Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars introduced on Thursday that it had immediately signed Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman for PSL’s eleventh version, spending over Rs60 million.
“Our Bangladeshi brother, Mustafizur, picked in 2016 and 2018, is now our direct signing and at last again with the household. As soon as a Qalandar, at all times a Qalandar.
“Quantity spent on DS: PKR6.44 crore,” the announcement on Lahore Qalandar’s X account stated.
Mustafizur had registered for the PSL draft in early January, following his launch from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad for the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 30-year-old left-arm pacer, identified for his variations and death-over bowling, was acquired by KKR for INR 9.20 crore within the IPL mini-auction held in December.
He was the one Bangladeshi participant signed for the season.
KKR introduced his launch after receiving directions from the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The choice got here amid strained relations between India and Bangladesh, linked to stories of assaults on minority communities in Bangladesh.
In response, Bangladesh banned IPL broadcasts within the nation and the Bangladesh Cricket Board requested the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) to shift its T20 World Cup matches from India to Sri Lanka.
ICC, nonetheless, rejected the request, changing Bangladesh with Scotland within the 20-team match.
Mustafizur, who has performed in a number of IPL seasons since 2016 and brought over 60 wickets within the league, beforehand additionally featured within the PSL for Lahore Qalandars.
