The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to lose some of its shine due to the absence of some key players. The World Cup next year will kickstart just days after the conclusion of the IPL and several boards as well as players are opting against playing in the cash-rich league.
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Recently, several Australian players – Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch – pulled out of the auction due to the World Cup. And the latest to join the bandwagon is Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman. The left-arm pacer failed to get a No Objection Certificate ( NOC) from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).
The BCB had decided against providing the fast bowler with an NOC owing to fitness concerns in view of the upcoming World Cup next year. Earlier this year, the BCB had informed the pacer they would not let him play in overseas T20 competition for the next couple of years due to his fitness.
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Mustafizur had made a big mark in his inaugural season of IPL a couple of years ago. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, he picked up 17 wickets in 16 games to help the franchise win their first-ever title. However, he failed to replicate that performance in this year’s edition. Representing Mumbai Indians, he could play only seven match before being ruled out with a hairline fracture to his toe. Eventually, he was one of the 10 players released by Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2019 IPL auction.
But while Mustafizur is set to miss the competition, several of his compatriots will be gunning for their first-ever IPL contract. As many as nine Bangladesh players will find themselves in the IPL auction. The players are Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Abu Hider, Liton Das and Nayeem Hasan.
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