Bangladesh Premier League

[Spikey]

I don't see why anyone would begrudge Bangladesh having an event like this. Yes the quality is going to patchy but they're not forcing you to watch it.

Yes, it's not like they're going around Bangladesh mugging people to make up the money anyway.

I hope it gives the Bangladesh players exposure to a more professional environment, even if it's more through the training and coaches rather than the games themselves.

Seems to be a rather anomalous innings from Mahmudullah going by his career strike rate...

Yeah pretty much this. There's the usual worries of spot fixing and the fear of the comp collapsing at any second, but you know it might inspire Banga youngsters to take up pace bowling if someone really stars or something. I don't really see the harm.

[ajdude]

barisal's playing twice in two days, gayle's on 30*, shiz

i don't blame shehzad for looking pissed off, i would be too if i couldn't hit razzaq for six every ball

also good umpire, must want to watch gayle

was a pretty thick edge tbf

****s sake gayle's looked like **** ever since i started watching, culminating in his dismissal, ****balls

[smalishah84]

You guys are acting like 50K USD for 3 weeks of worth of work is something awful, Especially for some of the local players. Thats a ton of Money in Bangladesh. 50K USD is alot of money in 1st world countries

Afridi and Gayle are the highest earners but there getting paid on a pro rated basis. Since there not playing every game. Every West Indian is making over 250K. The Pakistani players are getting paid handsomely as well.

These leagues is what Symonds and Flintoff probably thought of how they were going to make money when they ended their international careers. It's ironic that it's Gayle who's living the mercenary lifestyle but he's being blackballed from playing international cricket.

This.....

700K is probably what Afridi would have gotten even in the IPL. Pretty good deal for Afridi for just 3 weeks.

btw how many games would Afridi play since he will be playing for Pakistan in Dubai. In case he gets paid pro-rated doesn't he miss out on most of the money?

[Shri]

Been a while since I saw Afridi open the batting in a game. Make it happen BBL!!!

[Agent Nationaux]

Afridi is in UAE.

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm Kabir Ali 2/6 off 2 overs.

[ajdude]

pollard's destroying it atm, jesus christ

arun lal refers to this as the "most exciting time of this ipl"

[Scaly piscine]

Yea the West Indies players have been slaughtering the ball in this tournament. Gayle 62* out of 81/3 off 10, has hogged the strike a bit but still. Needs to do a lot more of that mind if he's going to finish on the winning side.

[ajdude]

gayle needs to make about 150 if the burners are gonna win here

"now double it" etc

[Jayzamann]

gayle needs to make about 150 if the burners are gonna win here

"now double it" etc

Wouldn't put it past him.

Doesn't it singe the testicles to have beast mode engaged for so long?

[ajdude]

my ah um tv ah signal went out, goddamnit

my ah um tv signal just came back to show gayle being bowled, i'm going to sleep

[Prince EWS]

SAMI z

[Agent Nationaux]

Ahmad Shehzad has reprimanded for arguing with the curator.
This kid has a serious attitude problem.

[G.I.Joe]

How much bowling is Abdul Razzaq (the Pakistani) getting done? There are reports that he's pulled a fast one on the PCB.

[Shri]

How much bowling is Abdul Razzaq (the Pakistani) getting done? There are reports that he's pulled a fast one on the PCB.

Razzaq is Pakistani. Razzak is Bangladeshi. You really didn't need that bracket.