Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Haris was left with no choice but to return to his country from Dhaka Airport after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) refused to provide him a No Objection Certificate (NOC), a mandatory requirement to participate in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024. It is being reported that PCB denied an NOC to Haris as the batter has already participated in two domestic T20 Leagues since July and hence cannot be part of any other league as per the board's mandate. Haris was slated to play for Chattogram Challengers in BPL 2024.
While Haris was aware about the board's rules, he went ahead and boarded the flight to Dhaka. However, the PCB remained firm on its stance and did not provide the NOC, also informing Haris that the board won't bear the expenses of his flight back to Pakistan. The 22-year-old's BPL team Chattogram ended up arranging the return ticket for the batter. Haris shared a zipper-mouth emoji while sharing an Instagram story, telling his followers that he was back home.
Take a look a Haris' Instagram story here:
Haris Not The Only Pak Cricketer Not To Receive NOC From PCB
It is worth highlighting that Haris is not the only Pakistan cricketer to have not received an NOC from PCB. Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saim Ayub and Zaman Khan were all initially supposed to ply their trade in BPL 2024 but could not feature in the tournament after not being granted the NOC by the board.
As far as Haris is concerned, he last donned the Pakistan jersey during the Men in Green's Asia Cup 2023 campaign after whichhe was dropped from the national squad. While certain players had to give the BPL 2024 a miss, others like Babar Azam, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Mohammad Rizwan, Abbas Afrid and ex-Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik are featuring in the tournament.