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Bangladesh Cricket Board

বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড
Logo of the Bangladesh Cricket Board
Sport	Cricket
Jurisdiction	Bangladesh
Abbreviation	BCB
Founded	1972; 52 years ago (1972)
Affiliation	International Cricket Council
Affiliation date	1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Regional affiliation	Asian Cricket Council
Affiliation date	19 September 1983; 41 years ago (19 September 1983)
Headquarters	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location	Dhaka, Bangladesh
President	Faruque Ahmed
CEO	Nizam Uddin Chowdhury
Vice president(s)	Mahbub Anam
Secretary	Ashraful Haque
Men's coach	Phil Simmons
Women's coach	Hashan Tillakaratne
Sponsor	Robi Axiata Limited Dutch-Bangla Bank (BPL)
Replaced	Bangladesh Cricket Control Board
Official website
tigercricket.com.bd

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

The board's headquarters are located at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

History

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Cricket Control Board. Its first constitution was drafted in 1976. The board changed its name, dropping "Control" from its title, in January 2007.

On 6 October 2005, The BCB launched its official website: www.tigercricket.com at the Sonargaon Hotel.

Between 2007 and 2011, they invested ৳151.5 million (US$1.3 million) in developing the sport in the country. In 2006, the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young players. The Board issues central contracts and match fees to the national players.

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.

Teams

• Bangladesh national cricket team
• Bangladesh women's national cricket team
• Bangladesh national under-23 cricket team
• Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team
• Bangladesh women's national under-19 cricket team
• Bangladesh A cricket team
• Bangladesh Tigers

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. In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of ৳265.5 crore (US$22 million) and an expenditure budget of ৳260.6 crore (US$22 million) for the year of 2021–22.

Board members

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2024)

The following are the members of the Board of Directors of the BCB.

Presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the BCB:

Team Selectors

Gazi Ashraf Hossain, Chief Selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, along with selectors Hannan Sarker and Abdur Razzak.

Domestic competitions

BCB or its subsidiaries organise following domestic cricket tournaments.

Regular competitions

Men's

• Bangladesh Cricket League – It is Bangladesh's second domestic first class cricket competition. It was first held in 2012-13 and played between four zones East Zone, Central Zone, North Zone and South Zone.
• Bangladesh Premier League – Bangladesh's premier franchise-based Twenty20 cricket league, since 2012.
• Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League – also known as Dhaka Premier League is a List A cricket league, first held in 2013-14 and participated by various cricket clubs of Dhaka.
• Dhaka First Division Cricket League – second-tier 50-overs cricket league after DPL.
• Dhaka Second Division Cricket League – third-tier 50-overs cricket league after DPL.
• Dhaka Third Division Cricket League – fourth-tier 50-overs cricket league after DPL.
• BCL 1-Day – is a List-A cricket version of the Bangladesh Cricket League tournament that began in Bangladesh in the 2021-22 season.
• National Cricket League – It is Bangladesh's oldest domestic first class cricket competition. It was first held in 1999–2000. Its 50-over version was first played in 2000-01 and last held in 2010–11, superseded by Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League in 2013–14.

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.
• Dhaka Premier Division Womens Cricket League – It is an annual List-A cricket tournament for Bangladeshi women's cricketer, that began in Bangladesh in the 2018–19 season.
• 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

• Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League – It is Twenty20 version of Dhaka Premier league cricket competition, but unlike its 50-over format, it consists only local players in order to find out promising players from domestic arena for T20 cricket. it was first played in 2018–19.
• 2013–14 Victory Day T20 Cup – a Twenty20 competition played only in 2013, between four different teams from Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.
• 2020–21 BCB President's Cup – a 50-over competition played by current national team players and a few emerging players, being divided into three teams (i.e. Mahmudullah XI, Najmul XI and Tamim XI).
• 2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup – a five franchise based Twenty20 competition. After sports were affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BCB announced that the tournament would be used for the criteria to select players for the T20I matches against the West Indies, scheduled to be played in early 2021.
• 2021-22 BCB Academy Cup – There are 2 tiers in the competition (Divisional & National). Divisional and Dhaka Metro champions and runner-ups will qualify for the National round. A total of 88 matches will be played.

See also

• List of cricket grounds in Bangladesh

References

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External links

• Official website

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