Bangladesh cricket sees local turmoil after players boycott premier league match, director given show-cause notice

Bangladesh cricket took a hit as players boycotted the first Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match on Thursday and demanded the resignation of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Director Najmul Islam after he was handed a show-cause notice following controversial comments against the country’s cricketers on Wednesday, The Daily Star reported.* The development comes amid Bangladesh’s standoff with the International Cricket Council over its refusal to travel to India for next month’s ICC T20 World Cup. Bangladesh announced...