Abdur Razzak resigns as selector to contest in BCB elections
Key Takeaways
- Abdur Razzak resigned as a Bangladesh national selector.
- Razzak is contesting for a director position in the upcoming BCB elections, representing the Khulna division.
- He has served as a national selector since 2021 and previously had a long international playing career.
- Razzak stated his desire to contribute to cricket on a larger scale through the new opportunity.
- Chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain praised Razzak's contributions to the selection panel.
Former Bangladesh national selector and left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak has resigned from his post to pursue a director role in the upcoming Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections. Razzak, who played 13 Tests and holds the third-highest ODI wicket tally for Bangladesh, officially collected his nomination papers on October 6 to stand for the Khulna division. He explained that after serving the national team for 14 years as a player and over four years as a selector since 2021, he believes it is the right time to step down and seek a larger role in contributing to cricket. The BCB elections will see 61 candidates contest for 23 director positions, from which the new BCB president will be elected for a four-year term, with incumbent Aminul Islam and Tamim Iqbal also contesting for the top post. Chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain commended Razzak's tenure, highlighting his experience and vision as invaluable to the selection panel and wishing him well for his future endeavors in cricket administration.
