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Amateurism hinders BCB’s progress

Mohammad Isam
There are certain battles in the professional sphere which shapes the institution's credence. When it comes out as a winner, not only is the individual decision-maker thrust into a higher level, the establishment grows and leaves its competitors and detractors far behind.
On the flip-side, failure in such battles, mostly for control and overall authority, leaves the institution reeling. The ripple effect down to its roots is also quite ugly as executives, officers and workers feel vulnerable to more losses at every level.
There are vulnerable folks within the Bangladesh Cricket Board who are aware that they are being short-changed on a daily basis. The professionals work according to the whims of the directors, among whom the bickering puts every individual and every decision perched on a precipice.
The latest battle that the BCB have conceded is of maintaining national interest and not conceding to the power of the Dhaka clubs. It is no secret that the cricket board is a stage for club officials, some of whom masquerade as organisers, though it would be incorrect to judge every BCB member as a power-hungry individual. They do have tremendous grasp on every level of cricket in the country.
But their knowledge of cricket does not hold a candle when it faces the power of club officials.
By letting Premier League club Gazi Tank have their way by not allowing Asif Ahmed and Mominul Haque to leave the club tent to play the practice match against England Lions, BCB has given away a major weakness in the public forum of opinions. It can be twisted in many ways and most of it would make the establishment look weak.
The game in Chittagong was lost by four wickets after the BCB XI lasted only 43.2 overs against the second-string English attack. Asif and Mominul's presence would not have set the world alight for sure, but it fundamentally meant that the selectors have been reduced to mere typists. They can type down whatever name they want but the final call will lie with the clubs for Bangladesh A's matches against England Lions.
There is a lot of doubt about the line-up that will take on the visitors tomorrow. It is a Premier League match-day in Dhaka and either the closing of the league or a "Compromised XI" will take the field at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
Back in July 2011, the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM), the clubs' representative body, had agreed with the BCB's cricket operations committee that players will be released whenever the call comes. If such an agreement had been reached, the clubs are at fault of not keeping a written promise.
But they can easily point fingers at a number of interrup -tionsto justify their case, chiefof which is the amount of money they spend on players. There is also the late scheduling of the Bangladesh Premier League and Asia Cup that forced the Premier League to be held earlier than first planned, though one would have a hard time to find a Premier League season being held at the first announced date.
Still, everyone knew about the England Lions’ tour well in advance and hardly any excuse will be justified.
Today the directors meet to solve this issue but the first punch has already been thrown their way so it could be a board meeting of minimisingdamage.
In the professional world, failures have casualties. In the pseudo-professional world of Bangladesh Cricket Board which is full of conflicts of interests, a lost battle is not a lost battle; someone is always a winner.