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MSC set to consolidate

Ashraful only star capture

Sports Reporter
When defending champions Abahani all but confirmed a bunch of star cricketers with a mission .to retain the Premier Cricket League title, traditional rivals Mohammedan has focused on mediocre cricketers to improve their standings.
The Motijheel outfit how'ever seem all set to bring former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful back who played for Gazi Tank in the last season. Some influential Mohammedan officials met yesterday in an unofficial meeting where Ashraful was present to decide on the team for the upcoming competition of the most coveted domesticleague.
Mohammedan, who finished third in the last season, has been ‘also trying to sign former national skipper Khaled
Mahmud, who has earned a reputation as a shrewd tactician in the domestic scene, as a coach in their bid to improve their standings to put aside the last few seasons' frustrating performance.
Due to budget constrain, the popular outfit didn't show too much interest on star cricketers except Ashraful but they want to make up for it by confirming the services of Mahmud. However, it will ultimately depend on the amount they offer for Mahmud.
If his deal does go through Ashraful is all set to bag a handsome amount ofTk 12 to Tk 15 lakh. Besides the ex-national skipper, Mohammedan also confirmed the services of Nasiruddin Faruque and Shamsur Rahman.
All-rounder Sohrawordi Shuvo is all set to switch to Gazi Tank from the Motijheel tent but Mohammedan is trying to rope in at least one national all-rounder. Mahmudullah Riyad, who had a notable contribution in the Tigers historic tri-
umphs in West Indies, and Mehrab Hossain are in the consideration and the latter has a good chance to join the crowdfavourite club from Old DOHS.
Mohammedan is also negotiating with the wicketkeeper batsman Dhiman Ghosh, one of those cricketers who returned to the mainstream after ICL following the board's amnesty. But it was learnt that Dhiman is demanding a high salary.
The other cricketers who may join the club are Nabil Samad, Saqlain Sajib, Dollar Mahmud and Delwar Hossain.
Mohammedan is yet to decide about the middle order batsman Rokibul Hasan.
The most coveted domestic competition, the Premier Division Cricket League will kick off with the T20 version from October 10 to October 18 while the one-day competition is scheduled from October 23 to December 15.
The three-day players' transfer will start from September 29.