Liton given NOC for CPL

Wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das has received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and can represent Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Liton will play for Talawahs, who have won just two games out of eight so far in the ongoing CPL. Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan will also take part in the CPL, representing Barbados Tridents.

BCB Cricket Operations Committee chairman Akram Khan confirmed yesterday that Liton, who has scored 452 runs in 22 T20Is at a strike rate of 138.22, had been granted the NOC.

Liton is the sixth Bangladeshi after Shakib, Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah Riyad to be selected to play in the CPL.

Mehedi Hasan Miraz was picked by the Trinbago Knight Riders but did not get any opportunities to play a game while Afif Hossain was selected by Saint Nevis and Patriots but was not granted an NOC by the board.