The Bangladesh Cricket Board finally managed to convince the six bickering clubs to end the stalemate in the Dhaka Premier League and resume the Super League from May 31.
\nThe BCB high ups on Tuesday had a successful meeting with representatives from Abahani Limited, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Victoria Sporting Club, Old DOHS, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Gazi Tank Cricketers, who budged from their rigid position and agreed to return to the field.
\nThe BCB cancelled the previous decision of awarding two points to Victoria against Abahani and ordered for a re-match between the two sides which both the clubs agreed to, helping to bring an end to the deadlock.
\nThe league remained suspended since March 28 after Abahani refused to take the field halfway through their match against Victoria alleging their opponents to have fielded an illegal player in Pakistani Mohammad Yousuf.
\nMohammedan got them involved in the squabble alleging that they did not issue any clearance to Yousuf and that Victoria have faked the transfer documents to complete the players registration.
\nMohammedan demanded exemplary punishment of Victoria official concerned while Abahani said they had to be awarded the points from the match which brought the league to a halt.
\nThe BCB earlier said that they will verify the transfer documents of Yousuf with the help of the Criminal Investigation Department of Police, but they have now soften their position and said that whatever happened they were all a \u2018misunderstanding\u2019.
\n\u2018What happened was simply a misunderstanding and we don\u2019t want to take the matter any further,\u2019 BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal told reporters after the meeting with the clubs.
\n\u2018We sent the matter to CID, but they said we have to file a case before they start the investigation. We decided to drop the matter here as we don\u2019t want to set any example of dragging cricket this far,\u2019 said Kamal.
\n\u2018We also do not have any other mechanism to dig deep into the matter,\u2019 he added.
\nThe BCB refused to take any action against the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis as demanded by Abahani, but said they will look for competent people to run the body in future.
\nAbahani and Mohammedan representative attending the meeting did not make any comment while Victoria representative said they agreed for the rematch for the greater interest of cricket.
\n\u2018We agreed to play for the greater interest of the game,\u2019 said Nesaruddin who represented Victoria in the meeting.
\nAsked why they decided so late, Nesar said they were not given such offer in the past.
\n\u2018In the past BCB held talks with only five clubs. This is the first time BCB called us in a meeting,\u2019 he said.
\nBCB announced three venues for the remaining matches of the Super League which are Fatullah stadium, BKSP and Shahid Chandu stadium in Bogra.
\nSher-e-Bangla National Stadium will not be available as new grass will be laid on the outfield.<\/p>\n

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