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No Bangladesh players were picked in the IPL Auction 2025 – Are they facing the same politics as Pakistan from India's BCCI?

Are Bangladesh players being excluded from IPL 2025 due to political reasons?

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In the IPL 2025 mega auction, no Bangladesh players were selected, despite several being granted NOCs by the BCB, including stars like Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and Liton Das.

This exclusion could be another political move by the BCCI, especially after the removal of pro-Indian former leader Sheikh Hasina and ongoing allegations of mistreatment of Hindus in Bangladesh.

We’ve already seen Pakistan players sidelined for political reasons, so are Bangladeshi players now facing the same fate?

Let's discuss.
 
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Are these players good enough?

Many big names miss out on IPL so may not be anything to do with politics.

Will be interesting to here Indian perspective.
 
Nobody is worthy. If they have mystery spinners they might have had a shot. Only 2 name comes up in the auction. Fiz and Rishad.
 
Kuch bhi.... :facepalm:


Shakib and Mushfiq are way past it. The latter was never even good enough to play in the IPL..

I think the biggest reason is the hammering Bangladesh received at the hands of India in the recent T20 series. They were made to look like amateurs by the young Indian team. Fizz and Liton too were pretty bad..
 
And this is why the clowns that usually say "Oh he's deliberately underperforming against them to secure an IPL contract" are just that....clowns.

If you play like crap against India, you can pretty much guarantee you're going unsold.
 
Mesozoic said:
And this is why the clowns that usually say "Oh he's deliberately underperforming against them to secure an IPL contract" are just that....clowns.

If you play like crap against India, you can pretty much guarantee you're going unsold.
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This is the logic they don't understand. Most of the big ticket winners (some undeservingly) were those who did well against India in some format. Keith Jamieson, Marco Jansen both did well in Tests. But went for a lot of money in the IPL auction.
 
Mesozoic said:
Kuch bhi.... :facepalm:


Shakib and Mushfiq are way past it. The latter was never even good enough to play in the IPL..

I think the biggest reason is the hammering Bangladesh received at the hands of India in the recent T20 series. They were made to look like amateurs by the young Indian team. Fizz and Liton too were pretty bad..
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I suspect so.

Bangladesh are a junk T20 team to be honest. They aren't the best in other formats either but their struggles with T20 are maybe the worst so I can see why some of these names ( while good players) won't make the cut when you can have the pick of players from across the world.

Despite this I hope PSL can sign them up. They are not bad players by any means but overseas competition in IPL is a lot higher than PSL.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Nobody is worthy. If they have mystery spinners they might have had a shot. Only 2 name comes up in the auction. Fiz and Rishad.
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Fiz never had much success apart from 1st season where no one saw him earlier much. He lives on slower cutters . it comes on slow pitches and a bit big grounds only.So chennai,Lucknow are only options.He played in chennai but not much impact and they got pathirana as death overs specialist. Lucknow got mohsin,mayank,marsh .Hangrekar.so I don't think it's political.Samson or pandya have belted out rishad recently i believe. So he is not much of a mystery.
 
Vikram1989 said:
Fiz never had much success apart from 1st season where no one saw him earlier much. He lives on slower cutters . it comes on slow pitches and a bit big grounds only.So chennai,Lucknow are only options.He played in chennai but not much impact and they got pathirana as death overs specialist. Lucknow got mohsin,mayank,marsh .Hangrekar.so I don't think it's political.Samson or pandya have belted out rishad recently i believe. So he is not much of a mystery.
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They have to learn the Afghanistan model. Plenty of mystery spinners. It is not like they have somebody promoting them like Australian coaches do.
 
Surprised that Mustafiz wasn't picked as he generally plays every season (played for Chennai last season).
 
Noor Ahmad has become a millionaire receiving a pay hike of 3233% !! I am sure lot of BD players must be jealous.
 
PAK and BD won't get into IPL on merit as overseas players currently. No need for discrimination.

You get a look when you perform well and especially against India.

