The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is probably the most hyperactive cricket authority as it wasted no time to take action following its team's exit from the ICC World Cup.

Forget about the other boards, even the abject display of their team in England was not enough for Cricket South Africa to show that vigour for starting the revamp process that the Nazmul Hassan-led BCB initiated by ending ties with head coach Steve Rhodes. The irony surrounding the decision was that they had put a premature end to the Englishman's tenure despite the BCB beating the drum of a satisfying World Cup campaign by the Tigers.

Why were BCB in such a hurry?

You can only ask the question but cannot expect a logical explanation from this current board. The BCB boss so far tried to provide some logic behind this decision but the issues of 'his (Rhodes) style of coaching' and 'dearth of planning' only raises more questions.

"After considering everything, we decided that Rhodes is the right person for the job," was the statement from Hassan while announcing the name of Bangladesh's new head coach in June last year. It took them 13 months to realise that this gentleman was not suitable for the team, regardless of some successes during his tenure.

There is however hardly any doubt that when a decision does not come through a proper process it only creates chaos, which was evident in the latest activities surrounding the national cricket team.

Let's try to be positive. Let us assume that, under the leadership of Hassan, BCB was looking forward to take the performance of the national team to the next level and so was not ready to waste any time and instead go ahead with their new planning.  

In that case what could have the honest move?

An extensive assessment of the World Cup performance could only reveal what they actually need to do with an eye towards the next World Cup. The board could have sought detailed reports from coach, captain, manager and special envoy Akram Khan to place it before the board meeting to set the next course of action. Instead, they were talking hither and thither with the latest one being that the 'break before the India match hampered Tigers'. And if the BCB boss believed that there were lapses on everyone's part, as he told reporters on Wednesday, then why are manager Khaled Mahmud and Akram not accountable. Not only this, but the board could also examine many things before the revamp process; if they actually want to revamp.

The most pressing issue for the board is to think about how they would fill the big shoes of charismatic skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and how they are looking forward to seeing the team after Mashrafe. One cannot measure just by performance how immense Mashrafe's impact has been on Bangladesh cricket but the time has come for the board to think of life after Mashrafe. A professional board cannot wait for the response of a player regarding his future; they have to instead open up with their future plans with a man like Mashrafe.

Mashrafe fully deserves to bid international cricket goodbye in a ceremonious way and the board must ensure it but it is equally important that the board not waste any time in looking forward and solidifying future plans if they want to achieve anything big in the next World Cup.

The way Mashrafe overcame all the injury odds to survive in international sport has become the stuff of sporting folklore and his effort will doubtless inspire future generations for long. It is no secret how he played international cricket with pain. Still, when the player himself admitted that the injury during the World Cup bothered him but still took part in the match it didn't reflect a good cricketing culture.

It may sound a bit harsh but a cricket team simply will not be able to take it to their next level of performance if they nurse this kind of culture.

So, there were a lot of pressing issues that the board could have discussed after the World Cup but they took the populist path of making someone a scapegoat. If this sort of culture exists than we can make big promises, but without any substance.