Imran Tahir, 45-year-old player of the South Africa national cricket team, has openly expressed his frustration over unpaid dues from his previous stint with Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Imran Tahir made serious allegations of not receiving payments from the franchise during the Global Super League match between the Guyana Amazon Warriors and the Rangpur Riders at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

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Imran Tahir played 3 matches in BPL 2024

The veteran South Africa national cricket team player played 3 matches in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Rangpur Riders.

In those three matches, he did a decent job for the franchise and bagged 6 wickets at an average of 12.33, an economy of 6.16 and a strike rate of 12. His best bowling figures for the team were 5/26 .

Imran Tahir has played for several franchises around the world during his illustrious T20 career and, at 45, he is still in demand and going from strength to strength.

Overall, he has featured in 420 T20 matches in his career and taken 526 wickets at an average of 19.85, an economy of 6.98 and a strike rate of 17, with 10 4-wicket hauls and 4 5-wicket hauls .

I played for Rangpur Riders last year in BPL and I don’t have all the money from my contract – Imran Tahir

Speaking at the toss before the match against Rangpur Riders, Imran Tahir said that he was desperate to win the match against the BPL franchise.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors captain revealed that he was motivated to win for personal reasons as Rangpur Riders have not paid him contract money for his time with the franchise.

“We want to win every game, that’s what we’re here for,” Tahir said during the draw for the Global Super League match in Providence, Guyana.

“Especially today’s match, obviously I want to win it for Guyana, but also for personal reasons. I played for Rangpur Riders last year in the BPL and I don’t have all the money from my contract. So that motivates me for today’s match. “I want to win it, do very well against them.”

We are better humans than them – Imran Tahir

Tahir launched a direct attack on Bangladesh and Rangpur Riders, saying that they will show them that Guyana welcomes everyone and that there are superior people in the franchise and in the country. He said:

“We want to show them that Guyana welcomes them, that they bring their local players here, earn some money, play good cricket and show them that we are better humans than them.”

This was not the first time Tahir faced payment issues in the BPL as in 2019 he was involved in an issue with the Sylhet franchise and alleged them for not paying the agreed fees.

Talking about the match, Guyana Amazon Warriors failed to achieve a victory as Rangpur Riders won by 15 runs. Imran Tahir gave his best with the ball in the first innings and bagged two wickets in his 4 overs to limit the opposition to 117. However, his team failed to chase the target and went all out for 102.