Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan doesn’t see ‘any possibility’ of former skipper Shakib Al Hasan taking part in within the rescheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday introduced it’ll full the remaining matches of IPL 2021 within the months of September and October in UAE.
The BCB chief cited Bangladesh’s busy schedule and T20 World Cup which is slated to happen in India in October as the explanations behind KKR all-rounder Shakib not getting a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the board for IPL.
“Given our schedule, it is almost impossible (for Shakib) to get the NOC. I don’t see any possibilities, nor any opportunity. The World Cup is coming up, which makes every game important for us,” Hassan advised Ekattor TV.
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who performs for Rajasthan Royals, can be unlikely to get NOC from the board. Also, each New Zealand and England are doubtless to tour Bangladesh forward of the T20 World Cup.
“We want to go into the England series with full strength. Both the ODI Super League and the World Cup T20 are important to us,” stated Hassan. Meanwhile, BCCI has determined that it’s going to preserve a window until round July earlier than taking a name on the supply of international gamers.
According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, Cummins has already made it clear that he wouldn’t be collaborating within the remaining matches of the IPL, nonetheless, there is no such thing as a motive given behind his determination.
“David Warner and Pat Cummins could be rested from the West Indies tour because of family reasons – others could follow after a draining year in several bubbles – and Cummins, despite a multimillion-dollar IPL contract, has already said he will not return to the T20 tournament this season,” said the report.
(with ANI inputs)
