BCB plans to launch a cricket program for madrasah students

 Aminul Islam, the newly elected president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said they are planning to bring cricket to the hundreds of thousands of madrasa students.

There was no such organised plan to do so in the past. If it takes shape, it will be a first in the board’s history and one of the earliest initiatives of the newly elected committee.

Aminul revealed the plan on Tuesday. However, it’s understood that it’s just an initial thought for now.

Aminul also said the board aims to take the game beyond schools and colleges to include madrasah students as part of a wider grassroots expansion.

“Madrasahs have hundreds of thousands of students,” Aminul said, indicating to the fact that madrasahs can also produce some cricketing talents.

Under previous administrations, those tournaments helped identify a steady stream of young players from urban and semi-urban areas.

With the inclusion of madrasah institutions, the BCB hopes to bring out more talents from rural and religious education networks that have so far remained overlooked.