2024-05-01 09:27:15
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has released three cricketers from the Zimbabwe series squad for Abahani Limited. BCB decided to release the cricketers based on Abahani’s application for the third round of Dhaka League Super League.
The three exempted cricketers are Afif Hossain, Tanveer Islam and Tanjeem Hasan Shakib. Abahani manager Masum Iqbal Mamun confirmed this to RisingBD. The three cricketers will return after playing the third round match of the Super League on 30th against Sheikh Jamal.
Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) has postponed the ongoing Dhaka League Super League match due to shortage of players for the initial preparation camp of the Zimbabwe series. But the club was in trouble as Abahani Limited had 10 cricketers in the 15-man squad announced for the first three T20Is against the team.
On Monday afternoon, Abahani manager Masum Iqbal Mamun told RisingBD over the phone, ‘I have asked for three-four players who will be kept out of the eleven in the first match against Zimbabwe. I don’t think it will. We have not received a response so far.’
Abahani formed a team with 20 cricketers before the start of the season. Most of them are regular faces of the national team. The manager of the club said that 10 players are struggling to form the XI after getting a call-up against Zimbabwe.
“I don’t have 10 players. One of the remaining 10 people is injured. Once the two are new. I have to find a cricketer. If no one is found, outside cricketers should be registered. There is no other way than this,’ said Mamun.
This official of Abahani said that they had applied to BCB before forming the team. He was a bit surprised after the announcement of the team. Mamun said, ‘We did not think that we will have only 10 players. I thought it would be 6/7. But all 10 of us were taken. I told them 10 as they took a few more and made Abahani’s team play against Zimbabwe.’
Abahani is out of touch this season with 26 points in 13 games. Mohammedan Sporting Club points 20 in a draw. If they win the next three matches and Abahani lose all of them, the two teams will have 26 points. Then head to head calculation will come. If two teams win one match each, the head to head will be even. But Abahani is far ahead in run rate. So there is no obstacle to get the title of Abahani.