All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday (Jan 4) expressed his disappointment over the management of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for failing to establish it as the proper T20 tournament.

He said: "If I am given the responsibility of CEO, I won't take long. It will take a maximum of one to two months to fix everything." 

Shakib, also the captain of BPL franchise Fortune Barishal said this in a programme in the city.

Shakib who is the brand ambassador of Gulf Oil, sat in the office as the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the company for a day.

Shakib is also unwilling to compare the country's only franchise T20 League BPL with Dhaka Premier League (DPL). According to him, DPL is way better organized than the BPL.

"DPL is a nicely organized tournament. Here clubs form the team long before the league. The teams know what their target is and they can prepare accordingly," he added.

There is no DRS in BPL from the beginning. DRS is supposed to be added from the play-off stage. Shakib sees the lack of willingness behind all this.

He said, "BCB probably has Budget-crisis! If there is will, I see no reason to stop anything. Draft should be held three months ago, DRS should be there. A player will come one day, leave two days later. No one knows who will come and go. This is how BPL is going on."

The players who perform in the BPL aren't evaluated in that way, Shakib added.

BDST: 2010 HRS, JAN 04, 2023
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