The Bangladesh Cricket Board is planning to organise women鈥檚 Bangladesh Premier League right after the end of the ongoing men鈥檚 edition, confirmed board director and the member secretary of BPL Nazmul Abedin Fahim.聽
According to Fahim, who was talking to the reporters in Chattogram on Friday, three teams will participate in a one-off Women鈥檚 BPL.聽
鈥楾he plan is to conduct it with three teams,鈥� said Fahim. 鈥楢nd that will be held soon after [Men鈥檚] BPL ends. The duration will be eight to nine days. We鈥檝e already talked about it with some franchises, and they鈥檙e eager to participate.鈥櫬�
Three teams will play in two rounds, whereas each round will have two matches. Then the top two teams from the group stage will qualify for the final.聽
Fahim also stated that every team will have the opportunity to field one foreign player in the eleven. He also said, 鈥業nitially,
we decided that every team will have 15 local players, whereas the foreign quota is open.鈥�
The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium will host all the matches. As per Fahim, this will be 鈥榖eneficial for the exposure of this tournament.鈥�
The board director also explained why they鈥檝e decided to limit the tournament to three teams.聽
鈥楾o organise a quality tournament, you need some quality players. This could not be possible if you鈥檝e got more than three teams. We thought about having four teams, but this was an obstacle,鈥� he said.
鈥榃e didn鈥檛 just want to organise a tournament from where you鈥檇 get the money. We thought about how to improve the game. We thought that the three-team tournament would be competitive,鈥� he added.聽
Fahim also hoped that the Women鈥檚 BPL would take the country鈥檚 women鈥檚 cricket a step ahead.聽
鈥榃e want to see how it affects women鈥檚 cricket,鈥� said Fahim. 鈥榃e hope that it will carry women鈥檚 cricket forward.鈥櫬�
He also assured that the Women鈥檚 BPL will not face the problems the Men鈥檚 edition is having, like unpaid salaries.聽
鈥業t goes without saying,鈥� said the veteran cricket coach and analyst.
聽鈥榃e鈥檒l try to work on the technical and financial issues carefully,鈥� said Fahim.
鈥楾here were many questions regarding this BPL about whether we would have organised it. Many franchises left after the revolution. We took a risk. There鈥檚 no doubt that there are some sectors where we couldn鈥檛 do it properly. But I hope that this will be sorted out,鈥� he further added.聽