Shakib, Mushfiqur, Tamim, Sunny and Nasir selected at the inaugural SLPL auction

[TigerEz]

Shakib should skip this....like really ....

he's not someone who needs to get use to the conditions or anything cuz he too COOL!

others can play this...but shakib bhai, take another break before T20 CUp

[Equinox]

Shakib at 25k is pretty ridiculous. Guys like Mitchell Marsh, Callum Ferguson and Andrew McDonald are getting more than him. But then again Ajmal and Akmal too are getting 25k each, which is equally ridiculous. Looks like like the IPL, they too are infatuated with no-name Aussies.

[AbuDarda]

ধুর এই কয়টা টাকার জন্য শ্রীলংকায় গিয়ে মাসব্যাপি খেলার জন্য বসে থাকতে হবে??? বিপিএলে আমাদের দেশী খেলোয়ারদের সর্বনিমম্ন মূল্যও তো ২০০০ ডলার ছিল,সেখানে এই লিগে সাকিবই পাচ্ছে মাত্র ২৫০০০ ডলার! যে আফ্রিদি বিপিএলে চুক্তিবদ্ধ হয়েছিল সাড়ে সাত লাখ ডলার সে কিনা এখানে পাবে মাত্র পঞ্চাশ হাজার! একেবারেই দরিদ্র লীগ! সুপার ফ্লপ হবে নিশ্চিত!

[zinatf]

Everyone, calm down please. I know 25k for Shakfu's unthinkable alright, but I doubt he'll think for the money......he's mentioned that it's getting the practise from playing t20 in Lankan pitches that will count the most for this upcoming t20 WC....plus he has already been getting so much money from other tourney and product endorsements...money's less likely to be a matter here...

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by playmaker
I.....l.l..l.....

Anyways while most of u are liking that there are 3 BDs in 1 team it means that when 1 of them plays it rules out the chances for the others to play...from my POV

Fans have no end of expectations....

A few months before, we were even happy Tamim sitting and earning money ... Now three players in one team at least guarantees any one of them are surely playing in every match....and still you have complains???

[BANFAN]

Originally Posted by AbuDarda
ধুর এই কয়টা টাকার জন্য শ্রীলংকায় গিয়ে মাসব্যাপি খেলার জন্য বসে থাকতে হবে??? বিপিএলে আমাদের দেশী খেলোয়ারদের সর্বনিমম্ন মূল্যও তো ২০০০ ডলার ছিল,সেখানে এই লিগে সাকিবই পাচ্ছে মাত্র ২৫০০০ ডলার! যে আফ্রিদি বিপিএলে চুক্তিবদ্ধ হয়েছিল সাড়ে সাত লাখ ডলার সে কিনা এখানে পাবে মাত্র পঞ্চাশ হাজার! একেবারেই দরিদ্র লীগ! সুপার ফ্লপ হবে নিশ্চিত!

I'm sure, many will pull out...

[playmaker]

Originally Posted by zinatf
Everyone, calm down please. I know 25k for Shakfu's pretty low alright, but I doubt he'll think for the money......he's mentioned that it's getting the practise from playing t20 in Lankan pitches that will count the most for this upcoming t20 WC....plus he has already been getting so much money from other tourney and product endorsements...money's less likely to be a matter here...

well, the players may play for the practice but from a personal point of view he may not like it. He is gonna be paid $25000 for 3 weeks of cricket Forget shakib, think abt sunny, he will be paid $12000 so financially not a tempting tournament...even DPL provides more money to players..

[Ajfar]

Originally Posted by mufi_02
I don't prefer the present system. Players jumping from one league to another and slowly they lose their exclusivity. Football season run concurrently but just imagine Messi playing for Barcelona, Boca Juniors and Man U. Yes we would love to see more of Messi but in the process he will lose his enigma. Now look at Gayle, who is the best T20 player, playing in IPL, Big Bash, BPL, SA League and now SLPL. I lose interest like this.

Ya but how long is football season- pre season, regular season, chamoions league. While T20 leagues last for 1 month and that too is too much. What's he gonna do in the rest of the 11 month when there is no international series going on. T20 format was made for guys like Pollard and Gayle, without players like these guys the game becomes much less interesting.

[MSM B2C]

Rule: Important

Out of the 9 overseas player, The franchise will only select 6!!!

Therefore it is possible that Mushfiq, Elias, Nasir will not be selected unless owners want them in 6!

