How Teams Shaped Up After the Auction
The auction of the 12th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has ended. A total of 415 cricketers, both domestic and foreign, were auctioned. There were 287 foreign cricketers as against 158 domestic players in the auction. The six participating franchises have selected their cricketers from among them.
The best teams in the domestic category have been formed by Chittagong Royals, Rajshahi Warriors and Rangpur Riders. Comparatively good foreign cricketers have been bought by Sylhet Titans and Dhaka Capitals.
Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim did not get a team at the beginning. In the end, these two experienced cricketers got a team. Nayeem Sheikh was sold for the highest price of 1.1 crore taka in the auction. He was taken by Chittagong Royals. Among the foreigners, Dasun Shanaka was brought in by Dhaka Capitals for the highest price of 55 thousand dollars.
List of players of the 6 teams at a glance:
Dhaka Capitals
Local players: Taskin Ahmed, Saif Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Saifuddin, Mohammad Mithun, Taijul Islam, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Tofail Ahmed, Irfan Shukkur, Abdullah Al Mamun, Maruf Mridha, Zayed Ullah, Mainul Islam.
Foreign players: Alex Hales, Dasun Shanaka, Zubairullah Akbari, Usman Khan.
Sylhet Titans
Local players: Mehedi Hasan Miraj, Nasum Ahmed, Parvez Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Afif Hossain, Rony Talukder, Zakir Hasan, Ruel Mia, Ariful Islam, Ibadat Hossain, Mominul Haque, Shahidul Islam, Rahatul Ferdous Javed, Toufiq Khan Tushar.
Foreign players: Mohammad Amir, Aaron Jones, Angelo Mathews and Saim Ayub.
Rangpur Riders
Local players: Liton Das, Mostafizur Rahman, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Tauheed Hridoy, Nahid Rana, Rakibul Hasan, Alish Al Islam, Mrityunjoy Chowdhury, Naeem Hasan, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Mahmudullah Riyad, Abdul Halim, Iftikhar Hossain Ifti, Mehedi Hasan.
Foreign players: Khawaja Nafe, Emilio Gay, Mohammad Akhlaq and Sufian Mukim.
Noakhali Express
Local players: Mahidul Islam Ankon, Zaker Ali, Habibur Rahman, Mushfiqur Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Rezaur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Soumya Sarkar, Nazmul Islam Apu, Abu Hasim, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Saikat Ali, Sabbir Hossain, Rahmatullah Ali.
Foreign players: Johnson Charles, Haider Ali, Ihsanullah Khan and Kushal Mendis.
Rajshahi Warriors
Local players taken from the auction: Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Tanjim Hasan Shakib, Yasir Ali, Akbar Ali, Ripon Mondal, Zisan Alam, Hasan Murad, Abdul Gaffar, Mehrab Hasan, Rabiul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakir Shuvro, Wasi Siddiqui, Mohammad Rubel.
Foreign players: Sahibzada Farhan, Dasun Hemant and Mohammad Newaz.
Chittagong Royals
Local players: Sheikh Mehedi Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Naeem Sheikh, Shariful Islam, Abu Haider Rony, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mahfizul Islam Robin, Sumon Khan, Ziaur Rahman, Arafat Sunny, Mukidul Islam, Shubhagat Hom, Salman Hossain, Zahiduzzaman Khan.
Foreign players: Abrar Ahmed, Niroshan Dickwella, Angelo Perera.
