The new season of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is just around the corner. The draft of this season has taken place on Monday at a hotel in Dhaka.
A total of six teams will take part in this year's BPL, and the matches will be played in three venues across Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet.
BPL will kick off on January 21 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, according to UNB.
The participating teams had a good chance to sign one local and three international players directly. The teams have grabbed the chance well.
Some notable local players failed to draw the attention of the teams. Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful remained unpicked along with all-rounder Nasir Hossain and leg spinner Aminul Islam.
Here are the post-draft teams:
Chattogram Challengers: Shoriful Islam, Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mukidul Islam Mugdho, Chadwick Walton, Rayad Emrit, Rezaur Raja, Sabbir Rahman, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Akbar Ali, Naeem Islam, and Direct Signings: Nasum Ahmed, Benny Howell, Kennar Lewis, Will Jacks.
Cumilla Victorians: Liton Das, Shohidul Islam, Imrul Kayes, Tanvir Islam, Kusal Mendis, Oshane Thomas, Ariful Haque, Nahidul Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Sumon Khan, Mominul Haque, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Parvez Hossain Emon, Abu Hider Rony, Mehedi Hasan Rana, and Direct Signings: Mustafizur Rahman, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali and Sunil Narine.
Dhaka: Tamim Iqbal, Rubel Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shuvagata Hom, Mohammad Shahzad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Naim, Arafat Sunny, Imranuzzaman, Shafiul Islam, Jahurul Islam, Shamsur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain, and Direct Signing: Mahmudullah Riyad, Isuru Udana, Najibullah Zadran and Qais Ahmad.
Fortune Barishal: Nurul Hasan Sohan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Fazle Mahmud, Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph, Towhid Hridoy, Ziaur Rahman, Shafiqul Islam, Shykat Ali, Niroshan Dickwella, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Salman Hossain, Irfan Sukkur, and Direct Signing: Shakib Al Hasan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Dhanush Gunathilaka and Chris Gayle.
Khulna Tigers: Mahedi Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Yasir Ali, Seekkuge Prasanna, Sikandar Raza, Farhad Reza, Rony Talukdar, Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali, Nabil Samad, and Direct Signings: Mushfiqur Rahim, Thisara Perera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Naveen-ul-Haq.
Sylhet Sunrisers: Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Mithun, Al-Amin Hossain, Nazmul Islam Apu, Ravi Bopara, Angelo Perera, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Shohag Gazi, Alok Kapali, Muktar Ali, Shiraz Ahmed, Mizanur Rahman, Nadir Chowdhury, Jubair Hossain Likhon, Shafiul Hayat Ridoy, Sunzamul Islam, and Direct Signings: Taskin Ahmed, Dinesh Chandimal, Colin Ingram and Kesrick Williams.
