‘I don’t think the BCB is a particularly disciplined organization’ – Nazmul Abedin Fahim discusses the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s faults

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium was visited on Saturday by Nazmul Abedin Fahim, a renowned cricket coach and analyst who has served in various capacities within the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for 14 years, including the BCB High-Performance Unit, BCB Game Development, and the board’s women’s sector. On this tour, he declared that he had painstakingly created a comprehensive plan targeted at improving and revolutionising the condition of cricket in the country.

He began criticising the Bangladesh Cricket Board, saying that its dazzling façade conceals underlying inefficiencies and that it is not a well-managed organisation.

“From my observation and experience working here, I don’t believe the BCB is a very disciplined organisation. Because of its external glitter, the BCB may appear to be a great organisation from the outside,” Nazmul told reporters on Saturday, as cited by.

Additionally, he berated the BCB for missing out on opportunities and said that their inadequacies were caused by a number of hidden motives. Nazmul argued that in order for Bangladesh to make major progress in its cricketing trajectory, a strict and disciplined framework must be followed, instead of settling for ordinary mediocrity.

But the BCB hasn’t taken full use of its chances. This has been caused by a number of factors, including multiple deliberate errors. Here, I think adjustments are required. The actions of internal indiscipline that take place must be addressed. Many of the problems we confront might be solved if these elements were strengthened. Why can’t we do well in cricket if there is a process in place? Although we shouldn’t be unduly excited by our victory over Nepal, that is exactly what has occurred. I think Bangladesh cricket can achieve great things if the right work is put in,” he remarked.

They weren’t, in my opinion, sincere servants of the game: Nazmul Abedin Fahim

Expanding on his point, Nazmul underlined that for the system to work well, the senior leadership and those in positions of authority needed to accept more accountability and transparency. He also brought up the fact that many competent people in the nation had been denied long-term possibilities in their positions because of the widespread vested interests of different stakeholders.

“I think the leadership has the most responsibility. Strong leadership causes everything else to come into place. Numerous legal issues are associated with ICC laws, and if reforms are to be discussed, the board must be headed by a capable individual possessing a clear vision and lofty goals. Accountability and transparency are crucial, and they ought to exist. Many talented people in our nation have long been waiting for the chance to make a contribution,” Nazmul said.

He also noted that if those with self-serving interests were genuinely interested in seeing the game progress, they would have come forth to make contributions. He doubted their sincerity as true supporters of the game, arguing that their lack of commitment was the reason Bangladeshi cricket’s whole system had been steadily collapsing over time.

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“The board directors would have stepped forward if they were genuinely committed to serve cricket. They weren’t, in my opinion, true servants of the game. They accomplished their own goals and objectives. We’ve seen cricket come to an end. Club cricket or the sport as a whole has suffered serious harm, Nazmul continued.