BCB President Shouts, Warns Bangladesh Cricketer During Meeting 

Just days ahead of Bangladesh's tour of India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan got furious during a meeting between the board officials and the cricketers. He lashed out at all-rounder Bangladesh player Mehidy Hasan for joining the others in a strike. 

According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, BCB president Hassan lashed out at Bangladesh cricketer Mehidy for taking help from him and then joining the strike with the other players and not picking his calls. 

Hassan, who was already furious threatened to delete his number asserting that, “Miraz, what have I not done for you, and you didn’t pick up my phone call? From today onwards, I will delete your number from my phone.”

Days back, few cricketers of the team had gone on strike demanding better remuneration and facilities that is essential. 

According to Indian Express report, there were 11 demands that the cricketers put forward and said that only if all these were met then they would join back to the team. The cricketers who are involved in this strike are; Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah.

Hours after the meeting, the strike was called off as players were scared following the lashing.

A Bangladesh player was quoted telling media that “The Miraz thing rattled us. The way the meeting began, it didn’t leave us with much to say. Shakib [Al Hasan] managed to put forth our points but the rest of us simply didn’t have the mentality to bargain". 

“We were told that all of our demands were met, but there was no actual detail. This was quite confusing, as we wanted to know exactly by how much, for example, the NCL [National Cricket League] match fees will be increased. There was no clear direction," he further added.