Tamim Iqbal will turn up for Dhaka Platoon while Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad will put on the jerseys of Khulna Tigers and Chattogram Challengers, respectively, during this year's edition of the Bangladesh Premier League after they were picked in the draft on Sunday (November 17). Bangladesh ODI captain and veteran pacer Mashrafe Mortaza too will play for the team Dhaka Platoon.
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Also in the draft, left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was taken by Rangpur Rangers whereas Rajshahi Royals got the mighty talented Liton Das. Going by its new name this season, the Cumilla Warriors franchise brought in Soumya Sarkar and Sylhet Thunders picked Mohammad Mithun.
These were major signings from the A category of players.
Banned for failing to report corrupt approaches, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan wasn't available to be picked in the draft.
Among overseas players, Rilee Rossouw, last season's highest run-getter, went to Khulna while the amazing Chris Gayle will now feature in Chattogram's line-up. All-rounder Mohammad Nabi and batsman Shai Hope were grabbed by Rangpur, Sylhet got the big-hitting West Indies batsman Sherfane Rutherford, Rajshahi signed up Afghanistan opener Hazratullah Zazai and power-hitters Kusal Perera and Dawid Malan were picked by Cumilla.
The teams have also brought in new coaches with Ottis Gibson joining Cumilla, Grant Flower taking up the job with Rangpur, Kabir Ali and Owais Shah with Chattogram and Rajshahi, respectively, while Khaled Mahmud is likely to sign for the Khulna side.
Interestingly, no franchise has yet unveiled its captains for the season.
Full Squads
Chattogram Challengers: Mahmudullah, Imrul Kayes, Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Chris Gayle, Kesrick Williams, Nurul Hasan, Enamul Haque, Muktar Ali, Pinak Ghosh, Avishka Fernando, Rayad Emrit, Nasum Ahmed, Junaid Siddique, Ryan Burl, Imad Wasim
Cumilla Warriors: Soumya Sarkar, Al-Amin Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Yasir Ali, Kusal Perera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sunzamul Islam, Abu Hider, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Sumon Khan, Dawid Malan, Dasun Shanaka, Fardeen Hasan Ony
Dhaka Platoon: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Hasan Mahmud, Mahedi Hasan, Thisara Perera, Laurie Evans, Ariful Haque, Mominul Haque, Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza, Wahab Riaz, Asif Ali, Raqibul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shahid Afridi, Luis Reece
Khulna Tigers: Mushfiqur Rahim, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Aminul Islam, Rilee Rossouw, Robert Frylinck, Shamsur Rahman, Saif Hassan, Mehidy Hasan, Shahidul Islam, Mohammad Amir, Najibullah Zadran, Tanvir Islam, Aliss Islam, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rajshahi Royals: Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Abu Jayed, Farhad Reza, Ravi Bopara, Hazratullah Zazai, Taijul Islam, Alok Kapali, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Irfan Sukkur, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Irfan, Minhajul Abedin Afridi, Nahidul Islam
Rangpur Rangers: Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Naim, Arafat Sunny, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Nabi, Shai Hope, Taskin Ahmed, Zakir Hasan, Fazle Mahmud, Nadif Chowdhury, Rishad Hossain, Lewis Gregory, Cameron Delport, Sanjit Saha
Sylhet Thunders: Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Islam, Sohag Gazi, Sherfane Rutherford, Shafiqullah, Rony Talukdar, Nayeem Hasan, Delwar Hossain, Monir Hossain, Johnson Charles, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ruyel Miah, Jeevan Mendis
(Inputs from ESPNcricinfo)
