Tamim Iqbal Becomes BCB President After Ex-Chief Punished For T20 World Cup Fiasco

NEWS 18 - Former opener Tamim Iqbal has been fast-tracked into cricket administration, taking charge of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) at a turbulent moment for the game in the country, with the government stepping in to overhaul the existing set-up after weeks of mounting unrest and resignations.

The Bangladesh Government has appointed former opening batter Tamim Iqbal as the new president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Aminul Islam Bulbul was removed on Tuesday by the country’s National Sports Council (NSC), which formed an ad-hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs till fresh elections are held.

According to PTI, Bulbul was removed primarily due to the fiasco during the T20 World Cup, where erstwhile interim government advisor Asif Nazrul literally held the former skipper hostage and didn’t allow the national team to visit India for the global event.

Anti-India hardliner Nazrul’s stand was to shift Bangladesh’s games from Kolkata and Mumbai to Sri Lanka as a mark of protest for the removal of Mustafizur Rahaman from the IPL. During the whole issue, Bulbul was a mere bystander, and over the past few days, six directors of the BCB resigned because of him.