Bangladesh players sever ties with ICL
Saturday, 6 June 2009
The Bangladesh players with the ICL have severed ties with the league and made themselves available for the national team. The players - who form the Dhaka Warriors side - are expected to visit the Bangladesh Cricket Board office in a couple of days.
The exodus further undermines the ICL, which lost 79 Indians and several other foreign players after the national boards, led by the BCCI, announced an amnesty for players who cut ties with the league.
Most players are believed to have written to the ICL Thursday and Friday seeking a release; three team members - Mohammad Rafique, Aftab Ahmed and Mahbubul Karim - were expected to do so later Friday. The former national captain Habibul Bashar became the first player to break away from the ICL on May 17th.
Mohammad Jalal Yunus, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) member and chairman of its media committee, confirmed the exodus. "They did contact us and let us know about their decision," Yunus told Cricinfo. "The players are expected to come to the board office in a day or two with the letters." - Cricinfo
The exodus further undermines the ICL, which lost 79 Indians and several other foreign players after the national boards, led by the BCCI, announced an amnesty for players who cut ties with the league.
Most players are believed to have written to the ICL Thursday and Friday seeking a release; three team members - Mohammad Rafique, Aftab Ahmed and Mahbubul Karim - were expected to do so later Friday. The former national captain Habibul Bashar became the first player to break away from the ICL on May 17th.
Mohammad Jalal Yunus, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) member and chairman of its media committee, confirmed the exodus. "They did contact us and let us know about their decision," Yunus told Cricinfo. "The players are expected to come to the board office in a day or two with the letters." - Cricinfo