Day after boycott, Durbar Rajshahi players back in training after BPL franchise promises to pay fees | Cricket News
Bangladesh Premier League franchise Durbar Rajshahi has promised to pay their players after they have boycotted the training. BPL franchises need to play half of the amount before the tournament starts, 25 percent during the tournament, and 25 percent after the tournament. However, Rajshahi two weeks into the competition has not paid their local players yet which has caused the rift.
After the boycott BCB chief Faruque held a meeting with his board of directors and Rajshahi owner Shafique Rahman and captain Anamul Haque. “There’s no doubt that they will receive payment on January 16,” Abu Jayed said as quoted ESPNcricinfo. “We express regret at not being able to make the payments on time. There’s no denying the fact. This shouldn’t have happened. The management has decided to pay 25% payment in cash. We will pay another 25% in checks,”
“Our owner spoke to the BCB president on the phone. I met him in person. We had a cordial conversation. He wanted to understand the situation. We expressed our regret for the payment delay. We promised him that we will make the payments tomorrow.”
“You will remember that the day our owner’s wife went to the ground, she got hit a ball, she suffered a fracture. She was taken to Bangkok for treatment. Our owner was with her. We had given the cheque beforehand, so our owner told me to inform the players that the cheques won’t be submitted since he was not in the country.
“Otherwise the bank won’t get me on the phone. We told this to all the cricketers but one or two of them submitted the check. They forgot about the owner being in Bangkok.”
Rajshahi did made 25 percent of the payments to the overseas continegent. Rajshahi are sixth in the table winning just two out of their six games so far in the league.
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