[Rinathq]

Preliminary SLPL squads of all the teams:

Uthura: Shakib Al Hasan, Brendan Taylor, Kevon Cooper, Imran Farhat, Fidel Edwards, David Miller, Dillon du Preez, Samuel Badree, Chamara Kapugedara, Jehan Mubarak, Farveez Maharoof, Janak Gunaratne, Nilanka Premaratne, Mahela Udawatte, Chathura Peiris, Akalanka Ganegama, Roshen Silva, PHD Kaushalya, Sandun Weerakkody, Madra Lakmal, Sohan Boralessa, Yohan de Silva, Madushanka Ekanayake, Muttiah Muralitharan

Nagenahira: Mitchell Marsh, Imran Nazir, Travis Birt, Ahmed Shehzad, Ben Laughlin, Elias Sunny, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Nuwan Kulasekara, Angelo Perera, Ajantha Mendis, TM Sampath, Sachith Pathirana, Suraj Randiv, Gayan Maneeshan, Chammera Dushmantha, Shaminda Eranga, Udara Jayasundera, Kanishka Alvitigala, Sajeewa Weerakoon, Andy Solomons, Ishan Jayaratne, Charith Sylvester, Angelo Mathews

Ruhuna: Shahid Afridi, Daniel Harris, Ryan Harris, Aaron Finch, Jerome Taylor, Nathan McCullum, Ryan McLaren, Richard Levi, Lahiru Thirimanne, Chamara Silva, Prasanna Jayawardene, Dilruwan Perera, Ramith Rambukwella, Tharanga Lakshitha, Gihan Rupesinghe, Shaluka Karunanayake, Denuwan Rajakaruna, Malinga Bandara, Kasun Madushanka, Dananja de Silva, Shanuka Dissanayake, Gayan Wijekoon, Chaminda Vidanapathirana, Lasith Malinga

Wayamba: Azhar Mahmood, Umar Akmal, Tamim Iqbal, Colin Ingram, Kemar Roach, James Faulkner, Abdul Razzaq, Brad Hogg,Dinesh Chandimal, Isuru Udana, Kushal Janith Perera, Akhila Dhananjaya, Kaushal Weeraratne, Shehan Jayasuriya, Suranga Lakmal, Milinda Siriwardana, Chathuraga Kumara, Nimesh Perera, Chaminda Vaas, Alankara Asanka, Dashun Shanaka, Malinga Pushpakumara, Dilesh Gunaratne, Mahela Jaywardene

Kandurata: Saeed Ajmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Sohail Tanvir, Chris Lynn, Dane Vilas, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Adam Voges, Thisara Perera, Thilan Samaraweera, Kosala Kulasekara, Kithruwan Vithanage, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Jeevantha Kulatunga, Malinda Warnapura, Chanaka Welegedara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Tharanga Paranavitana, Romesh Buddika, Chintaka Perera, Kaushal Silva, Niroshan Dikwalla, Kumar Sangakkara

Basnahira: Brad Hodge, Marlon Samuels, Daniel Smith, Dirk Nannes, Robin Peterson, Tim Southee, Clint McKay, Cameron Borgas, Jeevan Mendis, Rangana Herath, Indika de Saram, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dhammika Prasad, Lahiru Jayaratne, Rushan Jaleel, Sachitra Serasinghe, Nuwan Pradeep, Dimuth Karunaratne, Amal Athulamudali, Sanjaya Gangodawila, Nadeehra Nawala, Thilan Tushara, Ishara Amerasinghe, Tillakaratne Dilshan

Uva: Andrew McDonald, Umar Gul, Shoaib Malik, Callum Ferguson, James Franklin, Abdur Rehman, Hammad Azam, Chris Gayle, Sachithra Senanayake, Thilina Kandamby, Upul Tharanga, Dilshan Munaweera, Dilhara Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Chintaka Jayasinghe, Sameera Zoysa, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ashan Priyanjana, Vishva Fernando, Lahiru Madhushanka, Akila Ishanka, Dinesh Darshapriya, Saliya Saman, Ashen Silva

[Equinox]

Originally Posted by playmaker
well, the players may play for the practice but from a personal point of view he may not like it. He is gonna be paid $25000 for 3 weeks of cricket Forget shakib, think abt sunny, he will be paid $12000 so financially not a tempting tournament...even DPL provides more money to players..

Bhai, $12,000 is still good money. You're making it sound like it's nothing. That's more than 12 times the GDP per capita of an average Bangladeshi earnt in three weeks. I'm sure Sunny won't be complaining as much as you are.

Just checked out the Nagenahira squad and there's only one regular keeper (CS Fernando) other than Mushy, and the last time he played in a T20 match was in 2009. So there's a good chance Mushy might be featuring regularly for them. And Shakib should be the first pick among the overseas for his team. Not sure about the other three.

[zinatf]

Just like IPL.....jodi Shakib/Tamim/Mushy/Nasir/Sunny-ke khelano hoi tahole Uthura/Nagenahira/Wayamba ZINDABAAD! Ar na khelaile...HAAR...HAAR!

[Rinathq]

Dont think Sunny will make it as the team has good spin options......

[TigerEz]

SLPL jeno boss giri na dekhay.....eita IPL na, je ora boss giri dekhabe! Boss giri sudhu IPL'e manay kintu slpl ba bpl e manay na!

