Taskin Ahmed will not replace Mark Wood in Lucknow Super Giants squad.© AFP
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed, who was approached by IPL side Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement for injured England fast Mark Wood, will not participate in the cash-rich competition, the country’s cricket board (BCB) has said. According to a report from local media, Super Giants handed the 26-year-old pacer after Wood was banned from the tournament due to an elbow injury.
Newcomers Super Giants had paid Rs 7.5 crore for Wood in the IPL auction last month.
However, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has refused to grant Taskin the No-Objection Certificate to participate in the IPL as it clashes with the ongoing tour of South Africa.
“As we have two important series such as the ongoing home tour of South Africa and the home series against Sri Lanka, we don’t think it is right for him to participate in the IPL,” said BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus. as said by ‘Cricbuzz’.
The Bangladesh cricket team is currently in South Africa playing an ODI series which will be followed by two Tests concluding on April 11, while the IPL starts on March 26.
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“We have spoken to Taskin and he has understood the whole situation. He has informed the franchise that he will not be playing the IPL and will be available for the South African tour and return home later,” Yunus added.
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