IPL: Bangladesh Players who were once part of IPL

In the last five years, Bangladesh Cricket team has grown leaps and bounds in international cricket. They stand 7th in ICC ODI rankings, well above Sri Lanka and West Indies. Their players are full of confidence and it is very evident that they can handle any situation and opposition.

The star duo of Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman are the only two Bangladeshi players featuring in IPL 2018. In fact, Shakib has been the only consistent player from Bangladesh to play in IPL since 2011.

Apart from the above two, few other Bangladeshi players have delivered mixed performances in the IPL so far. Here is a detailed analysis of the performance of those players.

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#4 Tamim Iqbal

Tamim Iqbal has been the leading run scorer for Bangladesh in international cricket across all formats. He is the only Bangladeshi batsman to score a century in all three formats, which quantifies his prowess as a batsman. Along with Sanath Jayasuriya and Virender Sehwag, Tamim has been one of the most aggressive openers from the subcontinent.

Tamim Iqbal was signed by Pune Warriors India in IPL 2012 and 2013 but failed to play a single match for the franchise. Pune finished 8th and 9th in 2012 and 2013 editions of IPL respectively. Later in 2013, Pune withdrew from IPL citing a financial dispute with BCCI.

However, the elegant left-hander has been successfully plying his trade in T20 leagues across the globe and can still prove to be a reliable opener for any IPL team.

#3 Abdur Razzak

Razzak played a lone IPL match and failed to impress

Abdur Razzak is one among the many prolific left-arm spinners produced by Bangladesh and is the first ever Bangladeshi bowler to claim 200 wickets in ODI. He made his ODI debut in 2004 and was suspended in 2008 for a suspect bowling action. The suspension was lifted in 2009 after he remodeled his bowling action.

Abdur Razzak was the first ever Bangladeshi playing in IPL when he was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 50,000 USD during the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. He made his IPL debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Rajasthan Royals in a losing cause with disappointing figures of 2-0-29-0. Failing to impress in the debut match, he was left out for the rest of the matches.

#2 Mohamad Ashraful

Ashraful didn't have a fruitful stint with Mumbai Indians

Mohamad Ashraful made his Test debut as a 17-year-old in 2001 against Sri Lanka, scoring 114 and thus becoming the youngest player to score a test century. He made international headlines when he scored a match-winning century against Australia in Cardiff, which is still considered as Australia's biggest upset in ODI cricket.

He was picked by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2009 and made his debut against Delhi Daredevils. He struggled to score just 2 runs off 10 balls in the match and was dropped thereafter.

He was later suspended by the Bangladesh Cricket Board for 5 years in an alleged spot-fixing scandal in 2013.

#1 Mashrafe Mortaza

Mortaza - failed to live up to his price

Mashrafe Mortaza has been one of the fastest bowlers in the Bangladesh armory, who rattled the batsmen with his pace and bounce. He has also proven to be their finest captain, leading the resurgence of the Bangladesh Tigers in modern-day cricket.

In IPL 2009 auctions, Kolkata Knight Riders picked Mortaza for a whopping price of 600,000 USD. However, the speedster made only one appearance for KKR in IPL 2009, ending with an unimpressive spell of 58 runs from 4 overs. He failed to defend 21 runs off the last over, being hammered by Rohit Sharma.

Till date, he remains as one of the costliest IPL buys from Bangladesh but ended up playing just one match.