Mashrafee backs for NCLt20

Whole Sylhet is Smiling. Because Norail Express is back from IPL to play for Sylhet Sultans. The participation of Mashrafee in the first ever franchise-based Twenty20 competition hosted by the Bangladesh Cricket Board as he was with Indian Premier League outfit KKR.
Pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza returned home on Friday and joined the National Cricket League Twenty20 franchise Sultans of Sylhet after he was released by Kolkata Knight Riders.
The BCB did not pick him as icon of any side despite being a former national captain and had instead placed him on the list of pool players, who were up for grabs in a lottery by the franchises.
Sultans played a gamble and picked him despite all the uncertainty. They were the gainers eventually as Mashrafee opted to play in the competition instead of sitting idle in Kolkata.
The Sylhet franchise presented him at a press conference on Friday, ending all speculation about his participation. He was awarded the captaincy of the side in place of Alok Kapali, their official mega icon in the competition.
I am feeling much better now and looking forward to returning to the field,Mashrafee told the press conference.
Mashrafee has played just one international match in the past eight months since his injury in the West Indies last July. Apart from the one-day international against England in February, his participation in competitive cricket was limited to a four-day match for Khulna in the National Cricket Leagues first-class version.
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons and skipper Sakib al Hasan were not satisfied with his fitness in the comeback match and dropped him for the next game against England. A visibly angry Mashrafee left the team hotel immediately and joined KKR after the series.
He was not selected for any of the 10 matches that KKR played so far in the IPL, which put his match fitness in doubt ahead of the ICC World Twenty20, slated to begin later this month.
I have been selected for the ICC World Twenty20, so I badly needed to play some matches at this stage. I am very happy that Sylhet provided me that opportunity, he said.
The NCL Twenty20 will be a good preparation for all of us and I am looking forward to it, added the former captain.
Mashrafee was grateful to KKR for releasing him without any fuss.
They released me amicably and also promised to pay me for the full season. They also realised that I need to play some games and I am really grateful to them for their decision, said Mashrafee.

Pace bowler Mashrafee bin Murtaza returned home on Friday and joined the National Cricket League Twenty20 franchise Sultans of Sylhet after he was released by Kolkata Knight Riders. The participation of Mashrafee in the first ever franchise-based Twenty20 competition hosted by the Bangladesh Cricket Board as he was with Indian Premier League outfit KKR. The BCB did not pick him as icon of any side despite being a former national captain and had instead placed him on the list of pool players, who were up for grabs in a lottery by the franchises. Sultans played a gamble and picked him despite all the uncertainty. They were the gainers eventually as Mashrafee opted to play in the competition instead of sitting idle in Kolkata. The Sylhet franchise presented him at a press conference on Friday, ending all speculation about his participation. He was awarded the captaincy of the side in place of Alok Kapali, their official mega icon in the competition. I am feeling much better now and looking forward to returning to the field, Mashrafee told the press conference. Mashrafee has played just one international match in the past eight months since his injury in the West Indies last July. Apart from the one-day international against England in February, his participation in competitive cricket was limited to a four-day match for Khulna in the National Cricket Leagues first-class version. Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons and skipper Sakib al Hasan were not satisfied with his fitness in the comeback match and dropped him for the next game against England. A visibly angry Mashrafee left the team hotel immediately and joined KKR after the series. He was not selected for any of the 10 matches that KKR played so far in the IPL, which put his match fitness in doubt ahead of the ICC World Twenty20, slated to begin later this month. I have been selected for the ICC World Twenty20, so I badly needed to play some matches at this stage. I am very happy that Sylhet provided me that opportunity, he said.

The NCL Twenty20 will be a good preparation for all of us and I am looking forward to it, added the former captain. Mashrafee was grateful to KKR for releasing him without any fuss.

They released me amicably and also promised to pay me for the full season. They also realised that I need to play some games and I am really grateful to them for their decision,said Mashrafee.