Ashraful targets BCL

Mohammad Ashraful hopes to return to competitive cricket through the Bangladesh Cricket League, the country’s premier four-day cricket competition, scheduled to begin next month.

“I really want to play in the BCL. If a team decides to pick me, then good, or else I will have to keep waiting. My fitness is not a concern. For the last three years, I have done everything that a cricketer needs to do in order to be fit. I have waited for this day for three years and at the back of my mind I always told myself that I wouldn’t let my return get further delayed due to fitness issues,” Ashraful told The Daily Star upon his return from the USA today.

Ashraful, whose five-year suspension with two years of suspended sentence ended today, is awaiting a certificate of good conduct from the ICC. Once the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) receives that certificate, he will be able to take part in domestic tournaments save the BPL (Bangladesh Premier League), the board’s CEO Nizamuddin Chowhdury informed reporters earlier today.