The Caretaker Government was set to form a new BCB after the en masse resignation of Mahbubul Anam-led executive committee save president M Abdul Aziz on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Although it was earlier learnt that the government would announce the new committee next week, drama late on Wednesday night saw it was apparently 'leaked' to the media.

In fact, what the TV channels showed was a 'probable draft committee' that was waiting for the approval of two most important individuals -- Sports Adviser Tapan Chowdhury and NSC Chairman and Army Chief Moeen U Ahmed.

The 'elite panel' carried in the electronic media is: CGS Maj Gen Sinha Ibne Jamali (president); KZ Islam who served as board president and secretary and also pioneered school cricket in the 80s, former BCB secretary Tanvir Mazhar Tanna, Architect Mubasshar Hossain, industrialist and sports organiser Shafiqul Islam Kamal and Syed Fahim Munaim, press secretary to Chief Adviser of the CG (advisory board); former board officials Afzalur Rahman Sinha, Enayet Hossain Siraj, ASM Faruque, Shafiqul Islam Munna, Ahmed Sajjadul Alam Bobby, Khondokar Jamil Uddin and Reazuddin Al Mamun and ex-cricketers Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu, Tanjib Ahsan Saad and Shakil Kasem (members).

However, the National Sports Council (NSC), apex body of the country's sport, did not endorse the formation of any such committee. It also did not confirm to have sent any committee to the sports ministry for circular.

Meanwhile, the unconfirmed list evoked criticism among cricket lovers especially about the three members who belonged to the last executive committee, which has been blasted by different quarters as corrupt.

Afzalur Rahman's has been with the board under almost every committee while Mamun's political connection was behind his place in the board rather than his organisational skills. Jamiluddin, on the other hand, was not elected like his two colleagues but was a nominee of the NSC, which later removed him.

Veteran cricketer ASM Faruque also had been a failure as national team manager during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.

When contacted, a few names in the above mentioned list informed that they were in total darkness about the committee. They added that they have heard rumours and even saw it on TV but officially, they were not contacted.

Mubasshar, however, told The Daily Star he would like to see a workable committee.

"I do not know whether I am in or not but I appreciate the move. The government has repeatedly said it wants the whole sports arena let alone the cricket board free of corruption. It has also vowed to bring justice to the BCB's corruption and irregularities.

"However, if there are members of the last committee, how would we run investigations against our colleagues?

"Also, I am against sitting with the members who ran the board with 'stay orders' after losing a legal battle with us in High Court," said Mubasshar, a member of the BCB board of directors, which was disbanded by the BNP-led government.

"I wish the steps of the government to reform doesn't get stained because the presence of some persons who ran the board illegally," he added.