The players draft of the 11th season of BPL has started. The activities of this draft started at a five-star hotel in the capital from 11:30 am. Earlier, the price list and categories of domestic and foreign players have been published.
At the beginning, the two rounds of the domestic players' draft have been completed. After that comes the draft of foreign cricketers. In the first set of the third round, Pakistan's opener Saim Ayyub was the first foreign player to join the Dhaka Capitals team. After that, Akif Javed was recruited by Rangpur Riders. Mohammad Hasnain has been taken by Khulna Tigers. After that two UK players James Fuller Barisal and Graham Clark went to Chittagong.
In the second set of the third round, the biggest name is Pathum Nishanka. Lankan has taken this aggressive batter in the team of the current champion Fortune Barisal. Curtis Campher was the trust of Chittagong franchise in the previous season. Irish A all-rounder has been selected by Rangpur Riders in this round. Sylhet got the first opportunity in this round and took Afghanistan's Samiullah Shenwari.
Compare the two sets of the third round and see who is in which team —
Dhaka Capitals: Saim Ayub (Pakistan), Amir Hamza (Afghanistan)
Rangpur Raiders: Akif Javed (Pakistan), Curtis Campher (Ireland)
Khulna Tigers: Mohammad Hasnain (Pakistan), Lewis Gregory (UK)
Fortune Barisal: James Fuller (England), Pathum Nishanka (Sri Lanka)
Chittagong Kings: Graham Clarke (UK), Thomas O'Connell (Australia)
Durbar Rajshahi: Saad Nasim (Pakistan), Lahiru Samarakun (Sri Lanka)
Sylhet Strikers: Rakim Cornwall (West Indies), Samiullah Shenwari (Afghanistan)
The names of 188 local cricketers have been finalized in six categories. A maximum of Rs 60 lakh has been allocated for the domestic cricketers in 'A' category. Apart from this, the names of 440 foreign cricketers have appeared in the players' draft. Among them, there are 20 cricketers in the 'A' category with a maximum value of 70 thousand dollars or 8.3 lakh taka according to the current exchange rate. Apart from this, there are names of foreign cricketers in four other categories.
This time the price of category 'A' cricketers has been reduced, which was earlier Rs 80 lakh. In this way, the price of cricketers in each category has been reduced to 10 lakh rupees. In 'A' category - Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shariful Islam, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Rishad Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Tawheed Hriday and Taskin Ahmed.
There are 38 foreign cricketers in 'B' category, 66 in 'C' category, 135 in 'D' category and 181 in 'E' category. 3 new franchises have changed ownership since last season. Apart from this, Comilla Victorians are not staying, Durbar Rajshahi is joining.
Note that seven teams are participating in the BPL 2025 XI. Dhaka Capital, Durbar Rajshahi, Fortune Barisal, Sylhet Strikers, Khulna Tigers, Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Kings.
The franchises Dhaka Capitals, Chittagong Kings and Durbar Rajshahi have joined the old ones.
This time seven teams are participating in BPL 2025 XI. Dhaka Capital, Durbar Rajshahi, Fortune Barisal, Sylhet Strikers, Khulna Tigers, Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Kings.
According to the schedule, the 11th season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will be played on December 27.
