BPL T20(2015) Team Information,Fixture,Ticketing

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was started first in 2012. The tournament was inspired by the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the first tournament, 6 franchises participated corresponding to the 6 divisions of Bangladesh. They were: Dhaka Gladiators, Duronto Rajshahi, Chittagong Kings, Barisal Burners, Khulna Royal Bengals and Sylhet Royals. The second season was even more exciting by the addition of another team Rangpur Riders. Mashrafe Mortaza led Dhaka Gladiators to glory on both occasions. Barisal Burners were the runners-up in 2012 and Chittagong Kings were the runners-up in 2013. BPL didn’t occur for more than 2 years. So, this season will be even more exciting one.

BPL total Teams: 

BPL T20 2015 will be held among 6 teams. There will be no team for Rajshahi and Khulna this time. Comilla is the new team for the BPL 3. Here are the teams for BPL T20 2015 along with their owners.

1. Dhaka Dynamites [Beximco Group]
2. Chittagong Vikings [DBL Group]
3. Barisal Bulls [Axiom Group]
4. Rangpur Riders [I Sports Limited]
5. Sylhet Superstars [Alif Group]
6. Comilla Victorians [Royal Sporting Limited]

 Icon Cricketers for the BPL T20 2015 are:

1. Mashrafe Mortaza (Comilla Victorians)
2. Shakib Al Hasan (Rangpur Riders)
3. Mushfiqur Rahim (Sylhet Super Stars)
4. Tamim Iqbal (Chittagong Kings)
5. Mahmudullah Riyad (Barisal Bulls)
6. Nasir Hossain (Dhaka Dynamites)

Total Interested players:

Bangladesh = 122
Pakistan = 53
England = 53
West Indies = 34
Sri Lanka = 25
South Africa = 4
Australia = 4
New Zealand = 2
Zimbabwe = 6
Others = 15

Bangladeshi Players:
ICON = 06
Grade A = 16
Grade B = 36
Grade C = 43
Grade D = 21

Batsmen = 62
Bowlers = 45
All Rounders = 15
Total = 122

Note that, each team can take a maximum of 12 foreign players in their squad and a maximum of 4 from them can play in a match.

Player Price:

LOCAL PLAYERS: 5,00,000-35,00,000/= BDT [6,500-45,500/= USD]

OVERSEAS PLAYERS: 30,000-70,000/= USD

There are 4 grades of players, selected by BPL Authority. The A grade players will get the maximum price of 70,000/= USD. B grade players will get 50,000/= USD while C and D grade players will get 40,000/= USD and 30,000/= USD respectively. Each franchise must take at least 3 players from this list.

Grade A = 19 players
Grade B = 34 players
Grade C = 36 players
Grade D = 107 players

DHAKA DYNAMITES Information:

Bangladeshi Players: Nasir Hossain, Md Mustafizur Rahman, Mosharraf Hossain Rubel, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Shamsur Rahman, Md Saikat Ali, Farhad Reza, Nabil Samad, Md Abul Hasan Raju, Irfan Shukkur = 10 Players.
Foreign Players: Kumar Sangakkara (WK) (SL), Sohail Khan (PAK), Shahzaib Hasan (PAK), Nasir Jamshed (PAK), Yasir Shah (PAK), Mohammad Irfan (PAK), David Mallan (ENG), Ryan ten Doeschate (NETH) = 8 Players

Coach: Eric Simmons (Former South Africa coach) | Manager: Athar Ali Khan

COMILLA VICTORIANS Information:

Bangladeshi Players: Mashrafe Mortaza, Liton Kumar Das (WK), Imrul Kayes, Alok Kapali, Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, Sanjamul Islam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Ariful Haque, Mahmudul Hasan Limon, Md Nayeem Islam (Jr.), Abu Haider Rony, Dhiman Ghosh (WK) = 11 Players
Foreign Players:  Sunil Narine (WI), Marlon Samuels (WI), Andre Russel (WI), Krishmar Santokie (WI), Darren Stevens (ENG), Nuwan Kulasekara (SL), Lahiru Thirimanne (SL), Shoaib Malik (PAK), Ahmad Shehzad (PAK) = 9 Players