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by Equinox
Bhai, $12,000 is still good money. You're making it sound like it's nothing. That's more than 12 times the GDP per capita of an average Bangladeshi earnt in three weeks. I'm sure Sunny won't be complaining as much as you are.

$12,000 comes out to be almost Tk. 10 lakhs for one month. I think in Dhaka very few people makes that much money in a month.

But comparing to BPL, the salary is very low. BPL franchises were bought for around $1 million while in SLPL, all the franchises were bought by Indians for $5 Millions. Afridi made $700k in BPL but only $50k in SLPL

[Equinox]

Originally Posted by mufi_02
$12,000 comes out to be almost Tk. 10 lakhs for one month. I think in Dhaka very few people makes that much money in a month.

But comparing to BPL, the salary is very low. BPL franchises were bought for around $1 million while in SLPL, all the franchises were bought by Indians for $5 Millions. Afridi made $700k in BPL but only $50k in SLPL

I understand that but it's not like the two tournaments are conflicting so I don't get why people are comparing the two. And remember only the icons and the foreigners made big money from the BPL. So for someone like Sunny an extra 10 lakhs for three weeks' work is a lot especially since he would've been doing nothing otherwise.

[deshimon]

সাকিবকে মাত্র ২৫০০০ ডলার দেওয়া হবে। কিন্তু দেখলাম কিছু অখ্যাৎ খেলোয়াড়কে সাকিবের এর চেয়েও বেশি টাকা দেওয়া হবে।

[Equinox]

So the preliminary squads will have to be reduced to 18. Each team needs to cut two foreigners and four locals. Those who are cut will then go into a supplementary list and can be drafted into the main squad in case of an injury. I have a feeling Nasir and Sunny are at risk of being cut.

[mufi_02]

These pay scales argument also points to a change in players and fan's attitude. Gone are those days when a player (especially from Bangladesh) would grab any chance to play overseas to gain experience. Heck, they would even play for free in County, Ranji, Sheffield Shield. It was all about experience and exposure. Forget about players, now the fans even look at the money first and experience later.

I know any T20 league is at the same caliber as County or Ranji trophies. But it is not less important considering the fact that the WC will be played in that condition. There are a lot of benefits to play some competitive cricket in the same exact condition just right before the WC.

[Mav]

Good News. Since 4 Foreign players are allowed in each match, we can hope to see a BD player playing everyday in some team.

This is good for confidence, as it gives them the belief that they are in the league of elite players of the world. Asia cup performance after BPL was a reflection of it, i believe so.

Would have loved to see Mahmudullah getting in, but i guess his T20 stats isnt that impressive.

[playmaker]

Originally Posted by Equinox
Bhai, $12,000 is still good money. You're making it sound like it's nothing. That's more than 12 times the GDP per capita of an average Bangladeshi earnt in three weeks. I'm sure Sunny won't be complaining as much as you are.

Just checked out the Nagenahira squad and there's only one regular keeper (CS Fernando) other than Mushy, and the last time he played in a T20 match was in 2009. So there's a good chance Mushy might be featuring regularly for them. And Shakib should be the first pick among the overseas for his team. Not sure about the other three.

I will not disagree that 12Ks is less. Its a hell lot when you are giving it a Bangali.

But I want our boys to have much more and get the same amount of money as he deserves. e.g. he gets bought for 425Ks and someone like daniel christian is bought for 900Ks. Anyways dont want any further arguements. Ill be just happy to see the boys getting paid properly, with no pay delays

[Rabz]

Money is secondary in this case.
It is all about proving their worth, if given a chance.
Except Shakib, all the other four have a point to prove, show the world that they belong to this stage.
Tamim, despite his big hitting reputation, failed to get a single game in the IPL and for the rest three, just being picked itself should be a cause of celebration.
If our "regular" boys like Mushy, Nasir and Sunny does well in this league, it will open doors for other players in the coming years.
Also, this should be seen as a great opportunity to acclimatize with the local condition just prior to the world cup.

[Rifat]

Alhamdulillah! This is excellent news.

Remember, The T20 World Cup is also in Sri Lanka, This is an excellent opportunity to get used to the conditions...

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by TigerEz
Shakib should skip this....like really ....

he's not someone who needs to get use to the conditions or anything cuz he too COOL!

others can play this...but shakib bhai, take another break before T20 CUp

I would have to disagree on this one, Istiaque.

Life is all about Momentum, you just keep going... Don't Stop till you drop! no player is inferior, every player has a bad day at the office, plus it will give him an added advantage right before the World Cup, He will get used to the conditions...

[playmaker]

Originally Posted by Rifat
I would have to disagree on this one, Istiaque.

Life is all about Momentum, you just keep going... Don't Stop till you drop! no player is inferior, every player has a bad day at the office, plus it will give him an added advantage right before the World Cup, He will get used to the conditions...

And if you look at his team there is hardly much stars so he is the main player alongside Murali so a lot of focus will be on him and thats good.