Primary goal is to hold transparent elections at BCB - Aminul Islam

Former Bangladesh skipper Aminul Islam said that he will join Bangladesh Cricket Board in order to hold free and fair election, scheduled in October. Aminul, who is expected to take over the hot seat after Faruque Ahmed was removed from the post, added that he does not have any inclination to stay in the board beyond the elections.

"My primary goal is to hold a transparent election and create the best cricket board. That's it. I'm not interested in running in the next election," Aminul told Cricbuzz on Thursday. "The government asked me, and I said yes. Now it's just a matter of following the process," he said.

"I've always been involved in the development of cricket. As I've said before, I never had the opportunity to work in this capacity before. This is the first time I've received an official offer, and I didn't say 'no.' Simple as that-that's the first point," he explained.

"Secondly, since the opportunity has come, I will work. For now, my focus is on fulfilling my role until the elections. Whether I'm assigned any tasks afterward, or I return to the ICC, I don't know what the future holds. But as of now, I don't plan to participate in the elections. I have no intention of staying in this role long term," he continued.

"I don't know anything officially yet about the exact role I'll be offered. Since I'm not fully familiar with the board's constitution, I think if I'm appointed as a counselor by the National Sports Council (NSC) and they grant me directorship, then it will be up to the board directors to elect me as the BCB president," he said.

Aminul, who is currently working as the development officer of ICC, insisted that he had spoken with the world governing body of sports after being contacted by the government higher-ups regarding joining the board and they agreed to grant him an indefinite leave of absence.

"The ICC told me, 'you're free. You can go and work there (in Bangladesh) for as long as you need. You can come back anytime. The door is always open for you.' I'm grateful to the ICC for giving me the green signal to go ahead, even though I'm currently the only member of the Asia team."

Aminul, who led Bangladesh during the 1999 World Cup, was Bangladesh's first Test centurion when he made 145 against India in the country's inaugural Test match in Dhaka in 2000.

Aminul, after making his international debut in 1988,.played 13 Tests and 39 ODIs and went on to become a coach and a match referee post retirement. Over the last two decades he had taken up coaching roles in the ACC and ICC.