In order to organize a free and fair election in October, former Bangladesh captain Aminul Islam announced that he will join the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Aminul stated that he had no intention of remaining on the board after the elections. Aminul is anticipated to assume the hot seat following Faruque Ahmed’s removal from the position.
“My primary goal is to hold a transparent election and create the best cricket board. That’s it. I’m not interested in running in the next election,” Aminul told Cricbuzz on Thursday. “The government asked me, and I said yes. Now it’s just a matter of following the process,” he said.
“I’ve always been involved in the development of cricket. As I’ve said before, I never had the opportunity to work in this capacity before. This is the first time I’ve received an official offer, and I didn’t say ‘no.’ Simple as that-that’s the first point,” he explained.
“Secondly, since the opportunity has come, I will work. For now, my focus is on fulfilling my role until the elections. Whether I’m assigned any tasks afterward, or I return to the ICC, I don’t know what the future holds. But as of now, I don’t plan to participate in the elections. I have no intention of staying in this role long term,” he continued.
“I don’t know anything officially yet about the exact role I’ll be offered. Since I’m not fully familiar with the board’s constitution, I think if I’m appointed as a counselor by the National Sports Council (NSC) and they grant me directorship, then it will be up to the board directors to elect me as the BCB president,” he said.
Currently serving as the ICC’s development officer, Aminul asserted that he had discussed joining the board with the World Governing Body of Sports after being contacted by government officials, who granted him an indefinite leave of absence.
“The ICC told me, ‘you’re free. You can go and work there (in Bangladesh) for as long as you need. You can come back anytime. The door is always open for you.’ I’m grateful to the ICC for giving me the green signal to go ahead, even though I’m currently the only member of the Asia team.”
Aminul, who captained Bangladesh in the 1999 World Cup, became the nation’s first Test centurion in 2000 when he scored 145 against India in the first-ever Test match played in Dhaka.
Following his 1988 debut for his country, Aminul played in 39 ODIs and 13 Test matches before retiring to work as a coach and match referee. He had coached in both the ACC and the ICC throughout the previous 20 years.
