It appears that Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das will not be allowed to skip the upcoming Ireland Test from April 04, as far as Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Papon is concerned, after the two star cricketers applied for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the BCB in order to be present from the beginning of the Indian Premier League (IPL), slated to begin on March 31.
BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus confirmed the news to the media as the two cricketers are willing to take a leave from the only Test against Ireland scheduled on April 4 in Mirpur.
Ahead of the two white-ball series against England, all the noise in the media related to the captains of the two respective formats, ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal and T20I counterpart Shakib Al Hasan, not being on talking terms.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon visited the Tigers' team hotel in the capital on Thursday at Shakib Al Hasan's request but could not meet the star all-rounder, who was reportedly busy fulfilling a commercial commitment elsewhere.
Previously, a lot of rumours surrounding the issue circulated, especially from outside the team management
The 54-year-old touched down at 10:36 pm and will start Tigers' training camp on Tuesday.
The pessimism heading into the World Cup is justified.
India will tour Bangladesh in December for the first time since 2015 to play two Tests and three one-day internationals, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Thursday.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz said that he is enjoying his new role as an opener and that he is looking forward to putting in more valuable performances in the coming days.
It appears that Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Das will not be allowed to skip the upcoming Ireland Test from April 04, as far as Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Papon is concerned, after the two star cricketers applied for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the BCB in order to be present from the beginning of the Indian Premier League (IPL), slated to begin on March 31.
BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus confirmed the news to the media as the two cricketers are willing to take a leave from the only Test against Ireland scheduled on April 4 in Mirpur.
Ahead of the two white-ball series against England, all the noise in the media related to the captains of the two respective formats, ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal and T20I counterpart Shakib Al Hasan, not being on talking terms.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon visited the Tigers' team hotel in the capital on Thursday at Shakib Al Hasan's request but could not meet the star all-rounder, who was reportedly busy fulfilling a commercial commitment elsewhere.
Previously, a lot of rumours surrounding the issue circulated, especially from outside the team management
The 54-year-old touched down at 10:36 pm and will start Tigers' training camp on Tuesday.
The pessimism heading into the World Cup is justified.
India will tour Bangladesh in December for the first time since 2015 to play two Tests and three one-day internationals, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Thursday.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz said that he is enjoying his new role as an opener and that he is looking forward to putting in more valuable performances in the coming days.
Although the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had held an AGM to pave the way for the formation of Regional Cricket Associations (RCAs), the board had to seek approval from the National Sports Council in order to finally amend its constitution.