The third edition of Bangladesh Premier League is all set to start from tomorrow (November 22) at Mirpur, Dhaka. The franchise-based Twenty20 tournament was suspended in 2014 due to the allegation of match-fixing after the inception in 2012. The champions of first two editions were Dhaka Gladiators. But, the tournament is completely overhauled. Bangladesh Cricket Teams released tenders for six new district based teams. Their name has also been changed. Now, the Bangladesh cricket fans will get to watch a winter cricket festivities as 38 famous international cricketers and 82 Bangladesh cricketers will rub shoulders with each other for the trophy. Players from South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka and England will ply their trade in the league. The inaugural match will be played between Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Vikings at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka. With the World T20 2016, just five months away the tournament will draw attention from international cricket fraternity.
Here are the complete teams and fixture of BPL 2015
Dhaka Dynamites (DD):
Local players: Nasir Hossain (Icon), Mustafizur Rahman, Mossharraf Hossain Rubel, Mosaddek Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Saikat Ali, Farhad Reza, Nabil Samad, Abul Hasan, Irfan Shukkur.
Overseas players: Kumar Sangakkara, Sohail Khan, Yasir Shah, Nasir Jamshed, Shahzaib Hasan, Mohammad Irfan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Dawid Malan.
Chittagong Vikings (CHV):
Local players: Tamim Iqbal (Icon), Anamul Haque, Taskin Ahmed, Ziaur Rahman, Elias Sunny, Naeem Islam, Enamul Haque (junior), Yasir Ali, Shafiul Islam, Asif Ahmed, Nafees Iqbal.
Overseas players: Saeed Ajmal, Jeevan Mendis, Robin Peterson, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Amir, Elton Chigumbura, Chamara Kapugedera.
Sylhet Superstars (SS):
Local players: Mushfiqur Rahim (Icon), Rubel Hossain, Mominul Haque, Abdur Razzak, Nurul Hasan, Mohammad Shahid, Najmul Islam Apu, Junaid Siddique, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Abu Sayem.
Overseas players: Shahid Afridi, Ravi Bopara, Brad Hodge, Sohail Tanvir, Chris Jordan, Joshua Cobb, Ajantha Mendis.
Comilla Victorians (COV):
Local players: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Icon), Litton Kumer Das, Imrul Kayes, Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, Sanjamul Islam, Kamrul Islam, Ariful Haque, Mahmudul Hasan, Naeem Islam (junior), Abu Hider, Dhiman Ghosh.
Overseas players: Shoaib Malik, Sunil Narine, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Ahmed Shehzad, Darren Stevens, Nuwan Kulasekara, Andre Russell, Lahiru Thirimanne.
Rangpur Riders (RR):
Local players: Shakib Al Hasan (Icon), Soumya Sarkar, Arafat Sunny, Mohammad Mithun, Muktar Ali, Saklain Sajib, Jahurul Islam, Abu Jayed Chowdhury, Murad Khan, Rasel Al Mamun.
Overseas players: Darren Sammy, Thisara Perera, Lendl Simmons, Sachithra Senanayake, Mohammad Nabi, Wahab Riaz.
Barisal Bulls (BB):
Local players: Mahmudullah Riyad (Icon), Sabbir Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain, Sohag Gazi, Taijul Islam, Shahriar Nafees, Mehedi Maruf, Nadif Chowdhury, Rony Talukdar, Mohammad Sarifullah, Sajidul Islam.
Overseas players: Chris Gayle, Kevon Cooper, Evin Lewis, Brendan Taylor, Seekkuge Prasanna, Mohammad Sami, Imad Wasim.
Fixture
