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
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
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
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
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
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