Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) goes to the polls Monday, but almost nothing about it feels normal.

Half the candidates are gone. Tamim Iqbal's camp has walked out, crying foul over what they call "a fixed match." And a last-minute court order has dragged the already murky voter list back into the spotlight.

The Supreme Court on Sunday overturned a High Court decision that had barred 15 disputed clubs from voting - a ruling that could tilt the field in favor of incumbent president Aminul Islam.

Those clubs, promoted from third-division qualifiers in what rivals call a "midnight promotion," can now cast their ballots.

Aminul, who has run the board since June, insists he's not leaning on political help.

"I didn't fe...