DHAKA, Feb 25, 2026 (BSS)- Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam has expressed his 
delight after his teammate Nahid Rana secured a team in the Pakistan Super 
League (PSL).

Nahid was picked up by Peshawar Zalmi at the end of the auction for 60 lakh 
Pakistani rupees. He joins fellow Bangladesh players Mustafizur Rahman, 
Parvez Hossain Emon and Rishad Hossain in this year's PSL.
 
Mustafizur, however, signed directly with Lahore Qalandars.

"I am delighted that he got a team in the PSL," Shoriful told reporters at 
the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium.

"I felt very happy for him. I was in my village when the PSL auction was 
held. Nahid is my teammate, so I am really happy for him," added Shoriful, 
who did not find any takers in the PSL auction.

Shoriful and Nahid will be back in action tomorrow when North Zone take on 
South Zone in the second-round match of the one-day format of the Bangladesh 
Cricket League at the Rajshahi venue. Both teams won their opening matches, 
meaning the winner will go top of the table.

"Nahid and I practised together at the same academy, so it feels good that we 
are playing together again. Hopefully, we'll put up a good performance in 
tomorrow's game," Shoriful said.

He also recalled his memories of playing in Rajshahi, where he developed as a 
cricketer. Shoriful said he felt emotional upon entering the stadium for the 
first time since 2019.

"When I entered through the gate today, I was overwhelmed with emotion 
because I probably last played a match here in 2019," he said. "I practised 
here for five years. When I stepped onto this field again, I felt emotional 
knowing that I would be playing a match here after such a long time."