Rishad Hossain has an economy of 14 against India. Franchises don't rate overseas players like that.

It's why Afghans, Australia, England, South Africa, NZ etc. go extra hard against India these days because they know they will get good IPL gigs
 
DeadlyVenom said:
I suspect so.

Bangladesh are a junk T20 team to be honest. They aren't the best in other formats either but their struggles with T20 are maybe the worst so I can see why some of these names ( while good players) won't make the cut when you can have the pick of players from across the world.
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One more issue is bng players never improve their ceiling. You can take example of fiz ,liton etc.on the other hand Afghan players keep on rising their bar every year and they are the first ones to appear along side the captian to discuss or help.Its all about positive pr among the fans too.Loyal franchise fans will always supports them.Rashid ,Nabi , noor are always present at the captian ina crisis situation. Its never heard of bng players .
 
If you put the conspiracy theories aside - just look at the quality of Ban players. Honestly no one is top quality from Ban.
 
Taking advantage of it Pakistan and Bangladesh arrange a series during this window. 2x Test matches
 
BCB also pulled out Mustafizz from IPL, wanting him to play home games against Zim. Ipl teams have been very serious about avoiding players who don't show up, or leave on whim. This could have played a part. He may be the only on who had some chance. Otherwise BD players are hardly world beaters and probably won't be picked up in even lower leagues.
 
It would be naive to suggest that no politics was involved here, prima facie something to do with change of government in Bangladesh
 
Vikram1989 said:
One more issue is bng players never improve their ceiling. You can take example of fiz ,liton etc.on the other hand Afghan players keep on rising their bar every year and they are the first ones to appear along side the captian to discuss or help.Its all about positive pr among the fans too.Loyal franchise fans will always supports them.Rashid ,Nabi , noor are always present at the captian ina crisis situation. Its never heard of bng players .
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This is a very important point. Rashid Khan, always acts liek a senior and willing to contribute in anyway. Same with other afghan players. Even with language they are flexible to learn English or understand a big of hindi and communicate and be part of the team. Whereas Fizz who is playing international cricket for a decade still needed a translator few years back when he played for Chennai. They also hide somewhere in the field and don't look confident enough to contribute positively
 
The Bald Eagle said:
It would be naive to suggest that no politics was involved here, prima facie something to do with change of government in Bangladesh
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Unless you have some basis for that it just your opinion. Not a single t20 player from BD would walk into any decent T20i team in the world. Heck, I don't think any BD player will even find a place in Pak team. Why would they get a contract in the best T20 league?
 
SportsWarrior said:
Unless you have some basis for that it just your opinion. Not a single t20 player from BD would walk into any decent T20i team in the world. Heck, I don't think any BD player will even find a place in Pak team. Why would they get a contract in the best T20 league?
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The new kid Tanzim Hasan is so talented can't be ignored in my opinion, Mehidy Hasan also a fine player. Shoriful and Taskin not bad either
 
SportsWarrior said:
BCB also pulled out Mustafizz from IPL, wanting him to play home games against Zim. Ipl teams have been very serious about avoiding players who don't show up, or leave on whim. This could have played a part. He may be the only on who had some chance. Otherwise BD players are hardly world beaters and probably won't be picked up in even lower leagues.
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That is a very good point. They were not happy with that stunt by Bangladesh cricket board. THey didn't want to deal with confrontational cricket boards.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
The new kid Tanzim Hasan is so talented can't be ignored in my opinion, Mehidy Hasan also a fine player. Shoriful and Taskin not bad either
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There are literally 10s may be 100s of talented Indian players. They just picked a 16 year old. Why will they pick some random player from a country which has no pidegree of playing high quality T20 cricket? May be an Australian, SA or a English player can be invested in hoping for long term results. No one will do that for BD player. Just about anyone who gets picked have done well internationally or have done well against India.

