Taskin to not receive No-Objection Certificate for IPL 2022 - BCB official

Bangladesh Cricket Board official, on Monday (March 21), said that Taskin Ahmed will not receive No-Objection Certificate to take part in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Bangladesh are currently touring South Africa.

Incidentally, Lucknow Super Giants contacted Bangladesh Cricket Board in order to rope in Taskin for the IPL 2022 after Mark Wood was ruled out from the tournament.

''Since we have two important series like the ongoing home tour of South Africa and the home series against Sri Lanka, we feel it won't be right for him to take part in the IPL,'' BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus told reporters.

''We have spoken with Taskin and he has understood the whole situation. He informed the franchise that he is not playing the IPL and will be available for the South Africa tour and later will return back home.

Meanwhile, BCB officials said that they are waiting for a call from all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan regarding his availability during the ongoing tour of South Africa, considering he might have to return home in the midst of the three-match ODI series to be with his sick family members.

Shakib's mother Shirin Reza has been admitted to hospital due to heart infection while his second daughter Eyzah Al Hasan was admitted to hospital three days back due to pneumonia. His youngest son Errum Hasan is also down with pneumonia.

''We are expecting him to be available in the third ODIs unless his family members' situation turns very critical. This is a crisis for him and he will be allowed to come whenever he wishes because family comes first.

''We are in constant touch with him,'' he said, adding that there is a possibility of him missing the two-match Test series if he returns home. ''He might miss the Test series if situation is such, but we must remember that he is going through a crisis and we need to back him."

Later, Bangladesh's technical director Khaled Mahmud confirmed that the ace all-rounder has turned down the offer of returning home today night and is staying on in South Africa to play the third ODI.

"Shakib turned down the offer of returning home tonight and will play the ODI," Mahmud told Cricbuzz.

This news article was updated regarding Shakib's situation at 17:18 IST.