BPL 2019 squads: Know your players
The sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League begins on Saturday. Defending champions Rangpur Riders will be keen to retain their title while Dhaka Dynamites, winners of the fourth edition, will be looking forward to reclaiming their crown. Here are the squads, listing the team members.
Rangpur Riders
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Nazmul Isalm Apu, Mohammad Mithun, Md Shafiul Islam, Shohag Gazi, Farhad Reza, Mehedi Maruf, Nahidul Islam, Nadif Chowdhury, Md Abul Hasan Raju, Fardin Hossain Ani, Chris Gayle, AB De Villiers, Alex Hales, Ravi Bopara, Rilee Rossouw, Benny Howell, Sean Williams and Sheldon Cottrell. Coach: Tom Moody
Dhaka Dynamites
Shakib Al Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Rony Talukder, Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, Kazi Onek, Mizanur Rahman, Asif Hasan, Shahdat Hossain Razib, Naim Sheikh, Mohor Sheikh Antor , Sunil Narine, Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Hazratullah Zazai, Andrew Birch and Ian Bell. Coach: Khaled Mahmud
Comilla Victorians
Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Md Shaif Uddin, Abu Haider Rony, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mehedi Hasan, Ziaur Rahman, Khandaker Musharraf Hossain (Rubel), Mohammad Shahid, Shamsur Rahman, Sanjit Saha, Shoaib Malik, Steve Smith, Liam Dawson, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera, Evin Lewis, Waqar Salmakheil and Amer Yamin. Coach: Mohammad Salahuddin
Khulna Titans
Mahmudullah, Ariful Hoque, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Jahurul Islam, Shariful Islam, Taijul Islam, Md Al Amin, Shubashish Roy, Junaid Siddique, Tanvir Islam, Mahidul Ankon, Carlos Braithwaite, Dawid Malan, Ali Khan, Zahir Khan, Lasith Malinga, Yasir Shah, Brendan Taylor, Paul Stirling and David Wiese. Coach: Mahela Jayawardene
Sylhet Sixers
Liton Das, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahaman, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Taskin Ahmed, Md Al-Amin Hossain (Sr.), Tawhid Hridoy, Nabil Samad, Ebadat Hossain, Alok Kopali, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Sohail Tanvir, David Warner, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohammad Irfan, Gulbadin Naib, Andre Fletcher, Nicholas Pooran, Imarn Tahir and Mohammad Nawaz. Coach: Waqar Younis
Rajshahi Kings
Mustafizur Rahman, Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Zakir Hasan, Soumya Sarker, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Arafat Sunny, Alauddin Babu, Marshall Ayub, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Qais Ahmad, Christiaan Jonker, Isuru Udana, Laurie Evans, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Sekkuge Prasanna and Muhammad Hafeez. Coach: Lance Klusener
Chittagong Vikings
Mushfiqur Rahim, Sunzamul Islam, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Nayeem Hasan, Mohammed Ashraful, Robiul Haque, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Nihad-Uz-Zaman, Md Shadman Islam, Luke Ronchi, Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Shahzad, Robert Frylinck, Cameron Delport, Dasun Shanaka and Nazibullah Zadran. Coach: Nurul Abedin