The Bangladesh Cricket board ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট বোর্ড; abbreviated as BCB) is the governing body of

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Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

. The Bangladesh Cricket Board first became an associate member of the

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in 1977 and on June 26, 2000 became a Full Member. BCB have three International Cricket teams which represent Bangladesh in

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, which are Bangladesh Men's national cricket team,

Bangladesh women's national cricket team The Bangladesh women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bangladesh in international women's cricket matches. They made their international debut when they played, and won, two matches against Thailand in July 200 ...

and

Bangladesh under-19 cricket team The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Bangladesh in cricket at Under-19 level. They have been playing official Under-19 ODI matches since 1997 including competing in the last twelve World Cups and are the defending champion ...

. The board has its headquarters at the

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS; bn, শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম), also called Mirpur Stadium, is an International cricket ground in Mirpur, a few ki ...

in Mirpur,

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest ...

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. The board also controls the team's sponsorship. Since 2003 telecommunications company Grameenphone has sponsored the men and women's national teams. Between 2007 and 2011 they invested in developing sport in the country. In 2006 the Board established an academy to encourage the development of young and inexperienced 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 Papon announced to have amended the board's constitution to make way for the Regional Cricket Associations. Mr. Nazmul Hassan Papon, who promised to make decentralization of country's cricket through the creation of Regional bodies, back in 2021, when first time he got elected as the President of the cricket board. Finally through the AGM 2022, he announced to create seven regional bodies in the division of

Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Di ...

Chattogram Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 ...

Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the P ...

, Rangpur and

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate ...

have been kept under the BCB. The regional bodies which are comparatively bigger will have 11 members while smaller bodies will consist of 7 members.

Teams

Bangladesh national cricket team The Bangladesh men's national cricket team ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ক্রিকেট দল), popularly known as The Tigers, is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is a Full Member of the Inter ...

* Bangladesh national under-23 cricket team *

Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team The Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Bangladesh in cricket at Under-19 level. They have been playing official Under-19 ODI matches since 1997 including competing in the last twelve World Cups and are the defending champio ...

Bangladesh women's national under-19 cricket team The Bangladesh women's national Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Bangladesh in cricket at women's Under-19 level. The team have formed in 2020 and they have not played any matches. They will participate 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's ...

Bangladesh A cricket team The Bangladesh A cricket team, also known as Bangladesh Emerging cricket team, is a cricket team representing Bangladesh, and is the second tier of international Bangladeshi cricket below the full Bangladesh national cricket team. The team played ...

* Bangladesh Tigers

Financial activities

According to BCB Activity report 2017–20, the board has earned around 29 million from team sponsors, media and other rights for the mentioned period (2017–20), while they earned around 33 million during the period of 2010–16. In 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), BCB reported the revenue budget of and an expenditure budget of for the year of 2021–22.

Board members

Presidents

The president of the BCB is appointed by the government of Bangladesh. This is presenting a list of all Presidents of Bangladesh Cricket Board:

Domestic competitions

BCB or its subsidiaries organises following domestic cricket tournaments.

Regular competitions

Bangladesh Premier League The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...

– It is Bangladesh's premier franchise based

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cricket league, first held in 2012. *

Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, also known as the Dhaka Premier League, is a club List A tournament in Bangladesh. History Since its inauguration in 1973–74 the league has been the premier club cricket competition in Bangladesh. It ...

– also known as ''Dhaka Premier League'' is a

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cricket league, first held in 2013-14 and participated by various cricket clubs of Dhaka. *

National Cricket League The National Cricket League is the oldest domestic first-class cricket competition in Bangladesh. It is contested by teams representing seven of the eight regional divisions of Bangladesh (there is no team from Mymensingh Division) as well as a t ...

– It is Bangladesh's oldest domestic first class cricket competition. It was first held in 1999–2000. It's 50-over version was first played in 2000-01 and was last held in 2010–11, being superseded by ''Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League'' since 2013–14. *

Bangladesh Cricket League The Bangladesh Cricket League is an annual first-class cricket tournament that began in Bangladesh in the 2012–13 season. History The Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) was inaugurated in the 2012–13 season as a four-team first-class tournam ...

– It is Bangladesh's second domestic first class cricket competition. It was first held in 2012-13 and played between four zones East Zone,

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, North Zone and South Zone. *

Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League The Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League is a Twenty20 cricket competition in Bangladesh. It began in the 2018–19 season and was next held in 2021; the 2019–20 competition was not held owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners * 20 ...

– It is

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.

Occasional competitions

2013–14 Victory Day T20 Cup The 2013–14 Victory Day T20 Cup was a Twenty20 cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was played by four teams, during December 2013. Four Dhaka Premier League teams took part in a lottery to determine who picked one each of the Ye ...

– a

competition played only in 2013, between four different teams from

. * 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 The 2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup ( bn, বঙ্গবন্ধু টি-২০ কাপ) was a Twenty20 cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was played by five teams, during November and December 2020. In November 2020, more t ...

– a five franchise based

competition. After sports were affected due to

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, BCB announced that the tournament would be used for the criteria to select players for the

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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.

References

External links

Official website

Bangladesh Cricket Schedule, Upcoming matches
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