Bangladesh_Cricket_Board

Bangladesh Cricket Board

Bangladesh Cricket Board

Governing body for cricket in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড; abbreviated as BCB) is the governing body of Cricket in Bangladesh. It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1977[1] and a full member on 26 June 2000.[2][3] BCB has three teams which represent Bangladesh in international cricket, which are Bangladesh men's national cricket team, Bangladesh women's national cricket team and Bangladesh under-19 cricket team.

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The board has its headquarters at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.[1]

Supporters of Bangladesh cricket team in the gallery of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium

History

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board.[4] Its first constitution was drafted in 1976.[5] The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007.[6] Since 2003 telecommunications company Grameenphone has sponsored the men and women's national teams. Between 2007 and 2011 they invested ৳151.5 million (US$1.4 million) in developing sport in the country.[7] In 2006 the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young players.[8] The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.[9]

Regional cricket associations

In the 2022 Annual General Meeting, BCB President Nazmul Hassan announced to have amended the board's constitution to make way for seven regional cricket associations for Barisal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet. Larger regional bodies will have 11 members while smaller bodies will consist of 7 members.[10][11]

Teams

Finances

According to BCB Activity report 2017–20, the board has earned around US$29 million from team sponsors, media and other rights for the mentioned period (2017–20), while they earned around US$33 million during the period of 2010–16.[13] In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of ৳265.5 crore (US$25 million) and an expenditure budget of ৳260.6 crore (US$24 million) for the year of 2021–22.[14]

Board members

The following are the members of the Board of Directors of BCB. [15]

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Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the BCB:[19][20]

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Domestic competitions

BCB or its subsidiaries organise following domestic cricket tournaments.

Regular competitions

Men's

Women's

  • Bangladesh Women's National Cricket League – It is a women's domestic cricket competition that takes place in Bangladesh, with the first edition taking place in 2006–07. The competition is variously played using 50 or 20 over formats.
  • Women's BCL – It is an annual first-class cricket tournament for Bangladeshi women's cricketer, that began in Bangladesh in the 2022-23 season.

Occasional competitions

See also

References

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