Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal will together for Fortune Barishal in the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League
Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal will together for Fortune Barishal in the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League

Mushfiq joins Tamim in Barishal, no takers for Mominul, Sabbir

The players’ draft for the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was held in a hotel in Dhaka today, Sunday.

Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim, who was in ‘A’ category in the draft, has been roped in by the Tamim Iqbal-led Fortune Barishal.

‘B’ category player Afif Hossain will play for Khulna Tigers and Rony Talukdar has been picked by Rangpur Riders.

Defending champions Comilla Victorians have drafted in their most successful captain ever Imrul Kayes. However, national team cricketers Mominul Haque and Sabbir Rahman didn’t get a team in the draft.

Here is a look at the seven franchises after the draft

Comilla Victorians

Imrul Kayes

Retained players and direct signings

Litton Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanvir Islam, Mohammad Rizwan, Sunil Narine, Towhid Hridoy, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Iftikhar Ahmed, Zaman Shah, Khushdil Shah, Johnson Charles, Nur Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Rashid Khan

Draft signings

Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Jaker Ali, Mahidul Islam, Rishad Hossain, Rahkeem Cornwall, Matthew Walter Ford, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiq Hasan, Enamul Haque

Durdanto Dhaka

The player's draft took place in a hotel in the capital on 24 September 2023

Retained players and direct signings

Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny, Shoriful Islam, Mosaddek Hossain, Chaturanga de Silva, Saim Ayub, Usman Qadir

Draft signings

Saif Hassan, Irfan Sukkur, Alauddin Babu, Meherob Hossain, Lahiru Samarakoon, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Mohammad Naim, Sabbir Hossain, Jashimuddin

Chattogram Challengers

Retained players and direct signings

Shuvagata Hom, Ziaur Rahman, Nihaduzzaman, Shohidul Islam, Mohammad Haris, Nazibullah Zadran, Mohammad Hasnain, Steve Eskinazi

Draft signings

Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Al Amin Hossain, Sykat Ali, Imranuzzaman, Curtis Campher, Bilal Khan, Shahadat Hossain, Salauddin Shakil

Khulna Tigers

Retained players and direct signings

Nasum Ahmed, Nahidul Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Anamul Haque, Evin Lewis, Fahim Ashraf, Dhananjaya de Silva, Shai Hope, Mohammad Wasim Junior

Draft signings

Afif Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Parvez Hossain, Habibur Rahman, Kasun Rajitha, Dasun Shanaka, Mukidul Islam, Akbar Ali, Sumon Khan

Rangpur Riders

Shakib Al Hasan will lead Rangpur Riders in the next edition of the BPL

Retained players and direct signings

Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nicholas Pooran, Shakib Al Hasan, Babar Azam, Ihsanullah, Matheesha Pathirana, Brandon King, Wanindu Hasaranga

Draft signings

Rony Talukdar, Shamim Hossain, Ripon Mondol, Hasan Murad, Michael Rippon, Yasir Mohammad, Abu Hider, Fazle Rabbi, Ashikuzzaman

Fortune Barishal

Sabbir Rahman didn't get a team

Retained players and Direct signings

Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Khaled Ahmed, Ibrahim Zadran, Tamim Iqbal, Shoaib Malik, Paul Sterling, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Ami, Abbas Afridi, Dunith Wellalage

Draft signings

Mushfiqur Rahim, Rakibul Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Soumya Sarkar, Yannic Cariah, Kamrul Islam, Pritom Kumar, Taijul Islam, Prantik Nowrose Nabil, Dinesh Chandimal

Sylhet Strikers

Mominul Haque didn't get a team

Retained players and direct signings

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Zakir Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Ryan Bur, Ben Cutting, Harry Tector

Draft signings

Mohammad Mithun, Rejaur Rahman, Ariful Haque, Yasir Ali, Richard Ngarava, Dushanth Hemantha, Nazmul Islam, Shafiqul Islam, Nayeem Islam, Zawad Rowen, Salman Hossain