Lahore picks Mustafizur on direct signing for PSL
Lahore Qalandars roped in Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman as the direct signing for the 11th season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) today. Mustafizur had previously represented the franchise in…
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