining external the lodging, Miraz had singled out Alam for spreading lies.

BPL secretary Mallick said that the two players conceded that they acted "preposterously" and left the association and the BCB humiliated.

"We chose to address Miraz and the Challengers authorities to discover the explanations behind their response in broad daylight, which brought forth unjustifiable hypotheses," Mallick said. "Both player and the establishment authorities conceded they had acted absurdly disregarding the results. It was an instance of miscommunication, which ought to have been settled agreeably inside the group. They have communicated their lament for permitting what is happening to raise and acknowledged liability regarding making shame the board and the competition.

"Subsequent to meeting the player and authorities, the board is fulfilled that this was an inner administration issue of Chattogram Challengers which has since been settled.

"We additionally comprehend that the choice to supplant Miraz as chief, which obviously set off the misconception, was conveyed to the player by the administration well ahead of the group's following match. The board has reminded the player and establishment authorities of their obligation towards the occasion and has repeated its zero-resistance strategy on discipline and honesty."