Mohammad Isam

4 days ago | espn.in | Mohammad Isam

The change in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) presidency unfolded at an unusual and dizzying pace over the weekend. The country's sports ministry stripped Faruque Ahmed of his BCB directorship on Thursday following a no-confidence motion tabled by his fellow directors, precipitating his exit as board president after nine months. Aminul Islam was swiftly appointed as the ministry's next man on the board and the BCB directors elected him the next president by Friday afternoon.

6 days ago | espn.in | Mohammad Isam

Bangladesh's sports adviser Asif Mahmud has said that the ICC welcomed the change in leadership in the BCB after they were communicated of the decision. On Friday, the BCB's board of directors elected Aminul Islam as the new president after the sports ministry removed Faruque Ahmed as its representative. "We have properly contacted the ICC. The new president also worked in the ICC for a long time," Asif said in a press briefing in Dhaka on Saturday. "There's no communication gap.

1 week ago | espn.in | Mohammad Isam

The new BCB president Aminul Islam wishes to play a "quick T20 innings" in his limited time as the board chief, by using his vast coaching experience. Aminul had to take leave from working as an ICC development manager in Melbourne as he was elected as the 17th BCB chief by the rest of the board of directors during a meeting at the headquarters in Dhaka on Friday.

1 week ago | espn.in | Mohammad Isam

Pakistan captain Salman Agha decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the second T20I in Lahore. It was the same decision in the first game, which they won. This is the fifth time in a row that Litton Das lost the toss. Salman said he wants to put scoreboard pressure on the visitors, like they did in the first game, where they made 201. Fakhar Zaman, who Salman said has a niggle, is replaced by Sahibzada Farhan in the opening slot.

1 week ago | espn.in | Mohammad Isam

Aminul Islam has been elected president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after a board meeting in Dhaka on Friday, following the removal of Faruque Ahmed by the sports ministry. Aminul is a former Bangladesh captain who led the side at the 1999 World Cup, and was their first Test centurion in 2000. Aminul's ascent comes less than 24 hours after Faruque lost his place as the sports ministry's representative on the board of directors, effectively ending his reign as the board president.