Tamim finds BCB elections ‘dirty’, ‘arbitrary’

In a dramatic turn of events on the final day of nomination withdrawals, former Bangladesh national team captain Tamim Iqbal officially pulled out of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) presidential election on Wednesday, October 1. An angry Tamin denounced the entire electoral process as “ugly,” “arbitrary,” and “a black mark” on the institution. The announcement followed widespread speculation late Tuesday night that Tamim might boycott the election, a rumour that proved true when he arrived at the BCB office at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur around 10:00am to formally withdraw his candidacy. Visibly disappointed and visibly angry, Tamim – typically media-accessible and articulate – offered only brief but scathing remarks to waiting journalists. “Today, cricket has lost 100 percent,” he...