Former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram has revealed the unbelievable amount that David Miller was offered to play in the Bangladesh Premier League. For those that do not know, the South African batter recently represented Bangladesh franchise Fortune Barishal in three matches, helping them secure the BPL title for the first time.
Talking about the campaign on March 12’s episode of ‘The Pavilion’ on A Sports, Akram revealed that the South African cricketer postponed his wedding to play in the tournament. He was paid a fee of $150,000 or Rs 1.24 crores to play in BPL 2024. As per several media outlets, the Pakistan bowling icon said, “I just found out today because we were discussing who won the BPL as we were not following because of the PSL. David Miller was offered $150,000 to play three matches. He postponed his wedding”.
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The Bangladesh Premier League final took place between the Comilla Victorians and Fortune Barishal on March 1. The highly-awaited match was played at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. The final began with Barishal winning the toss and choosing to bowl first. In the first innings, Mahidul Islam Akon smashed 38 runs to help the Victorians reach a total of 154. In the second half, a couple of crucial knocks from Barishal skipper Tamim Iqbal and Kyle Mayers enabled their team to seal a win by six wickets. David Miller was the man who hit the winning shot, scoring a boundary to seal the title.
Speaking of Wasim Akram, the Pakistan bowling great has been a regular appearance on the A Sports YouTube channel during the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2024. He had just recently bashed Abdullah Shafique for his ‘silent celebration’ in the 23rd game of the tournament between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United on the same show.
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That match was held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on March 7. In that game, Shafique helped out the Qalandars by serving as a substitute fielder. He took a brilliant catch on slips to Imad Wasim at 4 runs before putting a finger on the lip to celebrate. This gesture simply wasn’t appreciated by the Pakistan great who highlighted the crucial catches that the young cricketer had missed in Pakistan’s Test series against Australia last year.
As for the PSL 2024, the tournament has only two group-stage games left. The playoff stage is set to begin on March 16 with the final scheduled to be played on the 18th.
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