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Vol. 5 Num 132 Tue. October 05, 2004  
   
Sports


Premier League from Nov 23


The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to start the country's most exciting domestic competition, the Premier Cricket League, from November 23.

The league committee has taken the decision after a successful meeting with all the participating clubs at the Bangabandhu National Stadium conference room yesterday.

"It was an unanimous decision. No club representative raised any doubt about this year's league and it took us just one and a half hour to settle the issues," said league committee chairman Khondokar Jamiluddin, who failed to convince the clubs last year to play the league, triggering huge criticism.

The three-day inter-club players' transfer will start on October 25. But this time it will be single league competition instead of the usual first phase followed by Super League. Each team will be able to field one foreign player in a match with the option of registering three. The 50-overs a-side matches will be played with colour dresses and white ball.

Two bottom table teams will be relegated to the First Division.

Jamil said that clubs representatives demanded the wickets to be well prepared.

"To fulfil their rightful demand we have decided to keep a reserve day for every match and if any match is abandoned than it will resume on the next day from where it had stopped," Jamil informed.

A five-member technical and disciplinary committee for the Premier League was also formed.

"We have proposed the names of Mahmudul Haq Manu and Tanjeeb Ahsan Saad to be in the committee and everybody accepted the proposal," said Jamil, who is chairman of the committee.

BCB advisor and chairman of cricket operations Mahbubul Anam and chief executive Macky Dudhia were also present at the meeting.