Comilla, Rangpur, Barishal set starry squads

The players' draft of the 10th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was held in a City hotel on Sunday as all the seven teams packed them with their desired players. From among a total of 646 cricketers, including 443 foreigners and 203 local players, 144 were sold out.

The base prices for players of local cricketers in different categories were- Category A - 80 Lakhs BDT, Category B - 50 Lakhs, Category C - 30 Lakhs and the rest follow suit. Mushfiqur Rahim was the lone A-Category player. The base prices for overseas players in different categories were Category A - USD 80K, Category B - USD 60K, Category C - USD 40K, Category D - USD 30K and Category E - USD 20K.

Mominul Haque, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Ashraful, Munim Shahriar, Abu Jayed Rahi, Alok Kapali, Farhad Reza, Marshall Ayub, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Muktar Ali, Rabiul Haque, Shadman Islam, Shohag Gazi, Sunzamul Islam, Aminul Islam Biplob, Al Amin Jr and Mehedi Maruf are among the players remained unsold.

Among the teams Comilla Victorians, Rangpur Riders and Fortune Barishal tented many a high profile names. Victorians bought players like Litton Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Iftikhar Ahmad and Rashid Khan while Riders went for names like Shakib Al Hasan, Babar Azam, Matheesha Pathirana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Azmatullah Omarzai and Nicholas Pooran. Barishal spent to buy Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tamim Iqbal, Shoaib Malik, Paul Starling, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammed Amir, Dunith Wellalage and Dinesh Chandimal. Besides, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Ryan Burl will be playing for Sylhet Strikers as Evin Lewis, Faheem Ashraf, Dhananjaya De Silva, Shai Hope, Afif Hossain, and Dasun Shanaka will be seen for Khulna Tigers.

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.
 
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.