Rangpur Riders\u2019 English all rounder Ravi Bopara on Saturday said he was looking forward to play with veteran Mashrafee bin Murtaza and win this year\u2019s Bangladesh Premier League title.
\n\u2018Mashrafee is a type of guy you want to play for. He gives 100 per cent so you have to give him 100 per cent back, which is good for any team.\u2018He is a very accurate bowler with authority, which is important,\u2019 he added.
\nBopara, a known face in BPL, played for Chittagong Kings, Sylhet Super Stars and Dhaka Dynamites in 2013, 2015 and 2016 respectively before joining Riders this season.
\nRiders, who became fifth in the previous version of BPL, added superstars like Chris Gayle, Brendan McCullum and Lasith Malinga this season, which left Bopara optimistic about their title credentials.
\n\u2018I want to win the tournament and there\u2019s no point coming here to lose.\u2019 Bopara told the reporters after a training session on Saturday.
\nBopara played 262 Twenty20 matches in his career including across the globe and scored 5,265 runs alongside picking 183 wickets.
\nHe found BPL a quality competition with the presence of many big names.
\n\u2018The competition has always been good in Bangladesh. There have been big players in the past, like last year they had Kumar Sangakkara and Dwayne Bravo.\u2019
\nThough he was playing in a new team, Bopara he is feeling home in the company of some of his former team-mates.
\n\u2018We expect a competition against every team, but we have got a good team,\u2019 said Bopara.
\n\u2018I am playing with new players but I have played with Ziaur Rahman before. There are some English players in the team and I have worked with Tom Moody in the past, he is very nice and familiar.\u2019<\/p>\n

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