, June 6 -- Amid mounting criticism over political infiltration and conflict of interest, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to hold its highly controversial election on Sunday.

In a bid to defuse the growing backlash, BCB Ad-hoc Committee Chief Tamim Iqbal called on candidates to separate their personal backgrounds from their administrative responsibilities, urging them to leave their individual identities outside the stadium gates.

"When you sit in those seats, you only serve Bangladesh cricket," Tamim said.

However, Tamim's appeal comes against a backdrop of severe institutional critique surrounding the integrity of the election.

Observers have heavily questioned the moral grounding of the process, pointing out that seven of...