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Hafeez turns down BPL due to Mohd Amir's presence Pakistan's senior batsman- Mohammad Hafeez has turned down a lucrative offer from Chittagong Vikings to play in the Bangladesh Premier League since the franchise had also signed tainted young pacer Mohammad Amir. "It is not about individuals or any personality clash. It is about the image of Pakistan cricket. I cannot play with any player who has tarnished and brought a bad name to the country," Hafeez told The newspaper reported that Hafeez had got a lucrative offer to play for Chittagong Vikings in the third edition of the BPL but he turned it down because Amir was in their side. Hafeez apparently turned down an offer of around 10 million Pakistani rupees as the franchise had already signed on Amir. Hafeez has also made his feelings about the three tainted players in the spot fixing scandal - Hafeez is also said to be among a group of players in the Pakistan team who are strongly opposed to allowing the tai...

BARISAL 155/9 (20.0 Ovs) RR 142-all out (20.0 Ovs) Barisal Bulls won by 13 runs MAN OF THE MATCH Kevon Cooper That will be it from us today. Tomorrow there is yet another double-header waiting for you. First up Comilla Victorians will take on Chittagong Vikings which will be soon followed by the clash between Sylhet Super Stars and Barisal Bulls. Do join us for those games to catch more entertaining action. Many thanks for your company. Sayonara!! Cooper:  "I showed courage and belief and we know we have a chance in this game. Early wickets will always put you under pressure and good that we could recover well towards the end. I realized that their bowlers were bowling slower balls and told the boys to hit the back of a length and not provide them pace to work with." Keven Cooper  is the  Man of the Match  for his all-round show Mahmudullah:  "The bowlers bowled really well. Sami and Cooper were brilliant and the sp...

Sylhet Superstars

Qualification History Affiliated to FIFA in 1976, Bangladesh have taken part in every FIFA World Cup™ qualifying competition since 1986 only to fail to progress to the latter stages. However, they have proved capable of springing a surprise or two, a fact borne out when they eliminated Pakistan 3-0 on aggregate to reach the next round on the road to Brazil 2014. The Team The current squad consists of mainly home-based players with a dozen or so hailing from two-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi. Captaining the  Bengal Tigers  is experienced midfielder Mamunul Islam, who plies his trade with India's Atletico de Kolkata on loan. Nasiruddin Chowdhury is a dependable defender while drawing the most attention is teenager Hemanta Vincent Biswas, who scored the only goal as his side downed Sri Lanka to storm to the semi-finals in February's 2015 Bangabandhu Cup. The coach On the back of his short tenure in charge of Nigerian club Hea...

GROUP A TEAMS MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts SAUDI ARABIA 6 5 1 0 25 3 22 16 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 6 4 1 1 22 3 19 13 PALESTINE 6 2 3 1 15 4 11 9 MALAYSIA 7 1 1 5 3 28 -25 4 TIMOR-LESTE 7 0 2 5 2 29 -27 2 Details GROUP B TEAMS MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts AUSTRALIA 6 5 0 1 17 3 14 15 JORDAN 6 4 1 1 12 2 10 13 KYRGYZSTAN 7 3 2 2 9 8 1 11 TAJIKISTAN 6 1 2 3 9 12 -3 5 BANGLADESH 7 0 1 6 2 24 -22 1 Details GROUP C TEAMS MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts QATAR 6 6 0 0 27 2 25 18 HONG KONG 7 4 2 1 13 3 10 14 CHINA PR 6 3 2 1 21 1 20 11 MALDIVES 6 1 0 5 4 14 -10 3 BHUTAN 7 0 0 7 3 48 -45 0 Details GROUP D TEAMS MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts IRAN 6 4 2 0 20 3 17 14 OMAN 6 3 2 1 10 5 5 11 TURKMENISTAN 7 3 1 3 8 10 -2 10 GUAM 7 2 1 4 3 15 -12 7 INDIA 6 1 0 5 4 12 -8 3 Details GROUP E TEAMS MP W D L GF GA +/- Pt...