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Log in10 year ban stuns Bashar (International Cricket)
10 year ban stuns Bashar (International Cricket)
by true_frnd on Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:44 am
Former Bangladesh skipper Habibur Bashar was stunned by the 10-year ban imposed on him and 12 others for joining the ICL.
Bashar
was among 13 top Bangladeshi cricketers to sign up for the maiden ICL
tournament, which is not sanctioned by either the International Cricket
Council or the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The BCB meted out the heavy suspensions to its players on Wednesday. In
a statement the organisation revealed possible legal proceedings could
be taken against the players and promised to review its contracts
policy in order to "discourage such abrupt action by cricketers in the
future". "It is really unexpected," said Bashar, Bangladesh's
highest run-scorer in Test cricket. "The 10-year suspension is too
harsh. I can't believe it. "Hopefully we [the banned players]
will meet tomorrow to decide our next course of action. We may try to
meet with the board officials to explain everything." Bashar
called on cricket fans not to judge the 13 banned players too harshly,
adding that the stigma of the suspension caused him "unbearable pain". He
told the Daily Star: "I think the people in this country will not
misunderstand us because we didn't commit any crime, rather we just
want to play cricket. "It would be an unbearable pain for me to be cast as a banned cricketer after playing for my country for so many years. "I don't understand why people call us rebel cricketers. There were reasons for me to take such a decision. "I didn't consider only money because I know how big it is to represent the national team." Two
of Bashar's predecessors as national team skipper have cautiously
backed the BCB's decision to act against players who sign up for
unsanctioned tournaments. Raqibul Hasan, the first captain of
the Bangladesh national team, said: "What has happened, has happened.
We have to have a complete action to prevent someone to take part in
this kind of tournament. "You can't stop someone going if he has
been offered huge money. There is now ICL, and... another big-spending
tournament might take place anywhere in the world. So we have to look
at our whole system." Aminul Islam, meanwhile, has called on the 13 rebels to re-evaluate their position and seek a resolution with the BCB. "The
BCB has the right to take such a decision against their employees," he
said. "But still I am optimistic that they can understand their
mistakes and beg mercy to the board. And definitely the board will
consider their appeal."
Bashar
was among 13 top Bangladeshi cricketers to sign up for the maiden ICL
tournament, which is not sanctioned by either the International Cricket
Council or the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The BCB meted out the heavy suspensions to its players on Wednesday. In
a statement the organisation revealed possible legal proceedings could
be taken against the players and promised to review its contracts
policy in order to "discourage such abrupt action by cricketers in the
future". "It is really unexpected," said Bashar, Bangladesh's
highest run-scorer in Test cricket. "The 10-year suspension is too
harsh. I can't believe it. "Hopefully we [the banned players]
will meet tomorrow to decide our next course of action. We may try to
meet with the board officials to explain everything." Bashar
called on cricket fans not to judge the 13 banned players too harshly,
adding that the stigma of the suspension caused him "unbearable pain". He
told the Daily Star: "I think the people in this country will not
misunderstand us because we didn't commit any crime, rather we just
want to play cricket. "It would be an unbearable pain for me to be cast as a banned cricketer after playing for my country for so many years. "I don't understand why people call us rebel cricketers. There were reasons for me to take such a decision. "I didn't consider only money because I know how big it is to represent the national team." Two
of Bashar's predecessors as national team skipper have cautiously
backed the BCB's decision to act against players who sign up for
unsanctioned tournaments. Raqibul Hasan, the first captain of
the Bangladesh national team, said: "What has happened, has happened.
We have to have a complete action to prevent someone to take part in
this kind of tournament. "You can't stop someone going if he has
been offered huge money. There is now ICL, and... another big-spending
tournament might take place anywhere in the world. So we have to look
at our whole system." Aminul Islam, meanwhile, has called on the 13 rebels to re-evaluate their position and seek a resolution with the BCB. "The
BCB has the right to take such a decision against their employees," he
said. "But still I am optimistic that they can understand their
mistakes and beg mercy to the board. And definitely the board will
consider their appeal."
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