A better BPL on the field
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The second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) seemed to suffer a huge setback when PCB did not release their players for the tournament. Running a T20 tournament without any Pakistani or Indian players was a brave thing to do on the part of the governing council. Still, at the end of the tournament, the quality of cricket was appreciable. The Bangladeshi players proved their skills, and players like Shamsur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed got the opportunity to showcase their talent. Shahriar Nafees got back to form, and a half-fit Shakib was enough to help the Gladiators win the title. Not only the Bangladeshi players, players like Nabi, Stirling, Zadran, and Ten Doeschate had a platform where they got to play with the international stars, the likes of Shakib, Tamim, Pollard, Gayle, Oram, Dilshan, etc. However, the technical problems showed that this tournament requires professionalism. The match-fixing allegations did not do much good to the tournament. We hope that the board will learn from its mistakes and present us with a better BPL next year. Finally, I wish Bangladesh national team all the best for their upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
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