Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most popular and competitive franchise T20 tournaments in the world besides being one of the most extravagant and the richest leagues in the world.
The IPL paved way for the number of cricketers across the world to shine at the international stage, thus, getting a chance to play in the tournament is certainly a big deal for a player both local and overseas.
Bangladesh is one of the other countries from some players who got the opportunity to play in the IPL including Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Mohammad Ashraful, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, and Mustafizur Rahman. Shakib is the only Bangladesh player who regularly played in India’s T20 league.
However, there are still some quality players in Bangladesh who are well established in the format and deserves IPL chance, and Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad are the most notable names from the country.
During an Instagram session with Riyad, Bangladesh’ ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said his Test and T20I captain Mahmudullah deserves an IPL call on Sunday (May 3).
Tamim said, “I think you (Mahmudullah) deserve to be called up for the IPL. I always feel it. Especially the way you’ve been batting in T20 cricket for the last 3-4 years … I think it’s unfortunate that you haven’t been called up for the IPL yet.”
Responding to the same, Mahmudullah insisted that he is not disappointed that he hasn’t yet got an IPL opportunity despite wishing to play in the high-profile T20 tournament. However, he hopes to get an IPL chance in the future.
He signed off by saying, “Everyone wants to play in a tournament like IPL. This is how this tournament is. Great, glamorous. The best T20 league in the world. It would have been nice to play. Everyone wants to see themselves in the best tournament. Because of this, there is no benefit in being upset. Hopefully, there will be opportunities in the future.”
(With BDcrictime Inputs)