The teams will not waste a foreign player spot on a talented player from BD
 
The Bald Eagle said:
The new kid Tanzim Hasan is so talented can't be ignored in my opinion, Mehidy Hasan also a fine player. Shoriful and Taskin not bad either
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Tanzim Hasan and Shorifuk have economy of more than 12 against India. There are literally 10 other local offies in India who can be considered instead of Mehidy and his economy is 10 against India. Taskin is decent but he is unlikely to take up any of Indian or foreign bowling talent space. They will not get into teams bases on such poor stats against India
 
They are not good enough to Play in world best T20 league . No rocket science
 
deltexas said:
If you put the conspiracy theories aside - just look at the quality of Ban players. Honestly no one is top quality from Ban.
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Fizz and Litton would’ve definitely gotten a place in IPL.

Shakin is old and the rest are not that great.
 
There has been many protests in India on BD team's recent visit to India and there was a call for a boycott of all the games due to the treatment of Hindus in BD after Hasina was thrown away. And, there was a campaign in SM not to buy any BD player for IPL. Owner didn;t want to take any chances. So its due to political reasons others wise some of the guys like Mutafifizurr-rehman of Shakib would have been picked up . Fizz did a good job for KK in IPL 2024.
 
Apart from Shakib and Mustafiz, no other BD player got chances in IPL consistently.

Shakib is now close to 40. So, I expect IPL to not pick an oldie like him.

Fizz was picked regularly but not this time. Probably it has to do with politics.
 
Yeah. it is pretty bad for BD not to get any player signed for IPL. Even Mustafizur? He was an integral part of the CSK and MI bowling lineup.
 
This is definately politics. Genocide of Hindus in BD has forced this. BD wants to ban Iskcon. Arrested Hindu monks.

Apparently BCCI told franchisees to not bid for BD players to avoid controversy.
 
kingusama92 said:
Surely Mustafizur is better than some of the others that were picked.
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Mustafizur had an economy of 9.26 last IPL despite playing for CSK where the strips are not highways .

The pitches offered less grip last year than for a few previous seasons. Fizz is a cutter bowler .
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Mustafizur had an economy of 9.26 last IPL despite playing for CSK where the strips are not highways .

The pitches offered less grip last year than for a few previous seasons. Fizz is a cutter bowler .
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Makes sense.

I haven't followed the IPL in years so will leave it to your judgment.

He's the best Bangladesh has to offer so if he can't make it then of course no one can make it.
 
kingusama92 said:
Makes sense.

I haven't followed the IPL in years so will leave it to your judgment.

He's the best Bangladesh has to offer so if he can't make it then of course no one can make it.
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Don't get me wrong, there may well be a political angle I'm not aware of. But even the numbers and marketability factor don't favour a lot of BD cricketers currently.
 
Yes BD players have been informally banned from IPL due to the situation of Hindus there. Otherwise players like Fizz would have definitely be retained by CSK. I am happy that BCCI finally took a stand on this issue. You will also not see a series with BD for a very long time.

India can't openly say it like they do for Pakistani players bcoz BD hindus are Bangladeshi citizens at the end of the day. So it is outside India's jurisdiction to interfere in another country matter. Also, BD don't send insurgents in India. However, I am very certain behind the scene instruction went to all franchises not to buy them.
 
Rajdeep said:
Yes BD players have been informally banned from IPL due to the situation of Hindus there. Otherwise players like Fizz would have definitely be retained by CSK. I am happy that BCCI finally took a stand on this issue. You will also not see a series with BD for a very long time.

India can't openly say it like they do for Pakistani players bcoz BD hindus are Bangladeshi citizens at the end of the day. So it is outside India's jurisdiction to interfere in another country matter. However, I am very certain behind the scene instruction went to all franchises not to buy them.
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Fizz is not the same bowler anymore and at the same time pathirana is rising Star so they retained him not fizz.
 
