Six Bangladeshi players in final IPL auction list

Sport Desk: A total of 351 players, including 122 internationals, will go under the hammer in the IPL Auction 2017 that will take place in Bangalore on February 20.

Six more Bangladeshi cricketers have found their place in auction for Indian Premier League (IPL).

The Bangladeshi cricketers are- Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Amanul Haque, Taskin Ahmed and Mehedi Hasan Miraz have been put on auction for Rupees 3 million each.

Besides, all-rounder Shakib Al Hassan and pace ace Mustafizur Rahman will play for their old franchises -Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad -respectively.

Earlier, there were 799 players who had registered for the auction. Now, it has been pruned to 351 after the teams submitted their choices.

There are no players from Pakistan for the auction. However, 6 cricketers from Associate nations - Afghanistan (Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Rashid Khan and Dawlat Zadran) and United Arab Emirates (Chirag Suri), are included.

IPL 2017, the 10th edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament, begins on April 5.


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