Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan addressed the Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium today. Photo : PID

DHAKA, Feb 1, 2025 (BSS)-Sports and Youth Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan 
said despite some irregularities, the standard of the Bangladesh Premier 
League (BPL) was better than the previous years if the field activities are 
taken into the consideration.

He pointed out online ticket selling system and behaviour of the pitch as the 
testament of the BPL's success on the field.

"There were some irregularities for which there was some criticism. But on 
the field the BPL's standard was better than the previous years," the sports 
adviser said at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.

"Firstly I will talk about online ticketing system. It was great and made the 
things easier for the general people. Therefore we have seen packed stadium 
in almost every game. I want BCB to continue this system. I also want BCB to 
sell 80 percent ticket through online."

He said he has never seen such type of good wicket in Mirpur in the past, a 
thing that he termed as the success of this BPL.

"The wicket was really good. I can't remember that if I have seen such sort 
of good wicket in Mirpur earlier. Almost every match was high scoring, so 
that was entertaining for the mass people. I hope BCB to continue to play on 
such kind of wicket in future too."

The adviser further said that he wants the cricket apex board to reform the 
constitution as early as possible and also take action against the vested 
quartet who were involved in corruption.

"When I came here, I asked BCB to reform the board as we want to build a new 
Bangladesh and take action against the corrupted people. The BCB is working 
on it and very soon we'll materialize those issues."