Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mosaddek Hossain, Shofiul Islam, Alauddin Babu, Sunzamul Islam, Mizanur Rahman and Nihaduzzaman have been left out of the final Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction draft after being flagged in an ongoing corruption probe linked to the tournament.
Media reports indicate that opener Anamul Haque Bijoy, who has long struggled for runs, is set to get another opportunity to prove himself. He will be part of the Bangladesh ‘A’ squad scheduled to play a four-day match against South Australia from August 28 to 31.
Bangladesh Head coach Phil Simmons has expressed full confidence in opener Anamul Haque Bijoy, saying that he knows his disciple well enough to trust in his ability to return stronger, despite a tough outing in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
New Zealand 'A' will tour Bangladesh in May for a three-match One-Day series and two four-day matches. The team is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on May 1.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the second Test against Zimbabwe which starts on 28 April at Chattogram’s Bir Shrestha Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium.
Anamul Haque Bijoy notched his 50th century in recognized cricket today during a Dhaka Premier League match at BKSP. Leading Gazi Group Cricketers, he reached the milestone with a six off Shoriful Islam of Legends of Rupganj, dispatching the ball over deep backward square leg.
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has been thrown into turmoil over payment issues, with Durbar Rajshahi failing to pay their players’ salaries for the ongoing season. Despite multiple deadlines, franchise owner Shafiqur Rahman has repeatedly missed the first installment payments. Even after promising to clear the second installment, Rajshahi continued to delay payments.
Durbar Rajshahi has decided to relieve Anamul Haque Bijoy of his captaincy duties to allow him to focus more on his batting.