Mostafizur Rahman, the Tigers' left-arm spinner, is the only one playing in this year's IPL. He is playing for Chennai Super Kings. He could have another Bangladeshi left-arm pacer as a rival on the field. He is Shariful Islam. He got an offer from Lucknow Super Giants. However, he could not go again because he did not get leave from BCB

SBS Desk

April 18, 2024

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That's why Shariful missed IPL

Mostafizur Rahman, the Tigers' left-arm spinner, is the only one playing in this year's IPL. He is playing for Chennai Super Kings. He could have another Bangladeshi left-arm pacer as a rival on the field. He is Shariful Islam. He got an offer from Lucknow Super Giants. However, he could not go again because he did not get leave from BCB.

BCB was willing to release Shariful for a period of one month between the Sri Lanka series and the Zimbabwe series, the two bilateral series at home. But the IPL team wanted Shariful for the entire season. However, BCB did not want to give him leave for more than a month. That's why this left-handed pacer didn't play IPL.

In this regard, Shariful told reporters at Mirpur Sherebangla Stadium today, "SMS was given from Lucknow. They wanted me, but NOC time was very short, for which they did not contact again. If BCB had given full NOC, it would have happened. But since we have the Zimbabwe series, the NOC was given in that way.

However, this left-handed pacer is not losing hope of playing in the IPL in the future. Shariful, who is in a great rhythm, said that if he can maintain his form, more opportunities will come in the future, "I have the desire, if I am healthy, if it goes like this, I will play IPL one day, Insha'Allah." If there is no game then. There will be hope, there will also be a desire, if I get a chance I will do something good, God willing.

However, Shariful is in regular contact with Mostafiz. The left-hander also gave a glimpse of what the two talk about, 'I talk to him almost every day. He says there is less pressure, maybe because of that he is getting more confidence.

Lucknow's eyes are always on the Bangladeshi pacers. Earlier they also wanted to get Taskin Ahmed in 2022. It was the national team game again. So he did not play in the world's biggest franchise cricket league.