Youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud on Monday visited Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium to look at the infrastructure facilities of the ground.
He said that he is taking notes about what BCB needs to improve the facilities more. 鈥楢fter getting new responsibility, we are looking at all the facilities under the ministry of youth and sports. I was also supposed to go to BKSP today [Monday] but couldn鈥檛 go.鈥�
鈥業 meet the women鈥檚 cricket team. They are going to play the Women鈥檚 Twenty20 World Cup. I took note of the things that BCB needs. I hope we can fix them in the future,鈥� he added.
Before sports adviser entered the stadium premises, national team captain Tamim Iqbal, who has been away from cricket for a long time, came to the stadium. He was with the adviser, who guided him while he was visiting the infrastructure facilities.
BCB chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury greeted the sports adviser and took him to the BCB office. After talking there for a while, the sports adviser started visiting the various facilities on the ground.
鈥楬e visited the office and saw the facilities we have. As far as I understand, the main point of his coming today is that the adviser may have more plans and may visit other federations soon,鈥� he added.
However, Nizamuddin said that there was no discussion about the BCB Interim Committee.
鈥楾here was no specific discussion with anyone. The adviser spoke with several people in the BCB who shared their experiences. And that鈥檚 just it,鈥� the CEO told the reporters.
He, however, added that he doesn鈥檛 know in what capacity Tamim came here.
鈥業 don鈥檛 know in what capacity he (Tamim) came here. The adviser was here, and he spoke with him. I saw him with the adviser; apart from that, I don鈥檛 know anything about it,鈥� he said.
The CEO, meanwhile, oozed with confidence to host the Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup in due time.
鈥榃e are extremely confident that we will be able to organise the Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup in due time as we have adequate preparation. The government is also very proactive, and they have called us about the matter on their first day at office,鈥� he said, adding that the ICC is also happy with Bangladesh鈥檚 preparation.
