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Rebellion in Tiger camp

11 national cricketers set to join Indian rebel league

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh cricket's struggle is all set to mount after 11 national players including former captain Habibul Bashar have retired from all forms of cricket to, what is believed, participate in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).
Aftab Ahmed, Shahriar Nafees, Forhad Reza, Dhiman Ghosh and Mosharraf Hossain are the five others who called time on their burgeoning careers after reported to have been offered a major deal by the breakaway event organisers. The exodus of these players, some of whom have international experience, will have far-reaching impact the country's game. With the team already shorn of experience and facing tough times since last year's World Cup, it is difficult to see how this gap would be filled.
They are expected to pocket around 200,000 dollars each after signing the three-year contracts, several times more what they can ever expect to earn while playing for Bangladesh.
ICL is not recognised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and players appearing in its tour-naments are liable to be banned from all ICC-affiliated cricket.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) received the resignation letters yesterday from all six players, who are currently under the board's contract. They expressed concern at the abrupt decision and as the letters did not state reasons for their intention to retire, the BCB has instructed the players to appear in person on Tuesday afternoon at the board's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium office for explanation.
All-rounder Forhad and wicketkeeper Dhiman played in the disappointing Australia tour this month and although Dhiman was average, Forhad would have reasons to doubt his future among theTigers.
Bashar, who was dropped after the first Test against South Africa earlier this year, has played 50 Test matches and 111 one-day internationals and captained Bangladesh between 2003 and 2007. Aftab, the dashing Chittagong batsman, got injured before the Kitply Cup in June and has not played for the Tigers since. Mosharraf, the leftarm spinner, has only a couple of one-dayers under his belt and expressed anxiety over his future.
Left-handed opener Nafees, who shot to fame after making a Test century against Australia in 2006, opted out of the recent tour of Australia citing educational commitments and maintains that he would be concentrating on his studies for another year.
According to reports, as many as 14 players, most of them former and current national players, have been approached by ICL officials, who plan to form a new team called "Dhaka Warriors".
Alok Kapali Nazimuddin, retired left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique, Tapash Baisya and Manjurul Islam, and Golam Mabud and Mahbubul Karim, currently touring Sri Lanka with the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team, are the names linked with the proposed ICL team.
When contacted by a leading cricket website, ICL executive member Kiran More said that no formal agreement had been reached.
"We are currently in the state of discussion with a few Bangladeshi players but nothing has been finalised yet," said the former Indian wicketkeeper.
He however refused to name the players with whom the ICL was in touch.
"I can say only about myself that I have got the proposal from the ICL and am talking with them," he added.
Some of these players are believed to have been offered as low as 30,000 dollars each.
The new ICL season will begin on October 10, featuring 34 matches across four venues in India.