Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Clad in a mustard-coloured panjabi, former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal walked up to the dais to address the media on the last day for candidates to withdraw from the upcoming Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections.

With a smile on his face, he said: "I thought I'd wear this panjabi on election day." His smile soon gave way to frustration and anger as Bangladesh's highest scorer in international cricket poured scorn on the electoral process, alleging that a "stage-managed election" had been arranged -- one that would remain a "blot" on the BCB.

Tamim had taken nomination papers to run as a councillor from the Old DOHS Club for a director's post in Bangladesh cricket's governing body. But on Wednesday, he pulled out ...