New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The crisis in Bangladesh Cricket deepened after cricketers boycott the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match between Chittagong Royals and Noakhali Express on Thursday. The player's boycott came as a protest against the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Director and Finance Committee Chairman M Nazmul Islam following his controversial remarks on the national team cricketers.

Led by Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto, the players of both Chittagong Royals and Noakhali Express refused to take the field and demanded Islam's immediate resignation in a press meet. Both Shanto and Miraz are also a part of the Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB). The BCB sacked Islam shortly after on Thursday...