IPL 2020 Auction: Bangladesh keeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim declines IPL offer

Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has opted to t play in 2020 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). 2020 IPL Auction will take place on December 19 in Kolkata. re are 971 players (713 Indians and 258 overseas) who are set to go under hammer. But Rahim has decided to pull his name out. franchises have released ir retention list and 73 slots need to be filled w.

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Mushfiqur Rahim rejects IPL again

Rahim has been a part of IPL Auction twice, but he went unsold both times in spite of having a low base price. In recently concluded T20I series between India and Bangladesh, he played a delightful kck against India at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. kck helped Bangla Tigers to ir maiden T20I victory versus Men in Blue after eight consecutive defeats. He smashed pacer Khaleel Ahmed for four fours to end game. kck was likely to make him more attracted to franchises this time.

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32-year-old Mushfiqur joins list of big names such as Mitchell Starc and Joe Root who are t interested in IPL this time around. Bangladesh star will w be playing for Khulna Tigers in 2019-20 edition of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) which will start on December 11. upcoming IPL auction is set to feature six players from Bangladesh, namely Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar.

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Mahmudullah had been in auction previously but he failed to attract any bidder as well. Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has also been released by Sunrisers due to a ban imposed on him by ICC. He was banned because he failed to report corrupt approaches. Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak and Mohammad Ashraful are or players from Bangladesh, who have played in IPL. As far as IPL auction is concerned, Kolkata will be hosting same for first time.