Coach: Salahuddin | Manager: Khaled Masud Pilot

CHITTAGONG VIKINGS:

Bangladeshi Players: Tamim Iqbal, Nafees Iqbal, Anamul Haque Bijoy (WK), Taskin Ahmed, Ziaur Rahman, Md Elias Sunny, Naeem Islam, Enamul Haque (Jr.), Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Md Shafiul Islam, Asif Ahmed Ratul = 11 Players
Foreign Players: Jeevan Mendis (SL), Chamara Kapugedera (SL), Robin Petersen (SA), Elton Chigumbura (ZIM), Mohammad Amir (PAK), Saeed Ajmal (PAK), Umar Akmal (PAK), Kamran Akmal (PAK) = 9 Players

Coach: Robin Singh (Former Indian Player)

SYLHET SUPERSTARS:

Bangladeshi Players: Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Rubel Hossain, Mominul Haque, Abdur Razzak, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan (WK), Mohammad Shahid, Najmul Hossain Apu, Junaid Siddique, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Abu Sayem Alam Chowdhury = 10 Players
Foreign Players: Brad Hodge (AUS), Ajantha Mendis (SL), Ravi Bopara (ENG), Chris Jordan (ENG), Joshua Cobb (ENG), Shahid Afridi (PAK), Sohail Tanveer (PAK) = 7 Players

Coach: Sarwar Imran

BARISAL BULLS:

Bangladeshi Players: Mahmudullah Riyad, Shabbir Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain, Shohag Gazi, Taijul Islam, Shahriar Nafees, Mehedi Maruf, Nadif Chowdhury, Rony Talukder, Mohammad Sharifullah, Sajedul Islam = 11 Players
Foreign Players: Chris Gayle (WI), Brendan Taylor (WK) (ZIM), Kevin Cooper (WI), Evin Lewis (WI), Seekkuge Prasanna (SL), Mohammad Sami (PAK), Imad Wasim (PAK) = 7 Players

Coach: Graham Xavier Ford (Former Sri Lanka Coach)

RANGPUR RIDERS:

Bangladeshi Players: Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarker, Arafat Sunny, Md Mithun (WK), Muktar Ali, Saklain Sojib, Jahurul Islam, Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi, Md Murad Khan, Rasel Al Mamun = 10 Players
Foreign Players: Thisara Perera (SL), Sachitra Senanayake (SL), Darren Sammy (WI), Lendl Simmons (WI), Mohammad Nabi (AFG), Wahab Riaz (PAK) = 6 Players

BPL match Fixtures,Schedule: 

BPL T20 2015 will be held from 2oth November to 15th December this year. On 20th November, theopening ceremony will be held on the Mirpur National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka. The first matchwill be held on 22th November.

Opening Ceremony

BPL T20 2015 Opening Ceremony will be held on 20th November, 2015 at Mirpur National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There will be a lot of surprises for the spectators in that ceremony. Bangladeshi Bands LRB (Love Runs Blind) and Chirkutt along with renowned singers Runa Laila &Momtaz will perform in that opening ceremony. Indian actor Hrithik Roshan, actress JacquelineFernandez and singer Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK) will also perform in that stage. There will also be LASER show and fireworks. The budget of the ceremony has been fixed as 3,00,00,000/= BDT. The ceremony will start at 4 p.m and end at 10 p.m. There will be tickets of 300-1,000/= BDT for the spectators.

Ticket Price

The lowest price for the ticket has been announced as 200/= BDT. There are many types of tickets in BPL T20 2015. The highest price has been announced as10,000/= BDT. There are tickets of 500/= BDT and 1,000/= BDT too. 

Stadiums

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Sheikh Abu Naser 

Stadium, Khulna,  MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong 

Live Telecast

Channel 9: Bangladesh

GEO Super: Pakistan

MTV Sports: Sri Lanka

Star Cricket: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bhutan, South Asia, Southeast Asia India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea

Channel 9 UK: England, Scotland, Wales United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland

Sports Max: British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Anguilla, Bahamas, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Virgin Islands

............. Arranged by:  Mehedi Hasan

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