Afghanistan’s Nabi aims at IPL boost

in other leagues but to be in IPL means playing in the best league,” said Nabi, the backbone of the Afghan side. He was the man of the match in the final and the player of the tournament in the recently-concluded Desert T20 Challenge for Associate nations. The off-spinner did well in the Bangladesh Premier League. “Our board has been trying to convince BCCI for the last two years to have some of our players in the IPL auction, finally we have been given the chance this time,” said Nabi.

When told that the IPL teams consider players for their ability to perform in Indian conditions, Nabi reminded that their homeground now is in Noida, India. He also touched upon the cordial relations the two governments share. The other Afghans in the auction are: keeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad, batsman Asghar Stanikzhai, pacer Dawlat Zadran and leg-spinner Rashid Khan.