BD Cricket Board grants NOCs to players for HBL PSL 10

Three Bangladesh cricketers have been selected in players' draft

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to three Bangladeshi cricketers for participation in the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), according to Bangladeshi media reports on Thursday.

A total of three Bangladeshi players were selected in the PSL 10 player draft, which will take place from April 11 to May 18. Right-arm pacer Nahid Rana has been picked by Peshawar Zalmi, while Litton Das will play for Karachi Kings and Rishad Hossain has been roped in by Lahore Qalandars.

There had been some uncertainty about their participation due to Bangladesh's upcoming series against Zimbabwe, which includes two Test matches from April 20 to May 2. However, the BCB has now confirmed that Litton Das and Rishad Hossain will be available for the entire PSL season, while Nahid Rana has been given partial clearance.

Rana will join the PSL after the first Test against Zimbabwe, as the BCB intends to manage his workload.

The eagerly awaited PSL 10 is set to begin on Friday, April 11, with the defending champions, Islamabad United, facing two-time winners Lahore Qalandars at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. This season of the PSL will feature 34 matches, with the final scheduled to take place on May 18.

Tamim Iqbal back home after heart attack

Former Bangladeshi cricket captain Tamim Iqbal returned home Friday, days after suffering a massive heart attack during a local match.

The 36-year-old was leading Mohammedan Sporting Club in a match of the 50-over Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League when he was rushed to a nearby hospital complaining of severe chest pain on Monday.

He was given stenting surgery the same day and later moved to a bigger health facility in the capital Dhaka.

"After observing his health condition, we have decided to discharge him today," Shahabuddin Talukder, a doctor at Evercare Hospital told reporters.

He added that Tamim would have to maintain a rehabilitation program and modify his lifestyle.

"We hope he will be able to return to cricket soon," he added.

Abu Zafar of the Bangladeshi health ministry told reporters on Wednesday that it was uncertain whether Tamim would be able to return to cricket.

"Tamim won't be able to play sports for the next three months. If everything goes well, then he will be able to return," he said.

"Unfortunately, he is a smoker, which is a risk factor for heart attacks. He must stay away from it. He will have to follow doctors' advice."

Tamim scored more than 15,000 runs for Bangladesh in a career spanning 15 years and remains the only Bangladeshi to score hundreds in all formats of international cricket.