The 7th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) set to kick-off on Dec 6, said Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon.
The BPL this year will get underway with a glittering opening ceremony that will be held on December 3.
“We have decided to start BPL on Dec 6 this year. But beforehand we want to organize an opening ceremony for the tournament on Dec 3,” BSS quoted Papon as saying on Saturday (Jul 27).
But this year, they vowed to start the tournament as per the calendar.
Bigger plan on Bangabandhu’s birth centenary
Apart from organizing two T20 Internationals between Asia All Star and Rest of the World in March 2020, the BCB also decided to do some more activities to celebrate the 100th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The BCB will arrange a countrywide Under-12 cricket carnival and Under-19 tournament at district level to commemorate Bangabandhu’s birth centenary.
“You know that we have decided to organize two T20 International matches between the Asia All Star and Rest of the World to celebrate 100th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. We have already got the ICC approval,” said Papon.
“But there are some more plans. We want to arrange a cricket carnival in countrywide with the players under 12. Besides an Under-19 tournament at the district level will also be held,” he added.