BPL players’ draft on Sept 24

The players’ draft of the 10th edition of

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is scheduled to be held on September 24 at a
local hotel in the city.

A total of seven teams will participate in the most glamorous and competitive
T20 tournament of the country. Six of the teams from the last edition
remained same but the owner of Dhaka franchise was changed.

Dhaka which took part in the previous tournament as Dhaka Dominators now will
be named as Durdanto Dhaka under the new ownership of Neotex group.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is yet to announce the date of when the
tournament will start but it is likely to be held after the general election
of the country.

Meanwhile, most of the teams have already recruited their desired players for
the 10th edition of the tournament.

Shakib Al Hasan who played for Fortune Barishal last year, joined Rangpur
Riders this year. Riders have already roped in foreign players like Pakistan
Captain Babar Azam, Sri Lanka’s Matheesha Pathirana, West Indies’ Brandon
King and others.

Tamim Iqbal joined Barishal from Khulna Tigers while Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
stayed at Sylhet Strikers. The teams like Cumilla Victorians, Chattogram
Challengers also retained some players of their choice. (BSS)