Nahid Rana unlikely to receive NOC for Big Bash League

According to sources at the Bangladesh Cricket Board, pace bowler Nahid Rana from Bangladesh is unlikely to receive a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) in order to participate in the upcoming Big Bash League.

According to reports, Bangladeshi speedster Rana is attracting interest from BBL franchises for the upcoming season, which will run from December 12 to January 26, including the Adelaide Strikers and a Melbourne-based team.

"We are also seeing on a variety of platforms that some BBL franchises are eager to secure Rana, but we have not received any official letter for NOC from him," the statement reads. If he submits it, the board will decide whether he will get the NOC but chances are very slim for him to get the NOC considering the fact we have international commitments," the official said.

The official went on to say that the board is aware that the pacer recently recovered from a Grade-2 side strain injury that prevented him from participating in the two-match Test series against Australia.

"We need to keep an eye on that as well because his fitness and workload is one of our top priorities,” the official added. "He (Rana) just recovered from an injury.

The quick, who started bowling again this week, is going to miss the September Asian Games. The board anticipates his return to action during the October series against Afghanistan in the UAE.

Following the Afghanistan series, Bangladesh are also scheduled to play a two-match Test series against the West Indies at home in October-November as part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle. Between November and December, Bangladesh play three Twenty20 Internationals, three One-Day Internationals, and two Tests in South Africa.

The six-match white-ball series that India was scheduled to play in Bangladesh in September may have been rescheduled for January, according to reports. However, the tour has not yet been officially confirmed or postponed, and BCB president Tamim Iqbal is still keeping his fingers crossed that Bangladesh will host India. England will also play Bangladesh in a two-match Test series early next year.