The players' draft for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL 2022) took place on 27th December at the Radisson Blu Water Garden in Dhaka. Although the last year's season was scrapped up amidst the COVID-19 but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) got everything right to host BPL 2022.
The tournament is set to take place from 21st January to 18th February. The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, and the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium will be the three venues to entertain the lookouts, however, if or not, the crowd will be allowed, is yet to be officialized.
Notably, 36 games will be played including the playoffs and a final. Six teams; Dhaka, Chattogram Challengers, Fortune Barishal, Sylhet Sunrisers, Khulna Tigers, and Cumilla Victorians will take part in the championship.
As BCB gave only a one-year contract, a number of teams have pulled themselves out of the contest, 2022.
Here are the squads for all the teams for BPL 2022:
Dhaka
Direct Signing – Mahmudullah Riyad, Isuru Udana, Najibullah Zadran, Qais Ahmad
Draft Picks – Tamim Iqbal, Rubel Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shuvagata Hom, Mohammad Shahzad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Naim, Arafat Sunny, Imranuzzaman, Shafiul Islam, Jahurul Islam, Shamsur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain
Chattogram Challengers
Direct Signing – Nasum Ahmed, Benny Howell, Kennar Lewis, Will Jacks
Draft Picks – Shoriful Islam, Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mukidul Islam Mugdho, Chadwick Walton, Rayad Emrit, Rezaur Raja, Sabbir Rahman, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Akbar Ali, Naeem Islam
Fortune Barishal
Direct Signing – Shakib Al Hasan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Dhanush Gunathilaka, Chris Gayle
Draft Picks – Nurul Hasan Sohan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Fazle Mahmud, Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph, Towhid Hridoy, Ziaur Rahman, Shafiqul Islam, Shykat Ali, Niroshan Dickwella, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Salman Hossain, Irfan Sukkur
Khulna Tigers
Direct Signing – Mushfiqur Rahim, Thisara Perera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Naveen-ul-Haq
Draft Picks – Mahedi Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Yasir Ali, Seekkuge Prasanna, Sikandar Raza, Farhad Reza, Rony Talukdar, Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali, Nabil Samad
Sylhet Sunrisers
Direct Signing– Taskin Ahmed, Dinesh Chandimal, Colin Ingram, Kesrick Williams
Draft Picks – Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Mithun, Al-Amin Hossain, Nazmul Islam Apu, Ravi Bopara, Angelo Perera, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Shohag Gazi, Alok Kapali, Muktar Ali, Shiraz Ahmed, Mizanur Rahman, Nadir Chowdhury, Jubair Hossain Likhon, Shafiul Hayat Ridoy, Sunzamul Islam
Cumilla Victorians
Direct Signing– Mustafizur Rahman, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine
Draft Picks – Liton Das, Shohidul Islam, Imrul Kayes, Tanvir Islam, Kusal Mendis, Oshane Thomas, Ariful Haque, Nahidul Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Sumon Khan, Mominul Haque, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Parvez Hossain Emon, Abu Hider Rony, Mehedi Hasan Rana
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