Board general secretary Mahbubul Anam led the fact-finding team that included member Khondokar Jamiluddin and CEO Mahmudur Rahman, and after the marathon meeting at the board's management office in Gulshan, Rahman said that the discussion helped a lot to clear some burning issues.

"Definitely there were some problems in the Zimbabwe and Kenya tours and that's why we met with the concerned parties to point out where the problems lie. But at the moment I can't say anything. Our job is to get all the information and then prepare a report for the next board meeting," said the BCB CEO.

He however said that coach Whatmore, who is under scrutiny for a reported religious slur and has been branded for maintaining an unhealthy relationship with his charges in the newspapers during the recent African trip, has admitted that 'he could have handled some issues differently than the way he did' in the recent past tours and on other occasions.

But Rahman did not elaborate.

"We had a very open discussion with Dav and also with the others. Anybody can make mistakes and of course he (Whatmore) is also not out of it. But after this warm exchange of views he has realised that he could have handled some issues in different ways," Rahman added.

"What we realised after the meeting with them was that training and other facilities for the team is not up to the standard," he informed.

It was learnt that the committee will submit a recommendation for a specialist batting and bowling coach for the team.

Rahman declined to comment on the alleged remark of Whatmore in Zimbabwe that hurt the religious sentiment of the national cricketers. But a source in the board however said that a decision has been made to overlook the incident.

"We talked with everybody about the very sensitive issue but what we thought that it can be overlooked. Dav was surprised on why the issue was raised after almost two weeks after he had blatantly refused to making such comment. Actually we found that there was a miscommunication between the coach and players," said the official preferring anonymity.

Meanwhile, Whatmore also appreciated the board initiative and he said that this kind of discussions will be helpful for him as well as the team in the future.

"It was a warm discussion and very fruitful. I think it is very good way to communicate with each other. This kind of initiative definitely help us to avoid the misunderstanding," said Whatmore after the meeting.

The Bangladesh coach left Dhaka yesterday for Colombo to enjoy the holidays with his family. He will return on August 31.