The Silent Revolution of Blockchain: A New Era Arriving in Cricket

In the corner of a Dhaka office, the scent of ledger paper hangs in the air. I sit before a blank notebook, looking ahead. The cricket season of the past months has ended, but the story of a new chapter begins in the near future. Blockchain, this word, is no longer confined to technology forums; it has reached beyond the cricket field. After the match, I sat at a campsite where a new subscription model was being discussed. He said, 'Now, changing tickets is not a problem; everything from purchase to sale is written on one laser.' I listened silently. I remembered how Kylian Mbappe sprinted across the field at the 2026 Russia World Cup. Similarly, blockchain has moved side-by-side, but its speed is as sturdy as a wall. Organizationally, the Bangladesh Cricket Board aims to launch a digital identity system. Its core is recording every fan's ticketing history and prize distribution on an immutable ledger. This increases the security of fan transactions and reduces the problem of fake tickets. I call this 'the scribe of time' because blockchain is not an individual or an entity; it is a consent-based list. However, questions remain about the economics behind it. In some subscription models, the data collected from fans is no longer unlimited. I have seen that in some countries, opportunities have arisen for organizers to benefit from fan data. If we tell the story of the 'invoice,' we will see that blockchain now not only secures transfers but also reveals the flow of money. Once, I attended a match where there was mention of a digital passport. Players' performance data was being fed into the blockchain. In measuring a player's average speed, it is no longer fallible. I have thought, 'Time has left me behind; I am still tying my boots.' This message is not just for players, but also for those institutions still making decisions based on old paper trails. I believe blockchain will take cricket to a world where every small moment—a player closing their eyes on the pitch, a spectator's ticket number—is accurate. This is not just a technology; it is a policy-making process. It is time for us to adopt it if we do not want to regret it later.