Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- : Bangladeshi cricketers called off their strike late on Wednesday after holding talks with the top brass of their cricket board, where they were assured that nearly all their demands would be met.

Officials from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BSB) and players had held the meeting to discuss the 13-point demand raised by the latter. The meeting lasted for more than two hours, reported ESPNcricinfo. Even though 11 demands were initially raised by the cricketers, two were added just ahead of the meeting.

The new demands include a call to the BCB to share a percentage of their revenue with the players and equal pay for women cricketers.

BCB chief Nazmul Hassan Papon described the meeting as "fruitful" and said that the boa...