Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Shafiqur Rahman has described the exclusion of Satkhira-born cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a "grave insult".

"Isn't it Mustafiz who illuminated the cricketing world, and who has illuminated Bangladesh? And yet this neighbouring country did not allow this boy to go even for a friendly match. This is a gross insult to the country and to cricket.

"The Bangladesh Cricket Board has withdrawn its decision to go to India and play T20 matches in such a humiliating situation. Our demand was - 'hold the matches in Sri Lanka and we will participate'. The cricket board (ICC) did not accept this reasonable demand. We are sorry, we are ashamed," he said.

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