Bangladesh’s professional cricketers have decided to return to the field after reconsidering their boycott of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The players had earlier refused to play two BPL matches in protest against negative remarks made by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director M Nazmul Islam. The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) announced in a statement that, following internal discussions, the players are now prepared to resume play.

The BCB had issued a show-cause notice to M Nazmul Islam and removed him from the board’s finance committee in an effort to ease tensions. CWAB welcomed these steps and expressed hope that Nazmul Islam would also issue a public apology. The organization said that if the apology and disciplinary process proceed as expected, there would be no obstacle to players returning to the BPL from Friday.

CWAB noted that the decision considered the importance of the BPL, the ongoing women’s T20 World Cup qualifiers in Nepal, and the upcoming Under-19 World Cup campaign, emphasizing unity across Bangladesh cricket.