Pakistani players were left frustrated and disappointed with the lack of respect and opportunities in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League, reports Cricwizz.com.
Sources said former Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Misbah-ul-Haq was the most disappointed of the lot as Rangpur Riders skipper Shakib Al Hasan treated him disdainfully.
‘Misbah’s wonderful innings of 61 won them their first match against Chittagong Vikings and it should have been enough to keep his place but Shakib was not impressed.
After Misbah failed with 19 and six in the next two games, Shakib did not send him to bat and after his 22 on a poor wicket — with the team dismissed for a paltry 104 – Misbah was dropped from the remaining games,’ said a source.
Pakistan’s frontline paceman Wahab Riaz was also incensed.
‘There was lack of respect and it was hard to understand,’ Riaz said on a television channel. “I was played in only one game in which I took a wicket in three overs for 12 runs and was not played again. Unfortunately my father fell seriously ill so I had to leave for Lahore but even if it had not happened I would have returned anyway,’ he fumed.
Sources close to Misbah said he will not be playing the BPL next year.
‘Shakib’s arrogant ways, on and off the field also angered Misbah who in anyways a greater player than Shakib,’ said sources.
Pakistan’s World Twenty20 winning captain Younis Khan, who won the title in 2009, also decided to leave Rajasthan Royals after the first year when he mostly had to sit on the bench as only four foreign players could be included in the playing XI of the IPL.
Pakistan players were not included in the second edition of the IPL with relations between Pakistan and India getting strained in the wake of the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai. The attacks were blamed on militants based in Pakistan.
Two other key players Kamran Akmal and Saeed Ajmal were also snubbed by Chittagong Vikings. Kamran, known for his hard hitting in the Pakistan National Twenty20 tournament was only played in two matches, in which he managed 12 runs while ace spinner Ajmal, although struggling with a remodeled bowling action, was not given more than three games in which he took two wickets.
‘I told the management that I wanted to play as an opener, just like I do in Pakistan but they were not ready to listen,’ said Kamran. Former Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez also complained as he failed with just 35 runs from four games for Dhaka Dynamites.
Dashing batsman Umar Akmal was accorded a warm welcome by the Vikings when he was transported to Chittagong by a helicopter, costing the hosts a whopping 80,000 Taka, to reach the venue in time for the first match but despite scoring 89 runs from five games at an average of 29.66, was discarded.
Another former captain Shoaib Malik also got an unfair deal. He was played in four games in which he scored 65 runs and took two wickets before non selection and later a finger injury ended his campaign for eventual champions Comilla Victorians.
Fast rising dashing opener Mukhtar Ahmed was only given one game by Comilla Victorians while Bilawal Bhatti got four matches in which he took three wickets.
But not all were complaining!
Pakistan’s current Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi had an enjoyable ride at Sylhet Super Stars where he was also given the chance to lead the team by regular captain Mushfiqur Rehman. Shahid scored 87 from five matches and took three wickets. For the same outfit Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir got five matches, managing just one wicket.
The best time of them all was for Mohammad Amir. A full force media corps was after him as this was his first international outing since completing his five year ban for spot fixing. Amir took 14 wickets from 11 matches and promised to return next year.
Forgotten paceman Mohammad Sami, who failed to defend 13 runs in the last over of the final match for Barisal Bulls, managed 11 wickets in as many games at an economy rate of 5.87. – See more at: http://newagebd.net/185277/pak-players-feel-humiliated-in-bpl/#sthash.Ex8SwvNA.dpuf
Sources said former Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Misbah-ul-Haq was the most disappointed of the lot as Rangpur Riders skipper Shakib Al Hasan treated him disdainfully.
‘Misbah’s wonderful innings of 61 won them their first match against Chittagong Vikings and it should have been enough to keep his place but Shakib was not impressed.
After Misbah failed with 19 and six in the next two games, Shakib did not send him to bat and after his 22 on a poor wicket — with the team dismissed for a paltry 104 – Misbah was dropped from the remaining games,’ said a source.
Pakistan’s frontline paceman Wahab Riaz was also incensed.
‘There was lack of respect and it was hard to understand,’ Riaz said on a television channel. “I was played in only one game in which I took a wicket in three overs for 12 runs and was not played again. Unfortunately my father fell seriously ill so I had to leave for Lahore but even if it had not happened I would have returned anyway,’ he fumed.
Sources close to Misbah said he will not be playing the BPL next year.
‘Shakib’s arrogant ways, on and off the field also angered Misbah who in anyways a greater player than Shakib,’ said sources.
Pakistan’s World Twenty20 winning captain Younis Khan, who won the title in 2009, also decided to leave Rajasthan Royals after the first year when he mostly had to sit on the bench as only four foreign players could be included in the playing XI of the IPL.
Pakistan players were not included in the second edition of the IPL with relations between Pakistan and India getting strained in the wake of the November 2008 attacks on Mumbai. The attacks were blamed on militants based in Pakistan.
Two other key players Kamran Akmal and Saeed Ajmal were also snubbed by Chittagong Vikings. Kamran, known for his hard hitting in the Pakistan National Twenty20 tournament was only played in two matches, in which he managed 12 runs while ace spinner Ajmal, although struggling with a remodeled bowling action, was not given more than three games in which he took two wickets.
‘I told the management that I wanted to play as an opener, just like I do in Pakistan but they were not ready to listen,’ said Kamran. Former Pakistan Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez also complained as he failed with just 35 runs from four games for Dhaka Dynamites.
Dashing batsman Umar Akmal was accorded a warm welcome by the Vikings when he was transported to Chittagong by a helicopter, costing the hosts a whopping 80,000 Taka, to reach the venue in time for the first match but despite scoring 89 runs from five games at an average of 29.66, was discarded.
Another former captain Shoaib Malik also got an unfair deal. He was played in four games in which he scored 65 runs and took two wickets before non selection and later a finger injury ended his campaign for eventual champions Comilla Victorians.
Fast rising dashing opener Mukhtar Ahmed was only given one game by Comilla Victorians while Bilawal Bhatti got four matches in which he took three wickets.
But not all were complaining!
Pakistan’s current Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi had an enjoyable ride at Sylhet Super Stars where he was also given the chance to lead the team by regular captain Mushfiqur Rehman. Shahid scored 87 from five matches and took three wickets. For the same outfit Pakistan’s Sohail Tanvir got five matches, managing just one wicket.
The best time of them all was for Mohammad Amir. A full force media corps was after him as this was his first international outing since completing his five year ban for spot fixing. Amir took 14 wickets from 11 matches and promised to return next year.
Forgotten paceman Mohammad Sami, who failed to defend 13 runs in the last over of the final match for Barisal Bulls, managed 11 wickets in as many games at an economy rate of 5.87. – See more at: http://newagebd.net/185277/pak-players-feel-humiliated-in-bpl/#sthash.Ex8SwvNA.dpuf
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