STRIKING BANGLADESH PLAYERS’ 11-POINT DEMAND

■ Cricketers Welfare Association of Bangladesh president, secretary have to step down. Players will elect next office bearers.

■ Dhaka Premier League has to go back to previous model of open-market transfers with players having the freedom of negotiating salaries.

■ Franchise-based model of Bangladesh Premier League has to be restored next season. Players should be allowed to choose their base prices. Local cricketers should receive payments at par with overseas.

■ Match fee of first-class cricketers should be 1 lakh Taka, a hike of around 50%. Facilities like gym, indoor and ground must improve. Coach, physios and trainers must be appointed throughout the year.

■ Quality of balls in first-class cricket must improve. The daily allowance of 1,500 Taka must increase. Players’ travel for games must be by air.

■ Centrally contracted players’ pool must be increased to 30 with raised retainers.

■ Salaries of groundsmen, local coaches, umpires, physios and trainers must be raised.

■ There are 2 domestic first-class tournaments (Bangladesh Cricket League & National Cricket League) but one each for oneday cricket (DPL) and T20 cricket (BPL). One more one-day and T20 tournament must be introduced.

■ A proper calendar for domestic tournaments must be put in place.

■ Pending payments of BPL and DPL should be cleared by the stipulated time in future.

■ The rule that a player cannot play more than two franchise-based tournaments in a year must be overturned.