The players’ edition of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League 2019 will see no franchises as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will run the seven participating teams with the help of sponsors.
The player draft for the tournament beginning Dec 11 started at a Dhaka hotel on Sunday (Nov 17).
For that reason, BCB has assigned one director for each of the team. However, only five of the seven teams will be backed by sponsors while the other two will be bankrolled by BCB.
The teams are Dhaka Platoon, Khulna Tigers, Rajshahi Royals, Sylhet Thunder, Chattogram Challengers, Cumilla Warriors and Rangpur Rangers.
BCB director Jalal Yunus will be responsible for Chattogram, Hossain Siraj to Rajshahi, Khaled Mahmud to Khulna, Naimur Rahman to Cumilla, Akram Khan to Rangpur, Tanjil Chowdhury to Sylhet, and Golam Mortuza to Dhaka.
Jamuna Bank and Premier Bank will be the sponsors of Dhaka and Khulna respectively while Akhtar Furnishers will back Chattogram team.
Sylhet will be sponsored by Jivani Footwear Company and IPC is the sponsor of Rajshahi.
Rangpur and Cumilla will be run solely by BCB.
SQUADS
Chattogram Challengers
Mahmudullah , Imrul Kayes, Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Chris Gayle(West Indies), Kesrick Williams(West Indies), Nurul Hasan, Enamul Haque, Muktar Ali, Pinak Ghosh, Avishka Fernando(Sri Lanka), Rayad Emrit(West Indies), Nasum Ahmed, Junaid Siddique, Ryan Burl(Zimbabwe), Imad Wasim(Pakistan)
Cumilla Warriors
Soumya Sarkar, Al-Amin Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Yasir Ali, Kusal Perera(Sri Lanka), Mujeeb Ur Rahman(Afghanistan), Sunzamul Islam, Abu Hider, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Sumon Khan, Dawid Malan(England), Dasun Shanaka(Sri Lanka), Fardeen Hasan Ony
Dhaka Platoon
Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Hasan Mahmud, Mahedi Hasan, Thisara Perera(Sri Lanka), Laurie Evans(England), Ariful Haque, Mominul Haque, Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza, Wahab Riaz(Pakistan), Asif Ali(Pakistan), Raqibul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shahid Afridi(Pakistan), Luis Reece(England)
Khulna Tigers
Mushfiqur Rahim, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Aminul Islam, Rilee Rossouw(South Africa), Robert Frylinck(South Africa), Shamsur Rahman, Saif Hassan, Mehedi Hasan, Shahidul Islam, Mohammad Amir(Pakistan), Najibullah Zadran(Afghanistan), Tanvir Islam, Aliss Islam, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(Afghanistan)
Rajshahi Royals
Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Abu Jayed, Farhad Reza, Ravi Bopara(England), Hazratullah Zazai(Afghanistan), Taijul Islam, Alok Kapali, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Irfan Sukkur, Mohammad Nawaz(Pakistan), Mohammad Irfan(Pakistan), Minhajul Abedin Afridi, Nahidul Islam
Rangpur Rangers
Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Naim, Arafat Sunny, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Nabi(Afghanistan), Shai Hope(West Indies), Taskin Ahmed, Zakir Hasan, Fazle Mahmud, Nadif Chowdhury, Rishad Hossain, Lewis Gregory(England), Cameron Delport(South Africa), Sanjit Saha
Sylhet Thunders
Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Islam, Sohag Gazi, Sherfane Rutherford(West Indies), Shafiqullah, Rony Talukdar, Nayeem Hasan, Delwar Hossain, Monir Hossain, Johnson Charles(West Indies), Naveen-ul-Haq(Afghanistan), Ruyel Miah, Jeevan Mendis(Sri Lanka)
