IPL 2025: Why Are Bangladeshi Players Missing From Tournament?

SRINAGAR: The Indian Premier League is in full swing even as the tournament has reached the halfway stage. The best cricketers in the world are battling out for the title glory while fans are leaving no stone unturned in supporting their favourite teams.

While several international stars are entertaining cricket fans in IPL 2025, players from Bangladesh are missing from the tournament. There is no representation of Bangladeshi players in this edition. None of the 10 teams in IPL acquired Bangladeshi players for IPL 2025. The likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, and others, remained unsold at the mega auction that was held in November last year in Jeddah.

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Bangladesh is a cricket loving nation like most countries in South Asia. There was a hope that the country might get represented in IPL 2025 after reports surfaced that their pacer Taskin Ahmed might play in the tournament as a replacement for Mohsin Khan in Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). However, even that did not materialize.

Average performance of Bangladeshi cricketers in recent times

One of the reasons why the IPL franchises opted to not buy Bangladeshi cricketers could have been their dismal performance in international cricket. Their players had failed to show firepower in big tournaments.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Nazmul Abedin Fahim expressed that Bangladesh’s cricketers were average and did not deserve to play in a big league like the IPL.

Moreover, he was upset about the current state of affairs in Bangladesh cricket and pointed at the need for Bangladeshi players to get better and follow Afghanistan’s model of success.

“Personally, I am sad. Our quality is very average. If we get a place on the global stage, we deserve it, and if we don’t, we don’t deserve it. We cannot force our players to play in franchise leagues. If they have the ability and capacity, they will be selected,” Fahim told media persons.

“We had a chance last year, but we lost it. We feel that we need to capitalise on the opportunities. The number of players from Afghanistan is increasing in the IPL while we are going in the opposite direction,” the BCB director added.

Strain in diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh

The bilateral relationship between the two Asian neighbours suffered a blow following massive protests in Bangladesh which led to the overthrow of the Awami League government. The political violence and rioting saw repercussions in India straining ties between the two nations. This development could be one of the reasons why IPL franchise owners kept their hands off Bangladeshi players.

Nonetheless, let us have a look at the players from Bangladesh who had registered for IPL 2025 mega auction.

List of Bangladesh players in IPL 2025 Mega Auction