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any hope for bangladesh: For Bangladesh, raising the issue of ‘cheating’ in front of ICC can create diplomatic pressure, but getting a chance to play again in the middle of the World Cup is outside the rule book.
Can Bangladesh recommend to ICC to play again against Pakistan?
New Delhi. Cricket is a game of uncertainties, where sometimes the ball rotates on the pitch and sometimes there are politics and equations outside the field. Recently, there is a strong discussion among Bangladeshi cricket fans whether Bangladesh can again demand its place in the T20 World Cup after any kind of sports related ‘fraud’ or technical dispute with Pakistan. Rules are stronger than emotions at the ICC table, but is there any ‘chor door’ or ‘promotion’ door open for Bangladesh in the corridors of cricket?
Defeat on the cricket field can be avenged only by victory in the next match. For Bangladesh, raising the issue of ‘cheating’ before the ICC may create diplomatic pressure, but getting a chance to play again in the middle of the World Cup is outside the rule book. Even if he raises his voice strongly on the ICC platform, the chances of anything happening now are slim to none.
Is it possible to demand a replay?
According to ICC rules, once the tournament schedule is decided and the match results are officially declared, it is almost impossible to change it. History is witness to the fact that ICC rarely takes a decision to re-organize a match. Now that Scotland have been invited, it is very difficult in practice to talk about a ‘replay’ at the World Cup.
2. ICC ‘Promotion’ and Bangladesh’s situation
The term ‘promotion’ is usually used for associate countries (such as Nepal or the US) who want to move up in the main rankings. Bangladesh is already a ‘full member’ nation. If Bangladesh proves to the ICC that they have been treated unfairly, then the ICC can give them a kind of ‘promotion’ or relief by giving them ‘direct qualification’ or ‘higher seeding’ for the next tournament.
3. Is there any legal or technical way?
If the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) feels that they have been ‘cheated’ on a large scale, then they can take the following steps: They can present evidence before the ICC Executive Committee. If a dispute occurs during a bilateral series, the ICC may order extra points as compensation or a restructuring of the series. In very serious cases the matter can go to the ‘Court of Arbitration for Sport’, although this is rarely seen in cricket. Although there is always hope for justice in cricket, but for Bangladesh at the moment all that can be said is that would anyone regret now when the bird has pecked at the field?