2024-02-17 20:41:44
After the toss, the team list of Sylhet Strikers is eye-opening. One of the four foreigners is named Angelo Pereira. Being erratic, this Lankan cricketer had to turn to the internet to find out where he was last seen!
According to sports website ESPN Cricinfo, Perera last played in the League of Legends in December last year. Last played a competitive match in 2023, in the Lankan Premier League, that too only 1 match. He played six matches in the Legends League in two years. And he bid farewell to international cricket in 2022.
Why cricketers playing league of legends in tournaments like Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)? Such questions arose when Sylhet captain Mohammad Mithun came to the press conference after the loss against Fortune Barisal. Despite being the captain of the team, the Sylhet management did not make any plans in this regard from Mithun. However, it is the right-handed batsman who gets the responsibility of leadership in the middle, talking about Bajet.
‘Look, it’s not our business. Players never select players, who will come and who won’t. It is a matter of management. No I didn’t have much (input) on this. Our foreigner is less, the better we were looking for is not found. Now foreign but nowhere to be found. The party’s budget also said that there may be many incidental issues. They have decided. They know what the plan is.’
This cricketer scored 17 runs off 19 balls. He was not seen with the ball. Sylhet finally lost this match by 18 runs. Perera has played 6 ODIs and T20Is in the Lankan jersey. Did not play any international match after 2019.
On this side, Samit Patel was dropped from the XI due to controversial activities. Samit spoke negatively about the media of Bangladesh. Mithun also confirmed the same in the press conference.
‘Samit Patel I would not say is out because of performance. As far as I know there was some controversy behind his going out.’