Devadwal said:
Fizz is not the same bowler anymore and at the same time pathirana is rising Star so they retained him not fizz.
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Bro, normally CSK franchise is very loyal to their players. Some poor matches does not mean they throw players out. Fizz gelled very well with CSKs plans, even visited Dhoni's house etc. This is clearly politics which has kept all BD players out.
 
Rajdeep said:
Bro, normally CSK franchise is very loyal to their players. Some poor matches does not mean they throw players out. Fizz gelled very well with CSKs plans, even visited Dhoni's house etc. This is clearly politics which has kept all BD players out.
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In Mega auction they focus on X factor players when it comes to foreign players. But another thing is nationality of the coach plays a big role. Ponting being the Punjab coach got all the Aussie players. Fleming took all the new zealand players. So you have to be an X factor player to be noticed by franchisees in a mega auction. BD has no X factor players.
 
Cover Drive Six said:
Current Bangladeshi players are not even fit to play in the CPL, let alone the IPL.
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Why not? Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das, and Mehidy Hasan are all very talented and could represent any franchise in the world.... I think their exclusion is more due to political reasons.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Why not? Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das, and Mehidy Hasan are all very talented and could represent any franchise in the world.... I think their exclusion is more due to political reasons.
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They may be fit for lesser leagues but not good enough to play IPL. Bangladesh don't have the players. Neither do Pakistan to be honest.
 
I hate the IPL but it's too high quality stuff for Bangladesh's street cricket level players.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Why not? Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das, and Mehidy Hasan are all very talented and could represent any franchise in the world.... I think their exclusion is more due to political reasons.
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Babar was unsold in the 100. Was it a political reason? Or are bangla players better than babar?
 
Bangladesh players have just whitewashed Windies in their own den yesterday in T20I... something which India couldn't even come close to recently.

Even to comprehend why actually were Bangladesh players ignored.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Bangladesh players have just whitewashed Windies in their own den yesterday in T20I... something which India couldn't even come close to recently.

Even to comprehend why actually were Bangladesh players ignored.
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What is their ICC ranking? 9

Highest ranked T20 batsman from Bangladesh is Hridoy 30
Highest ranked T20 bowler from Bangladesh is Taskin 18

Fiz is the only novelty guy. Even that has worn off. But in a mega auction there are way too many options available. So he was unfortunate to miss out. Other than that there is nobody in their side that is worth considering. Shakib is too old.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
What is their ICC ranking? 9

Highest ranked T20 batsman from Bangladesh is Hridoy 30
Highest ranked T20 bowler from Bangladesh is Taskin 18

Fiz is the only novelty guy. Even that has worn off. But in a mega auction there are way too many options available. So he was unfortunate to miss out. Other than that there is nobody in their side that is worth considering. Shakib is too old.
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Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Nahid Rana are some good emerging players.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Bangladesh players have just whitewashed Windies in their own den yesterday in T20I... something which India couldn't even come close to recently.

Even to comprehend why actually were Bangladesh players ignored.
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India hardly plays the first team in bilateral ODIs.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
What is their ICC ranking? 9

Highest ranked T20 batsman from Bangladesh is Hridoy 30
Highest ranked T20 bowler from Bangladesh is Taskin 18

Fiz is the only novelty guy. Even that has worn off. But in a mega auction there are way too many options available. So he was unfortunate to miss out. Other than that there is nobody in their side that is worth considering. Shakib is too old.
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T20 ranking fluctuates often, RSA is number 6 ranked team and they almost won the championship last time. Also, Indian players just need to play one or two good innings and they will get rated in top 10 easily i.e. Tilak Varma.

However, rest of what you said is correct. I have no idea why some players goes for the price they go for but I am really interested in the price to performance ratio of some of the players in the past IPLs.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Bangladesh players have just whitewashed Windies in their own den yesterday in T20I... something which India couldn't even come close to recently.

