Bangladesh performed poorly in the T20 series against India, Captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto was also unsuccessful. As a result, he also had to face a lot of criticism.
Meanwhile, despite being in the top category 'A' in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Players Draft, Shanto did not find in the first set.
Later, Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim brought him to the team on their third call. All four present and past captains of the national team went to the same franchise.
The players draft of the upcoming season of BPL began in an elite hotel in Dhaka on Monday. Each team called two players in the first set of the draft. Of these, 14 players got a team, but the captain of the Bangladesh team, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, remained unsold.
Later, Barishal brought him into the team with their third call. Both of them are on the roster of last season's title-winning franchise at the draft ceremony.
Apart from this, they have taken Mahmudullah Riyad in the upcoming season as well. Both Riyad and Shanto are cricketers in the 'A' category of the draft where their remuneration has been fixed at taka 60 lakh.
As there is a rule to retain only two cricketers this time, Barishal retained Tamim-Mushfiq leaving Riyad. However, they removed Riyad's name from the draft. Apart from this, before the draft, they brought another local star Tawheed Hriday to the team in a direct contract.
The upcoming season of BPL is scheduled to start from December 27. Seven teams are participating in this tournament, three of them have changed names and ownership.
Comilla, one of the most successful franchises, does not have a team in the tournament.
