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The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday unveiled a new three-format domestic tournament, bringing T20, 50-over and four-day cricket under a single structure in an effort to revive interest in the country’s domestic game, report agencies.
The tournament, named the Domestic Three Trophy, or D3 Trophy, will feature six teams owned by six corporate groups under three-year agreements with the BCB.
The six teams are backed by H. Bluestar, Walton Group, Citizens Bank, ACME Group, Seven Rings Cement and Fortune Group. Three BCB directors are among the team owners – Fahim Sinha of ACME Group, Mizanur Rahman of Fortune Group and Shahniyan Tanim of H. Bluestar.
The D3 Trophy will replace three existing domestic
The D3 Trophy will replace three existing domestic competitions. The four-day National Cricket League will remain separate, while the Bangladesh Cricket League’s four-day and one-day competitions and the NCL’s T20 competition will be incorporated into the new tournament.
The T20 competition will begin on December 15 at the renovated Jibanananda Das Cricket Stadium in Barishal, with the BCB planning to gradually take the tournament to all divisions. Khulna is being considered as the second venue, with Dhaka as an alternative.
The four-day matches will begin in January, followed by the 50-over competition in May. The tournament will comprise seven four-day matches, 16 one-day matches and 19 T20 matches.
Each team will be allowed to register up
Each team will be allowed to register up to 23 players across the three formats. Coaching staff, analysts, physiotherapists and trainers will also be selected through a draft.
The six teams announced their icon players at the launch, with Walton selecting Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Fortune choosing Towhid Hridoy, ACME taking Mosaddek Hossain, Seven Rings Cement picking Mushfiqur Rahim, H. Bluestar selecting Nurul Hasan and Citizens Bank naming Mohammad Naim.
BCB President Tamim Iqbal said the board had been concerned by criticism that domestic cricket had lost its appeal.
We often hear that domestic cricket has lost
“We often hear that domestic cricket has lost its colour, that there is no interest and that some call it picnic cricket,” he said. “When we came to the board, we were concerned about this and thought about how we could bring that colour back.”
State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Aminul Haque said the new structure could keep domestic cricket active for six to eight months a year and help narrow the gap between domestic and international-level players.
“If we can keep domestic cricket on the field for around six, seven or eight months of the year, I firmly believe that many of the problems we have discussed for years will gradually be addressed,” he said.
Aminul said regular competition would help keep cricketers
Aminul said regular competition would help keep cricketers active and contribute to sustaining Bangladesh’s success in international cricket.
“This format will not only take Bangladesh cricket forward but also inspire all other sports in the country,” he said.
He said he had discussed with Tamim and other cricket officials ways to improve cricket, take the game to the grassroots level and preserve its status in the country.
Aminul also hoped the approach adopted in cricket
Aminul also hoped the approach adopted in cricket would have a positive impact on other sports.
“We want to move forward with cricket, football, hockey, badminton, athletics, martial arts and swimming equally. All sports belong to us, and we are all Bangladeshis,” he said.
He urged the six corporate teams participating in the D3 Trophy to remain attentive to the development of sports beyond cricket.
Source: www.bing.com
