BCB to ‘break ice’ with BCCI during India-Pakistan clash:Bangladesh aim to restore peace after tension over Mustafizur Rahman saga

The President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Aminul Islam, has hinted at opening fresh discussions with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during the India vs Pakistan match in the ongoing T20 World Cup. The much-awaited match is scheduled to take place in Colombo on Sunday, February 15. The development comes after a tense period in international cricket politics, where Bangladesh had decided to skip the global tournament, citing security concerns. The ICC had earlier rejected Bangladesh’s request to relocate their matches outside India, which led to further complications. However, recent meetings and discussions have brought some positive movement. Aminul Islam now believes that the India-Pakistan clash could act as a platform to improve relations and bring Asian cricket boards closer together.
BCB’s role in Pakistan’s U-turn for clash against India The BCB president is reported to have played a key role in convincing Pakistan to reconsider its decision to boycott the tournament. During a tripartite meeting held in Lahore, efforts were made to resolve the issue and find a workable solution. Initially, Bangladesh had withdrawn from the tournament after the ICC denied their request to move matches out of India. Pakistan supported Bangladesh’s stance during the ICC meeting. Eventually, it was decided through voting that Bangladesh would not participate in the T20 World Cup if they refused to travel to India. Scotland was later named as the replacement team. Following further talks, the ICC confirmed that Bangladesh would not face any sanctions for boycotting the event. An agreement was also reached that Bangladesh would host an ICC event between 2028 and 2031. Aminul Islam speaks on BCB’s ‘Ice breaker’ with BCCI “The ICC has taken a decision. The major stakeholders of the ICC are these five Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan) and for the India-Pakistan match on the 15th in the World Cup, they want representatives of all five Asian countries to be present at the ground together, watch the match together and talk to one another,” Aminul was quoted in leading Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo on Wednesday. “You can consider it as something like that (an ice breaker between us),” he said. Aminul further added that a formal agreement is likely to be prepared to ensure that the decisions taken during the Lahore meeting are respected in the future. “We will also enter into an agreement. The agreement will be line by line, an MoU-type (Memorandum of Understanding) document, so that there is no uncertainty,” said Aminul. “You know that earlier when we held the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Annual General Meeting in Dhaka, a similar issue arose. There as well, we prepared a MoU-type document so that no one could ever deviate from the contract in any way,” he said. “Similar discussions (regarding preparing the MoU) with the ICC are more or less finalised,” Aminulconcluded.