The ICL controversy
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On September 14, 2008, the report showing the controversy regarding some of the players from the Bangladesh cricket team and the ICL caught my attention. “Selfish, and ungrateful…”- these were the only words that came to my mind when I first heard the news of the so-called talented and promising Bangladeshi cricketers joining the ICL. With the hard earned money being invested in the hope of transforming these raw players into world class players one day and make them play for their own country, it was quite natural for the common people to expect something good from them that would not only lift Bangladesh to a new height in the game of cricket but would also give the cricketers themselves a rare chance to give this country something worth mentioning. Alas! These cricketers showed their back to us and resorted to earning money through joining this lucrative cricket league. In the mean time, they forgot the discernible fact that they would not have become what they are today without the support of this country. It is needless to mention that the retirement of these players from the Bangladesh cricket team will definitely create a vacuum in this country's cricket. These players have cheated us.
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