ABG to scout university cricket talent, plans 32-university football tournament in January

ABG plans to find talented players from university-level cricket and include them in its own cricket team in the future. The organisation wants to build a long-term selection and nurturing process for that purpose.

The final of the ABG University Cup was held on Friday at the Anvir Cricket Stadium. Sonargaon University faced the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) in the title match.

ABG Sports City director Imrul Hasan spoke to the media during the match. He said, “We want the country’s young people to stay involved in sports. There are also many employment opportunities at ABG Sports City. Events like this build our connection with university students. We hope many young men and women will get employment opportunities at ABG Sports City through this.”

He also expressed hope of finding talent in university cricket. Saying he was impressed by the performance of several batters in the final, Imrul Hasan said, “In today’s final you have seen several batters batting very well. If they are guided properly, they may earn the ability to play at least in the Premier League, if not in the national team at first. If they are nurtured, they will be able to serve the national team in the future too.”

Referring to Bashundhara Kings in football, he said, “Bashundhara Kings has a football team. Alongside that, we will come into cricket in the future too. Our wish is to find talented players from this tournament and, through a long-term selection process, include them in our cricket team in the future.”

Imrul Hasan also said, “We have a plan to organise a football tournament in January with at least 32 universities. The number of universities may increase further. The scale of this event will be expanded gradually.”