The 10th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) players’ draft for the 2024 season took place in a capital’s hotel on Sunday. Seven franchises took part in the draft. The draft consisted of a total of 646 cricketers, among them 443 foreigners and 203 local players. The seven franchises had signed local cricketers and a good group of foreign cricketers under the direct local signing policy.
Fortune Barishal moulded a formidable team with stalwart players from the national team. Bangladesh's Mr. Dependable Mushfiqur Rahim has been picked by Fortune Barishal.
He will be playing alongside a host of national team stars in Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Khaled Ahmed. Mushfiqur Rahim was the only local player belonging to Category A of local players with a price cap of TK 80 lakh. The wicket-keeper batter had played for Sylhet Strikers in the previous edition.
Barishal also roped in Mohammad Saifuddin and Soumya Sarkar from the local players' draft. Along with the local stars, Barishal have retained Ibrahim Zadran while they got Shoaib Malik, Paul Sterling, Fakhar Zaman, Wellalage Dunith and Mohammad Amir. Meanwhile the other top graded cricketers have already completed the direct signing where Shakib Al Hasan joined Rangpur Riders. Liton Das was picked up by the defending champion Comilla Victorians while Taskin Ahmed was directly signed by Duronto Dhaka.
Khulna Tigers added Afif Hossain, Rubel Hossain and the Sri Lanka duo Dasun Shanaka, and Kasun Rajitha to their team.
Squads:
Comilla Victorians
Retention Players: Litton Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanvir Islam, Mohammad Rizwan, Sunil Narine
Direct Signing: Towhid Hridoy, Moeen Ali, Andrew Russell, Iftikhar Ahmad, Zaman Khan, Khusdil Shah, Johnson Charles, Noor Ahmad, Naseem Shah, Rashid Khan,
Players from Draft: Jaker Ali Onik, Rishad Hossain, Mahidul Ankon, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Rahkeem Cornwall, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Anamul Haque, Mathew Walter Ford, Mushfiq Hasan, Mahidul Ankon,
Durdanto Dhaka
Retention Players: Taskin Ahmed, Arafat Sunny, Shoriful Islam,
Direct Signing: Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Saim Ayub, Usman Kadir, Chaturanga de Silva,
Players from Draft: Alauddin Babu, Saif Hassan, Irfan Sukkur, S.M Mehrob Hasan, Sabbir Hossain, Jasim Uddin, Lahiru Samarakoon, Samarawickrama.
Chattogram Challengers
Retention Players: Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, Ziaur Rahman, Nihaduzzaman.
Direct Signing: Shohidul Islam, Muhammad Haris, Nazibullah Zadran, Mohammad Hasnain, Steve Eskinazi, Curtis Campher,
Players from Draft: Shykat Ali, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Imranuzzaman, Alamin Hossain, Bilal Khan, Salauddin Sakeel, Shahadat Hossain Dipu,
Khulna Tigers
Retention Players: Nasum Ahmed, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Nahidul Islam
Direct Signing: Anamul Haque Bijoy, Evin Lewis, Faheem Ashraf, Dhananjaya De Silva, Shai Hope,
Players from Draft: Afif Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Habibur Rahman Sohan, Dasun Shanaka, Kasun Rajitha, Akbar Ali, Sumon Khan, Mukidil Islam Mugdho,
Rangpur Riders
Retention Players: Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nicholas Pooran
Direct Signing : Shakib Al Hasan, Babar Azam, Ihsanullah, Matheesha Pathirana, Brandon King, Wanindu Hasaranga,
Players from Draft: Rony Talukdar, Ripon Mondol, Shamim Hossain, Hasan Murad, Ashikuzzaman, Abu Haider Rony, Fazle Mahmud Rabbi, Michael Ripon, Yasir Muhammad,
Fortune Barishal
Retention Players: Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Khaled Ahmed, Ibrahim Zadran
Direct Signing: Tamim Iqbal, Shoaib Malik, Paul Starling, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammed Amir, Abbas Afridi, Dunith Wellalage,
Players from Draft: Mushfiqur Rahim, Rakibul Hasan Jr, Mohammad Saifuddin, Soumya Sarkar, Pritom Kumar, Taijul Islam, Prantik Nawrose Nabil, Dinesh Chandimal, Taijul Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Yanicch Cariah,
Sylhet Strikers
Retention Players: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Zakir Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Direct Signing: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Harry Tector, Ben Cutting, Ryan Burl, George Scrimshaw,
Players from Draft: Ariful Haque, Yasir Ali Rabbi, Mohammad Mithun, Rejaur Rahman Raza, Jawad Rowen, Nayeem Hasan, Shofiqul Islam, Nazmul Islam Apu, Dusan Hemantha, Salman Hossain.
