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Foreign players boycott BPL game as Chaos Rocks Durbar Rajshahi franchise

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Foreign players boycott BPL game as Chaos Rocks Durbar Rajshahi franchise


This was the first occurrence of a BPL team playing all Bangladesh players in one XI.

There has been no shortage of drama in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), and a new one has emerged from the latest game. During the 34th match between Durbar Rajshahi and Rangpur Riders, Durbar Rajshahi played all 11 local players, with no overseas cricketers in the XI.

As per the rules, all teams must play at least two overseas players in their XI. However, the local tournament committee allowed them to field all Bangladesh players, as revealed in a BCB statement.

“The Durbar Rajshahi team has requested the BPL Technical Committee for special approval to field a team consisting solely of Bangladeshi players for today’s match against Rangpur Riders due to non-availability of foreign players. After a review of the application and in accordance with the provisions outlined in clause 1.2.8 of the BPL Match Playing Conditions 2024-25, the technical committee has granted approval for Durbar Rajshahi to field a team consisting of only Bangladesh players for this match. “

This was the first occurrence of a BPL team playing all Bangladesh players in one XI. Generally, teams want to have all four overseas players in their team, but this BPL has been strange in several ways.

Why didn’t any overseas players play for Durbar Rajshahi?

The players opted into the game due to a payment dispute – they were only paid a quarter of their total fees. According to the guidelines, team owners must pay 75% of the total salary during the tournament, so the players did not appear for this contest.

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Local Bangladeshi cricketers had earlier protested by skipping training in chattogram, forcing the franchise to pay them. The team’s owner was also under fire for not paying hotel bills in the chattogram, and his car was impounded.

On Sunday, the players changed their hotel in Dhaka, where the foreign players stayed after skipping the contest. Their overseas players are Ryan Burl, Mohammad Haris, Mark Deyal, Miguel Cummins, Aftab Alam and Lahiru Samarakoon.

Fortunately, the absence of foreign players did not hurt the team as Durbar Rajshahi won a low-scoring affair by two runs. However, they will still need the services of foreign stars in the next game, and regardless of that, the owner must clear his salary problem.

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