BCCI vs BCB: After the IPL controversy involving Mustafizur Rahman, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has gone on a drama spree. The government there has decided to ban the broadcasting of the IPL. In addition, they have announced that they will not send their team to India for next month’s T20 World Cup. All of this directly amounts to taking on the world’s richest board, the BCCI.
In the past few days, things between Indian cricket and Bangladesh cricket have changed so rapidly that a major rift has developed in the cricketing relationship between the two countries, which, for now, seems difficult to mend.
The entire issue revolves around releasing Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman from the upcoming IPL. After Mustafizur was removed from the IPL, the government there was so upset that they decided not to send their players to India for the ICC T20 World Cup.
BCCI vs Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
In the past few days, things between Indian cricket and Bangladesh cricket have changed so rapidly that a major rift has developed in the cricketing relationship between the two countries, which, for now, seems difficult to mend.
The entire issue revolves around releasing Bangladeshi player Mustafizur Rahman from the upcoming IPL. After Mustafizur was removed from the IPL, the government there was so upset that they decided not to send their players to India for the ICC T20 World Cup.
Bangladesh Bans IPL Broadcasts: Attempt to Pressure BCCI?
Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued an advisory announcing that IPL matches will be banned from being broadcast in their country. This raises the question of what kind of pressure Bangladesh and its cricket board are trying to put on the Indian cricket board.
Will all these actions by Bangladesh harm Indian cricket or make a difference? The answer is absolutely not. However, it could have some impact on the policy of equal participation in the sport at the global level.
But this will not be India’s fault, because Bangladesh itself has made such decisions that will affect the ICC’s schedule. So, let’s take a look at who holds the upper hand between the BCCI and the BCB.