Even to comprehend why actually were Bangladesh players ignored.
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The Binny Bunnies become Chickens when they play Indian C team though.
If IPL happens in Bangladesh, then a case can be made for their players.
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Nahid Rana are some good emerging players.
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T20 is all about roles. Especially with respect to foreign players. What does Mehidy Hasan bring to the table that others don't. That is how they will see. I don't deny some rookie Aussies sneak in because the coach is an Aussie. 1) Big hitters 2) All rounders 3) Mystery spinners. 4) Fast bowlers. They are the highly sought after commodities. Order may change from year to year. These players from BD have to be much better than the competition to be picked. But Hard hitting all rounders are the biggest sought after role followed by Mystery spinner. This Afghanistan mystery spinner Ghazanfar definitely made some waves. He was sold for 560,066 USD . KKR used to support Bangladesh players as Bengal is near to Bangladesh.
 
BDfanforever said:
T20 ranking fluctuates often, RSA is number 6 ranked team and they almost won the championship last time. Also, Indian players just need to play one or two good innings and they will get rated in top 10 easily i.e. Tilak Varma.

However, rest of what you said is correct. I have no idea why some players goes for the price they go for but I am really interested in the price to performance ratio of some of the players in the past IPLs.
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I really wished someone giving LItton a go in playing XI. Sadly not to be the case. SHakib and Fiz are the only regulars. Both were part of IPL winning team. If someone from BD do something make everyone's head turn they will definitely be in consideration. Fastest 100 or something like that. Easiest way to sneak into IPL for an Asian player is being a mystery spinner.
 
Once Mamoon suggested a good approach. We should club 2 or 3 countries to verify the choices . If they are in the mix or atleast strong contenders , we should see them as good choices. In this case if club india , afg and bng , no bng player will make the playing eleven or strong contenders list too in any department. Club bng with nz, eng and aus there are no options .if u club bng with pak , sri lanka u may get few options . Beating west ondies doesn't matter if u lose to an ipl eleven in india by 150 runs in t20s.Always home records at opponent counts more.
 
Vikram1989 said:
Once Mamoon suggested a good approach. We should club 2 or 3 countries to verify the choices . If they are in the mix or atleast strong contenders , we should see them as good choices. In this case if club india , afg and bng , no bng player will make the playing eleven or strong contenders list too in any department. Club bng with nz, eng and aus there are no options .if u club bng with pak , sri lanka u may get few options . Beating west ondies doesn't matter if u lose to an ipl eleven in india by 150 runs in t20s.Always home records at opponent counts more.
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I dont think it works that way. Even someone like Joshua Little went for 4+Cr in one of IPL I recall.
Fizz goes for like max 2 CR and he isnt even our best bowler any longer.
 
BDfanforever said:
I dont think it works that way. Even someone like Joshua Little went for 4+Cr in one of IPL I recall.
Fizz goes for like max 2 CR and he isnt even our best bowler any longer.
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Why does not it works? U have to be stand out option to commend a good price.Fizz brought at 1.4 cr in 2016 and 2.2 in 2021. Players worth is considering current value.he relies on slow balls which does nothing on a good track.He was carted around on mumbai and rajastan grounds .he suits only for Chennai pitch and he has not done wonders there too.he needs a translator in 2016 and in 2025 too .it tells his level commitment to improve his bowling and business. No Bangladeshi player ever joins in the team huddle .they never gives an advice to the captain when team is in trouble.Look at Afghan they will be right beside to the captain always when ever situation becomes tense or difficult. AS a srh fan I can confirm that.always rashid khan will be there next to captian while fizz will stay far away.have u ever heard any young player saying some bng player helped him unlike any other country player.nabi used to discuss with Kane about the team strategy when both were wearing up the bench . Its not about individual game its caring about the team .
 
Every ipl team has only 4 overseas spots in the playin 11. So you have to be the creme de la creme as a foreign player. And so a majority of those are from Aus Eng SA WI. Ban players dont stand a chance honestly because of this criteria.
 
I am actually glad BD players are not playing in IPL. They should focus on national duties.

Even if they get selected in IPL, I don't think they will get many games. Only Fizz and Shakib got regular games.
 
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