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PCB issues NOC to four players returning from injury layoffs

Mystery surrounds the Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to issue NOCs to centrally contracted as well as non-contracted players to participate in the International League T20 and the Bangladesh Premier League in January-February. The mystery stems from the fact that fast bowlers Naseem Shah, Ihsanaullah and Mohammad Hasnain along with experienced all-rounder Shadab Khan have all recently recovered from injuries and …

Former Zimbabwe captain and coach Heath Streak has been banned for eight years after being charged with multiple breaches of the International Cricket Council 's anti-corruption code. The document revealed that Streak ‘actually contacted the players to effectively vouch for Mr X.’ “In the 2017 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, Mr X asked Streak to provide him with any …

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Bangladesh board denies not paying players ICC prize money

The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday dismissed allegations from a players' body that its international cricketers have not been paid all their prize money. The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations said in a report that the Bangladesh players have not been paid their share of the prize money from events organised by the International Cricket Council. “The BCB has completed …

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Three Indian players included in draft for new season of Bangladesh Premier League

In an effort to raise the profile and rebuild the image of its revamped domestic T20 league, Bangladesh Cricket Board is planning to rope in out-of-contract Indian players to play in the cash-rich tournament in future. Match-fixing scandals and payment delay of some foreign players have shattered the image of the Bangladesh Premier League which was launched in 2011, forcing …

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Bangladesh to attract out-of-contract Indian players in BPL

In an effort to raise the profile and rebuild the image of its revamped Bangladesh Premier League, Bangladesh Cricket Board is planning to rope in out-of-contract Indian players to play in the cash-rich domestic T20 league in future. Match-fixing scandals and payment delay of some foreign players have shattered the image of the BPL which was launched in 2011, forcing …

In the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, each of the seven teams have been asked to make sure they include an overseas pacer who bowls above 140 kmph and a leg-spinner. The Bangladesh Cricket Board has come out with this directive with an eye on expanding the national pool of players. "BCB wants this BPL to be about …

Banned Australian cricketer Steve Smith has been barred by the Bangladesh Cricket Board from participating in the upcoming sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. The board confirmed it in a letter saying that keeping the Players' Draft Rules in mind they have decided to uphold the decision of BPL Governing Council to withdraw the inclusion of Smith in the …

Banned Australian cricketer Steve Smith's participation in the upcoming sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is in doubt after a meeting between BPL's technical committee chairman and the franchise representatives ended in a deadlock. Smith was signed by Comilla Victorians as a replacement for Sri Lanka's Asela Gunaratne but according to the BPL rules, replacement players are supposed to …