Former national skipper Khaled Mahmud resigned from the ad hoc committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board to join Chittagong Kings as their coach for the Bangladesh Premier League. Mahmud made the decision late on Wednesday and was unveiled after he took over the charge of Kings in the morning. He was one of the 13 ... Read more
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Katich to lead Duranto Rajshahi
Former Australian Test opener Simon Katich will lead Duranto Rajshahi in the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League, the franchise said on Thursday. Katich, who led Perth Scorchers to the Big Bash final this season, will have Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal as his deputy for the tournament
No Pakistanis, but show on
Curtain on the BPL raises today The speculation is over and it is now official that the Pakistani cricketers will not be allowed to play in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament this season. The curtain of the money-spinning tournament rises today with a colourful ceremony as the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to keep the ... Read more
Last-minute PCB decision puts franchises in trouble
The last-minute decision of Pakistan to keep its players off from the Bangladesh Premier League put the franchises in deep trouble to find replacements despite the assurance given by Bangladesh Cricket Board. The BCB waited until 10:00am on Wednesday for the Pakistani players and instructed the franchises to look for alternatives after a negative reply ... Read more
Kings to unveil Lara today
Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings will unveil their Brand Ambassador Brian Lara at a ceremony today, said the franchise. Lara, the biggest name to be associated with the tournament, will be arriving in the morning and is expected to stay during the entire
PCB plays the BPL card finally
No confirmation of players arriving, tournament could be delayed After keeping Bangladesh waiting for days Pakistan has finally played its Bangladesh Premier League card on Tuesday confirming that it is unable to send its players for the Twenty20 tournament. The decision puts the future of the tournament in doubt as it left some of the franchisees ... Read more
Sakib says he too suffered in receiving BPL payment
Former Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan admitted that he was among the local players who became victims of not getting fully paid from their Bangladesh Premier League franchises and had asked for a better paper work from the organisers this term. Sakib led Khulna Royal Bengals in the inaugural edition of BPL as an icon ... Read more
Counting on NOCs
Preview: Barisal Burners Counting on NOCs Barisal Burners were one of the most hyped teams during the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for a number of reasons. From acquiring the services of Chris Gayle, albeit for a short period of time, to being on the winning end of the ‘semifinal controversy’ last ... Read more
Mismanagement hinders build-up, say BPL teams
With less than 72 hours left for the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to kick off, the franchisees and the tournament’s governing council are still facing umpteenth problem. The cash-rich Twenty20 tournament was generally hailed as a success in the first edition despite a pay dispute and the farce before deciding the semi-final ... Read more
Will their makeover change fortunes?
Preview: Sylhet Royals Will their makeover change fortunes? Having won only two of their ten matches in the first edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, Sylhet Royals went for a complete makeover at the players’ auction this year. Their most expensive buy, Mushfiqur Rahim, who was bought for 205,000 dollars, has been given the responsibility ... Read more
Mismanagement hinders build-up, say BPL teams
With less than 72 hours left for the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to kick off, the franchisees and the tournament’s governing council are still facing umpteenth problem. The cash-rich Twenty20 tournament was generally hailed as a success in the first edition despite a pay dispute and the farce before deciding the semi-final ... Read more
Newcomers count on local force
BPL Preview: Rangpur Riders Newcomers count on local force The newest franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20, the Rangpur Riders, will begin its journey in the T20 competition with a side that will depend mostly on local players. With a few known foreign recruits in the team, the Riders will hope that their ... Read more
No payment, no NOC-players tell BPL franchisees
With the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League less than a week away, many franchises are yet to complete the payment of local players and obtain a no-objection certificate from its organisers. The BPL governing council asked the franchisees to submit the NOC as there are many claims and counter-claims, which left the authority confused ... Read more
Kings get Tait, Thomas goes to Gladiators
The doubts about the participation of Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League came to an end on Thursday after Chittagong Kings gained an approval from the BPL governing council for his services. Chittagong Kings and Duranto Rajshahi and Dhaka Gladiators were locked in a three-way
Ctg Kings, Duranto at loggerheads over Tait
Two franchises – Chittagong Kings and Duranto Rajshahi – are at loggerheads as both the sides claim to avail the services of Australian pace bowler Shaun Tait in the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League. Under the BPL rule a franchise can avail the services of any player through applying to the
BPL schedule announced
Defending champions Dhaka Gladiators will take on Khulna Royal Bengals at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on January 18 in the first game of the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20. Apart from Miprur, matches will also take place at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna and the MA Aziz ... Read more
BPL – promised lot, produced little
The recently-concluded first edition of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 had many controversies, yet to be cleared, and though it was widely believed the cricketing circle that the tournament will be a big stage for the local cricketers, little did it happen. The tournament began with the Dhaka Gladiators skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza claiming to
Dhaka clinch BPL title
Opener Imran Nazir smashed a superb half-century to help Dhaka Gladiators lift the first ever Bangladesh Premier League title outplaying Barisal Burners by eight wickets in the final on Wednesday. Chasing a modest target of 141 runs, Gladiators raced to 144-2 in 15.4 overs riding on Nazir’s 75 from 43 balls, his fourth half-century in ... Read more
Late night drama breaks Kings’ hearts
The entire Bangladesh Premier League was made into a farce on Tuesday when the tournament’s governing body, in a late night meeting, ruled Barisal Burners as the fourth semi-finalist instead of Chittagong Kings. The decision was a complete reverse from the governing council’s previous clarification that said the Kings qualified as semi-finalist by virtue of ... Read more
Shehzad steers Barisal to final
Ahmed Shehzad made the most of two drop catches to score an unbeaten century leading Barisal Burners into the final of Bangladesh Premier League with an eight-wicket win over Duronto Rajshahi on Tuesday. Barisal, who were controversially given an entry in the semi-final, rode on Shehzad’s 113 off 49 balls to reach 189-2 in just ... Read more