Shakib-Mustafiz duo land in Dhaka from IPL
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Bangladesh duo Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman have returned home at 3:45 pm on Thursday by the same flight after the indefinite suspension of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Their respective franchises in Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders have shared the costs of charter flights to fly the players to Bangladesh from Ahmadabad .
While international flight resumed on May 1 in Bangladesh, no passengers are yet allowed from India due to the Covid-19 escalation in the neighbouring country. However, a special charter flight arranged for Shakib and Fizz after getting special approval from competent authority.
According to the previous plan, Shakib and Mustafiz were scheduled to return to Bangladesh from the IPL on May 19 to play a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka at home. However, as the IPL was suspended indefinitely, they returned to the country ahead of schedule.
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They will join the Bangladesh team at the end of the 14-day institutional quarantine. Shakib will be quarantining at Four Points by Sheraton, Mustafiz and his wife will quarantine at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in the city.
After that Shakib-Mustafiz will play will face Sri Lanka in the first ODI on May 23 after practicing for one or two days. The second and third ODIs will be played on May 25 and 26.
Moreover, Eight of the English players have already returned to London from IPL on Wednesday. Australian cricketers fled Covid-ravaged India for the Maldives Thursday, but New Zealand's top stars are stuck in Delhi until May 11, the earliest they can secure exemptions to enter England where they are due to play a Test series.
