Cricket97, a media portal of the Bangladesh Cricket Supporters Association (BCSA) completed five-years journey on Wednesday.
Through Cricket97, BCSA gave fans a platform to share their thought, emotion and support for the Bangladesh cricket team, said a press release on Wednesday.
The platform began its glorious journey on March 23, 2017. However, the website was formally launched with a colourful event on April 14, 2017.
Members of the ICC Trophy-winning Bangladesh cricket team, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials, cricket fans and journalists were present in the opening programme of Cricket97.
ICC Trophy-winning captain and BCB Director Akram Khan congratulated Cricket97 on its successful completion of five years and wished it further success in the upcoming days.
“I am overwhelmed by the suffix they have used. 97 is a glory for us. I wish them a successful journey ahead,” Akram said.
The Chairman of BCB Cricket Operations Committee, Jalal Yunus, said, “Cricket97 has been an integral part of cricket enthusiasts. People love to get authentic updates in real-time. I wish them more successes.'
In the successful past five years, Cricket97 offered news, views, features, exclusive interviews, spectacular visuals to the cricket minds, holding a philosophy- ‘We deal with cricket.’
Bangladesh Cricket Supporters’ Association (BCSA), which runs Cricket97, has been a unified platform for cricket supporters of diverse age groups and occupations in Bangladesh.
Cricket97 has been offering features of diversified characters in a unique manner. It is expected that the portal will have a live score engine and its global version in near future.