Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan is all set to join Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) when the traditional Dhaka-club-based cricket tournament resumes from May 31.
MSC officials stated that he hadbeen preferred to join them and opted out of Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC), a traditional outfit in the DPL that is set to resume; officials came to Bangladesh Cricket Board headquarters on Tuesday and submitted a letter Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis.
”We have submitted a letter signed by Shakib to Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) that says he is keen to take part in the competition for us,” Tarikul Islam Tito, a top official of MSC told the reporters after coming out of the BCB premises on Tuesday.
”He will not play in the PSL and instead opted to be part of our team in DPL. He is a free player because he was not part of the 2019-20 DPL due to his ban and now as he is eligible to take part we have shown our keenness to take him in our side,” he said.
”BCB is yet to grant him for us but we hope to get the permission soon,” he said.
Three Bangladeshi cricketers – Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, and Liton Das – were picked by different franchises in the replacement draft for the remaining part of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League.
Shakib was picked by Lahore Qalandars while Mahmudullah and Liton were respectively brought in by Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings for the tournament scheduled to resume on June 1.
