Following the terms of the new contract given by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), the players of the national cricket team have chosen to play for the country's cricket first rather than playing for the franchise leagues. Everyone under the central contract of the board said that even if they get a chance to play in a foreign league, they will not go there instead of playing for the national team.
The seven Bangladeshi cricketers who have registered for the Lankan Premier League (LPL) draft are unlikely to play the first part of the tournament with Bangladesh’s five-match T20 International series coinciding with the event. Bangladesh are scheduled to host Australia from August 2-8 while the LPL is scheduled for July 30 to August 22.
But if there is no cricket for Bangladesh after the Australia series, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will give them the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for further part of the tournament, said Cricket Operations Chairman Akram Khan.
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar are the ones who have registered for the LPL.
''The cricketers will not be available from the beginning of the LPL as we have a series against Australia,'' Akram said on Sunday.
''We also have other series lined up but in between, we have some time and they can go at that point and play in the LPL,'' he added.
The BCB has taken a list of 22 potential cricketers for the new central contract. Akram said that all the cricketers there have already chosen to play for the country in three formats. In other words, Shakib-Tamim will not go to any other league if the schedule conflicts with the game of Bangladesh.
Akram commented, ‘All cricketers are ready to play in three formats. They said that the responsibility to play for the national team is their first priority. They said they would play there if they get the chance and if they have time to play in the LPL. But that is not in exchange for opting out for the national team’s games.
