Dhaka, June 08: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has pledged to heed the recommendations of an inquiry into the national team's dismal performance in this year's World Cup in a bid to lift itself out of the sport's basement. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) set up an inquiry in March after Bangladesh failed to win a single match in the World Cup in South Africa and announced its findings late last night at a press conference.

According to the committee, late nights out, complacency and team politics were responsible for Bangladesh's poor showing in cricket's showcase, in which the team lost every match, including to non-Test playing sides Canada and Kenya.

"We have the report and we will correct the loopholes," BCB president Ali Asghar, a member of parliament, told reporters.

He rejected suggestions of any foul play by skipper Khaled Mashud, saying "both the International Cricket Council and the BCB had found no basis to carry out further investigation into his role."

The committee criticised Mashud for being irresponsible in his duties as captain and player and also had harsh words for administrators and management.

"The truth remains that there was noticeable inadequacy and complacency on the part of both the (past and present) boards," the committee said in its report after a three-month long inquiry.

Bureau Report