“BCB has approved NOC to Miraz for his CPL participation. He will leave for the Caribbean in the last week of July,” said Nizamuddin.Trinbago picked Miraz as the replacement of Australia spinner Brad Hogg during the second week of April this year. Trinbago have already signed Brendon McCullum, Hashim Amla, Shadab Khan, Colin Munro and Hamza Tariq as foreign recruits. Among local players, the franchise recruited the likes of Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Kevon Cooper and Denesh Ramdin. Trinbago, who won the tournament in 2015, are a strong contender for the title and will be coached by former Australia opener Simon Katich.
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Miraz will be the third Bangladesh player to take part in the CPL after Shakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal. All-rounder Shakib will play for Jamaica Tallawahs for the second successive season. Shakib will leave here for the Caribbean on July 29. Miraz will play five or six matches there, provided he is included in the playing XI. He will be available for the matches on August 4, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 14. Trinbago, formerly known as Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, are based in Port of Spain. Red Chillies Entertainment, the parent company of IPL T20 franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, purchased stake in the Red Steel two years ago. Red Chillies is co-owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.