Pakistan captain Babar Azam has turn into part of the Rangpur Riders squad for the upcoming ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), set to kick off in January. The famend Pakistan batter, thought of among the best on this planet, has inked a direct contract with the previous champions of the BPL.
Regardless of receiving an attractive supply from the UAE’s ILT20, Babar Azam determined to go for the BPL, which led to some preliminary confusion about which BPL staff he would be a part of.
Nonetheless, following the conclusion of the Bangladesh-Pakistan match within the Asia Cup, it was confirmed that Babar could be donning the Rangpur jersey. Apparently, Rangpur selected to maintain this announcement low-key, including a component of thriller surrounding Babar’s inclusion within the staff.
Rangpur Riders Fb put up reads, “We’re right here with one other shock after signing the world’s No. 1 all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan within the combat for victory! Expensive Rangpur Riders followers, guess who’s going to be the brand new rider by matching the knowledge given within the image, and share your opinion within the feedback.”
The put up additionally had a picture, particularly ‘Guess the rider’ hooked up to it, together with hints similar to ‘he made his ODI debut in 2015’, ‘He is the primary participant to attain greater than 5000 runs in his first 100 ODI innings, and ‘He is the captain of presently ranked world’s no. 1 ODI staff’. All these hints led to at least one that’s ‘Babar Azam,’ and followers have been fairly fast to guess it proper.
Babar Azam is more likely to Be a part of Rangpur Riders for BPL, King🔥💯.#BabarAzam #BPL pic.twitter.com/5mWzjABqTV
— Shaharyar Ejaz 🏏 (@SharyOfficial) September 6, 2023
Along with Babar Azam, Rangpur Riders have secured the providers of Pakistan pacer Ihsanullah and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, strengthening their line-up. They’ve additionally retained key gamers similar to Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, and Hasan Mahmud.
Moreover, the staff has already signed overseas cricketers Wanindu Hasaranga and Nicolas Pooran, additional enhancing their squad for the upcoming season of BPL.