"We couldn't entirely accept their way of thinking as we took a number of steps after discussing this with Robi," Chowdhury continued.

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Individual players' endorsements with conflicting brands had been included in the terms with Robi in their second two-year deal, so Mashrafe's personal deal with Grameenphone wasn't a problem. Still, BCB had asked the ODI captain to end his deal with Grameenphone, who had parted ways with Tamim following the board's directive earlier this year. Shakib terminated his deal with Banglalink, another telecom company, for the same reason."