Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has responded strongly to latest feedback from inside the Bangladesh Cricket Board, saying they’ve left the dressing room “deeply dissatisfied” and have fueled a deceptive narrative about how gamers are compensated. Talking at a press convention on Thursday, Miraz addressed remarks by BCB director and finance committee chair M Nazmul Islam, who had known as Tamim Iqbal an “Indian agent” and prompt that gamers would face monetary penalties if Bangladesh didn’t take part within the 2026 T20 World Cup in India. Miraz was clear in his criticism. “We at all times say the board is our guardian. When feedback like these come from them, it’s deeply disappointing for us,” he mentioned.

Miraz additionally pushed again towards recurring claims that cricketers “dwell off taxpayers’ cash.” “That’s not the way it works in any respect,” he mentioned. “The cash the board has at the moment is the results of each match performed sporting the Bangladesh jersey. It’s earned by way of the exhausting work of gamers. Everybody has a rightful share in it.” He burdened that the difficulty extends past one remark, bearing on each respect and the monetary mechanics of the game. “We play ICC tournaments and that is why we’re incomes cash. If cricket doesn’t occur, sponsors gained’t come. ICC income gained’t come both. The board stands the place it does at the moment as a result of gamers exit and play,” Miraz defined. The controversy has escalated into the gamers’ affiliation enviornment, with the Cricketers Welfare Affiliation of Bangladesh (CWAB) calling for Nazmul’s resignation and warning of a boycott if tensions proceed. Miraz highlighted the broader influence of such remarks. “This isn’t only a private challenge. It’s embarrassing for your entire sports activities enviornment. I don’t know whether or not these feedback have been made knowingly or unknowingly, however from somebody in that place, such remarks are merely unacceptable,” he mentioned. Acknowledging that criticism comes with skilled sport, he added, “If we don’t carry out, we can be criticised. There isn’t a single cricketer who hasn’t confronted criticism after poor efficiency.” He concluded by clarifying the monetary actuality for gamers. “No, we earn our cash by taking part in cricket,” he acknowledged plainly, defending the integrity and professionalism of Bangladesh’s cricketers.