BPL players draft Monday
A total of 34 matches will be held on the basis of double round robin league followed by three play offs and a final in three venues
The players’ draft of the eight edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a franchise-based T20 tournament, is set to be held at a local hotel in the capital city on Monday, reports BSS.
The players draft will start from 12:00pm, the official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said.
The significance of this year’s BPL is huge for the players and the BCB, especially due to the Twenty20 World Cup which will be held in October next year.
The most glamorous domestic cricket tournament of the country is set to start on 21 January while the final is scheduled to be held on 18 February.
Six teams will compete for the coveted trophy this year as BCB has found six franchisees that took the ownership of six divisions.
Fortune Shoes Limited acquired the ownership of Barishal, Delta Sports Limited (Akhter Group) owned Chattogram, Cumilla Legends Limited obtained Cumilla, Rupa Fabrics Ltd. and Marn Steel Ltd. (Consortium) got Dhaka Division, Mind Tree Ltd. took Khulna and Pargoti Green Aturo Rice Mills Ltd. bought the rights of Sylhet.
A total of 34 matches will be held on the basis of double round robin league followed by three play offs and a final in three venues -- Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
Earlier, BCB had announced that the champions team will be awarded Tk 10 million (one crore) while the runners-up will get Tk 5 million (50 lakh).
For local players, there are six categories with the ‘Category A’ players’ price fixed at Tk 7 million. For Category B, C, D, E and F the price fixed at Tk 3.5 million, 2.5 million, 1.8 million, 1.2 million, and 500,000 respectively.
For foreign players, there were five categories with the ‘Category A’ players’ price fixed at US$ 75,000. For Category B, C, D and E the price is at US$ 50,000, US$ 40,000, US$ 30,000 and US$ 20,000.
A team can recruit one local player from any category as a direct signing prior to the players’ draft.
Besides, a team will be entitled to register a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 14 local players. Except for the one direct signing, all other local players must be obtained from the players’ draft.
The number of registered Bangladeshi players for each team cannot exceed 14 at any point during the tournament.
Each team can register a minimum of three and a maximum of eight overseas players.
A maximum of three foreign players can be registered as direct signings outside the players’ draft. Each team must include three overseas players in its playing XI.
Speaking to media, BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said that no team has yet informed the BPL authorities in writing which cricketer was taken before the draft.
“I can’t say the names at the moment because there is still time. Today we will get a clear picture of our franchisees who were retained and who will be in the draft. We will send it to the participating teams,” Chowdhury said today (Sunday).
“There are over 400 international cricketers. Cricketers from different countries have registered through online. They have completed the registration process through their agents and agencies,” he added.
In this BPL, 50 per cent spectators of the stadium’s capacity are likely to be allowed to watch the game from the gallery. The BCB had recently allowed spectators to enter the stadium in the series against Pakistan. Two television channels will telecast the BPL live.
“The broadcasting rights of this year’s event have already been given. The 2022 BPL will be telecast live on two channels. We have not yet made a final decision about the spectators. But 50 per cent spectators of the capacity of the stadium might be allowed like the recently concluded Pakistan series. The BPL Governing Council has not yet made a final decision.”