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Janakantha league from Nov 17

Sports Reporter
Stage was all set for the commencement of the Premier Division cricket league from today. And the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Saber Hossain Chowdhury. MP was there to savour the occasion in a preleague press briefing at the local hotel yesterday.
The bellwether of the latest sponsors. Atikullah Khan Masud, was also there to grace the ceremonial of the most attractive domestic cricket carnival, which has been rechristlned as Janakantha Premier Division cricket league this year.
But when everyone was expecting a smooth and timely beginning of Ihe league and speakers were complementing each other In their brief speech, Jalal Younus suddenly served a stunner to the agile audience, revealing that the 12 team Premier league, scheduled to kick off today, will now get underway from November 17.
The reason for the deferment was not of that serious. A very
And we are expecting to bring it before the Independence Cup." said Saber Hossain. "But it's always better late than never", quipped the BCB president.
Saber Hossain however, on his assumption as country's cricket supremo two years back, had promised to buy a new pitch-cover as soon as possible.
But apart from the issue of pitch problem, the briefing was very lively and refreshing.
In a welcome change of tradition Janakantha. a leading Bengali dally, has come forward to sponsor the league for the next three years, promising Taka 50.00000 to BCB. The noble gesture of Janakantha has also marked the involvement of a local business house for the first time in any big domestic event.
I have always a soft corner for sports. And I thought it would be my moral duty to back the game which enthralled the whole nation with the winning of the ICC Trophy," said Atikuh lab Khan, the Editor of the Dainlk Janakantha at the crowded pressmen.
Dhaka cricket, will have to hand over the Dhaka Stadium six-weeks before the forthcom ing Independence Cup. scheduled to be staged at the big bowl from January 10. Pakistan. India and hosts Bangladesh will take part in the three-nation invitational tourney.
light unseasonal drizzle in the city yesterday led the organisers refixing the date of opener.
"I have got the report from the ground committee that it would not be able to make the soaked field ready for games till November 17," said Jalal, the secretary of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolitan.
Jalal however did not elaborate the issue, but it was leamt that the unexpected rain had mainly damaged the bowlers' run-up region, which was remained exposed for lack of a proper pitch-cover. Over the years BCB groundsmen, with an age-old and well-worn pitchcover. somehow only could manage to protect only the narrow strips of the wicket and rest of the areas were left open to the air.
Come a weather-forced injunction on play BCB plans to purchase a modern pitch-cover, but when play resumes the board simply put the matter behind.
" I am sorry for the delay. But we have already completed the necessary groundwork to install a modern pitch-cover.
Meanwhile, unlike the previous years, the authorities have decided to play 80-over-a-side matches instead of a traditional limited-over games. Following a 50-over-a-side first phase, teams will be engaged into two-day game in the second phase where top six finishers will be fighting for the coveted title in the Super league. The six teams from bottom will meet in the Relegation league.
The matches of the marathon league will be played in two different venues --Dhaka Stadium and the Dhan-mondi Cricket Stadium.
But Saber Hossain said that the CCDM, the organiser of Dhaka cricket, will have to hand over the Dhaka Stadium six-weeks before the forthcom ing Independence Cup. scheduled to be staged at the big bowl from January 10. Pakistan. India and hosts Bangladesh will take part in the three-nation invitational tourney.