The participation of former national captain Mohammad Ashraful in the upcoming Bangladesh Cricket League will depend on the selectors and franchises, informed Akram Khan, the chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's cricket operations committee on Sunday.
Ashraful's three-year ban ended on August 13 this year, making him eligible for the domestic competitions. But he will not be in contention for the national team and the franchise-based Twenty20 tournaments till 2018.
“Ashraful can play domestic competitions but he will not to able to take part in the franchise-based T20 tournaments, including BPL (Bangladesh Premier League) and the overseas first-class competitions, before 2018,” said Akram before adding, “However, usually the top performers of the National Cricket League are selected for the BCL. From that context, Ashraful's participation in the BCL will depend on the selectors and the franchises.”
He also stated that since Ashraful did not play competitive cricket for a long time, his fitness will be a big factor.
The youngest Test centurion however, is hopeful of making a comeback to competitive cricket in the upcoming BCL after he returned from the UK following his participation in an unofficial Sunday League in Kent.
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